WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.840 --> 00:00:03.720 You're listening to the Bible Guys, a podcast where a 2 00:00:03.759 --> 00:00:06.480 couple of friends talk about the Bible in fun, in 3 00:00:06.599 --> 00:00:13.720 practical ways. Hello, everybody, I just want to pause and 4 00:00:13.759 --> 00:00:16.160 say I am thrilled that you're here. I don't know 5 00:00:16.160 --> 00:00:18.359 about Jeff, but I am. 6 00:00:17.800 --> 00:00:19.320 Thinking about it. We'll see, we'll see how good I 7 00:00:19.320 --> 00:00:21.199 guess they are today listeners. 8 00:00:22.280 --> 00:00:23.920 Wait, what's going to change your mind? What do they 9 00:00:23.920 --> 00:00:25.120 have to do? What do you mean we'll see? 10 00:00:25.760 --> 00:00:28.280 I don't Chris, If I tell them now, then how 11 00:00:28.640 --> 00:00:30.519 you know? Then they're just going to manipulate the whole thing. 12 00:00:31.039 --> 00:00:31.960 Yeah, that's interesting. 13 00:00:32.000 --> 00:00:34.240 So we're just gonna let it play play out. 14 00:00:34.280 --> 00:00:36.520 Well, hopefully we'll get on your good side for one. 15 00:00:36.560 --> 00:00:37.119 I'm thrilled. 16 00:00:37.240 --> 00:00:37.640 We'll see. 17 00:00:37.719 --> 00:00:39.039 So welcome to the Bible Guys. 18 00:00:39.159 --> 00:00:42.200 We are going to kick off this segment with a 19 00:00:42.320 --> 00:00:44.200 social medium in it, which is a great way to start. 20 00:00:44.359 --> 00:00:46.679 See there they go right there, right, that's how they're 21 00:00:46.679 --> 00:00:48.159 gonna That's how they did it, right there. 22 00:00:48.359 --> 00:00:51.119 This is going to inform you how you feel about them. 23 00:00:51.200 --> 00:00:52.200 Yes, how great? 24 00:00:52.479 --> 00:00:52.960 That's great. 25 00:00:53.159 --> 00:00:58.359 Okay, even though it's only four people, yeah three, oh yeah. 26 00:00:58.159 --> 00:00:58.840 It is only three. 27 00:00:58.880 --> 00:01:02.320 That one that has like two half loops is the three. 28 00:01:02.479 --> 00:01:04.280 Okay, I got it all right? What you want to 29 00:01:04.280 --> 00:01:05.000 read the first one? 30 00:01:05.519 --> 00:01:07.519 The first one is from Ocean Golf. Two. 31 00:01:08.040 --> 00:01:10.319 Oh, that's not what a person's what a cool name? 32 00:01:10.400 --> 00:01:13.079 Hi? Ocean golf too? Hey ocean hey? 33 00:01:13.120 --> 00:01:15.359 Oh it says so right on my birth certificate. 34 00:01:17.799 --> 00:01:20.400 What kind of what is ocean golf? Yeah? 35 00:01:20.439 --> 00:01:23.560 Well, you know what, it's a person who probably travels. 36 00:01:24.560 --> 00:01:27.040 I have a good friend who's an attorney who literally 37 00:01:27.359 --> 00:01:29.239 travels all throughout the year to go to all the 38 00:01:29.239 --> 00:01:29.920 golf courses. 39 00:01:30.000 --> 00:01:33.599 Okay, and and golfing on the ocean maybe ocean, but 40 00:01:33.640 --> 00:01:36.079 not not only like golf's on the ocean. 41 00:01:36.480 --> 00:01:39.200 This is the second iteration, it's ocean golf. Two. 42 00:01:39.760 --> 00:01:43.640 Oh right, So that's that's impressive. You know I used 43 00:01:43.640 --> 00:01:46.879 to ocean golf. No, I got back to it. Ocean 44 00:01:46.879 --> 00:01:47.280 golf too. 45 00:01:47.319 --> 00:01:48.640 There's another golfer out there. 46 00:01:48.719 --> 00:01:53.480 Yeah, okay, anyways, ocean golf too. So can you believe 47 00:01:53.959 --> 00:01:55.040 somebody gave us this show? 48 00:01:55.359 --> 00:01:57.879 Right? That's our listeners are going? What now? Okay, here 49 00:01:57.920 --> 00:01:58.159 we go. 50 00:01:58.879 --> 00:02:01.400 I love listening to your podcast. I appreciate the way 51 00:02:01.439 --> 00:02:04.719 you teach, making the word understandable and relatable. I have 52 00:02:04.840 --> 00:02:07.079 learned so much from both of you. Thank you for 53 00:02:07.159 --> 00:02:09.159 touching on the subject of gifts. Remember when we talked 54 00:02:09.159 --> 00:02:11.759 about spiritual gifts. Yeah, this is a topic. It's not 55 00:02:11.800 --> 00:02:13.719 often shared, and for you two to put your personal 56 00:02:13.800 --> 00:02:16.199 test stories and testimonies to these things is more affirming. 57 00:02:16.520 --> 00:02:16.879 Thanks. 58 00:02:17.319 --> 00:02:18.280 Oh that's very nice. 59 00:02:18.319 --> 00:02:18.599 Thanks. 60 00:02:18.639 --> 00:02:21.479 Oh yeah, thanks, big, oh big big og O G 61 00:02:21.599 --> 00:02:22.520 two O G. 62 00:02:23.080 --> 00:02:25.560 Yeah the O G two there so fun. 63 00:02:27.080 --> 00:02:29.960 Yeah, so, hey, appreciate you saying that the whole goal 64 00:02:30.080 --> 00:02:33.080 for you know, unpacking God's word is to make it 65 00:02:33.159 --> 00:02:35.319 understandable because it's supposed to be for application. 66 00:02:35.599 --> 00:02:36.000 That's right. 67 00:02:36.039 --> 00:02:39.840 And yeah, spiritual gifts is something that we probably even 68 00:02:39.879 --> 00:02:41.000 need to talk about even more. 69 00:02:41.080 --> 00:02:41.960 Yeah, I think so too. 70 00:02:42.080 --> 00:02:45.240 Yeah. So okay, So this next one is from DARCYG. 71 00:02:45.840 --> 00:02:48.159 DARCYG. Yeah is that like her rap name. 72 00:02:48.319 --> 00:02:51.599 Well, she's married to Ocean G Ocean d Og. 73 00:02:52.280 --> 00:02:53.319 Yeah, yeah, all right. 74 00:02:53.360 --> 00:02:56.800 She says, thank you Bible guys exclamation mark. You're so 75 00:02:56.879 --> 00:03:00.919 insightful to bring the Bible to life and application to 76 00:03:01.000 --> 00:03:03.960 our lives, especially when it's a little deep or confusing 77 00:03:04.000 --> 00:03:04.240 to me. 78 00:03:04.479 --> 00:03:06.879 Thank you, Darcy. That's a very big compliment. 79 00:03:07.439 --> 00:03:07.719 Yeah. 80 00:03:07.719 --> 00:03:11.280 Well, and the good news is it's only when it's 81 00:03:11.319 --> 00:03:13.159 a little deep, because if it went any deeper we 82 00:03:13.159 --> 00:03:14.039 wouldn't be able to handle. 83 00:03:15.000 --> 00:03:19.840 Yeah, we're it's just a little deep. Right, that's so good. 84 00:03:19.919 --> 00:03:24.680 And then Carrie d says listening every morning and I 85 00:03:24.719 --> 00:03:26.599 love the games, and that you don't take each other 86 00:03:26.639 --> 00:03:27.319 too seriously. 87 00:03:27.719 --> 00:03:28.879 Thank you for this podcast. 88 00:03:29.039 --> 00:03:31.120 Oh that's actually a great compliment. It makes me feel 89 00:03:31.120 --> 00:03:32.960 better about the first six or seven minutes of. 90 00:03:33.719 --> 00:03:35.439 It was only three, but it felt like seven. 91 00:03:35.759 --> 00:03:39.080 Right, No, yeah, but sometimes right, we can get up 92 00:03:39.080 --> 00:03:41.479 there to the seven race. I bet you there's people 93 00:03:41.879 --> 00:03:45.759 who they're so either they're in a rush or they're 94 00:03:46.000 --> 00:03:47.360 the anti. 95 00:03:48.000 --> 00:03:52.319 Person, anti fun fun. I'm not interested in the person 96 00:03:52.680 --> 00:03:53.439 of lawn. 97 00:03:55.599 --> 00:03:58.560 Yeah, they're listening to the podcast yelling the kids riding 98 00:03:58.560 --> 00:04:00.000 buying their bicyclist. 99 00:04:00.319 --> 00:04:00.960 That's so funny. 100 00:04:01.000 --> 00:04:03.120 But he's gonna get you and your little dog too. 101 00:04:04.520 --> 00:04:06.759 I'll get you, my pretty But I bet you they 102 00:04:06.840 --> 00:04:09.120 fast forward it. That's there are some people probably you know. 103 00:04:09.759 --> 00:04:12.280 Oh, I had a guy tell me that, Yeah, I 104 00:04:12.280 --> 00:04:14.080 told him find a different podcast. 105 00:04:13.879 --> 00:04:16.759 Right, But I did have a guy tell me that 106 00:04:16.759 --> 00:04:18.000 he skips the fun stuff. 107 00:04:18.240 --> 00:04:22.040 Yeah, well, I mean it's yeah, it is is sometimes 108 00:04:22.040 --> 00:04:22.879 too silly for people. 109 00:04:23.079 --> 00:04:25.480 Well, the Bible says that a merry heart does good 110 00:04:25.560 --> 00:04:26.199 like medicine. 111 00:04:26.279 --> 00:04:27.040 Oh, that is good. 112 00:04:27.120 --> 00:04:29.040 That's what it says. That is good, I know in 113 00:04:29.079 --> 00:04:29.480 the Bible. 114 00:04:29.720 --> 00:04:36.439 And joy uh has a physical uh and mental and 115 00:04:36.560 --> 00:04:39.199 emotional reaction to the body. 116 00:04:39.399 --> 00:04:41.240 So laugh it's almost like what the Bible was saying. 117 00:04:41.399 --> 00:04:44.079 I know, it's it's it's actually when people laugh, it 118 00:04:44.399 --> 00:04:48.199 actually does the heart good, the emotional state. 119 00:04:48.600 --> 00:04:50.040 So yeah, laughter and joy. 120 00:04:49.959 --> 00:04:54.480 Something releases positive hormones on a little bit. 121 00:04:54.720 --> 00:04:55.160 Yeah. 122 00:04:55.240 --> 00:04:57.879 And interesting though, I mean, you could take something as 123 00:04:57.879 --> 00:05:00.399 simple as that here we turned into you know, to 124 00:05:00.519 --> 00:05:04.319 turn this six minutes seven minute, a little you know, 125 00:05:04.560 --> 00:05:08.079 segment of laughter into the fact that God created us 126 00:05:08.120 --> 00:05:08.399 that way. 127 00:05:08.519 --> 00:05:08.959 Yeah. 128 00:05:09.079 --> 00:05:10.160 Right, So how about that. 129 00:05:10.439 --> 00:05:11.959 Is, if you and I don't get to laugh while 130 00:05:12.000 --> 00:05:14.000 we're working, then we don't get to laugh because. 131 00:05:13.800 --> 00:05:15.040 We're always what we always do. 132 00:05:15.120 --> 00:05:18.199 Yeah, so we have a lot of fun, right, and 133 00:05:18.240 --> 00:05:21.839 then the two of us together is it's not this 134 00:05:21.879 --> 00:05:23.600 way with everybody that we know, but the two of 135 00:05:23.639 --> 00:05:25.680 us together, give us a few minutes and we're going 136 00:05:25.759 --> 00:05:26.160 to start. 137 00:05:26.519 --> 00:05:28.560 Yeah. Yeah, I think so too. 138 00:05:28.680 --> 00:05:31.639 But we take our faith very seriously. We take God's 139 00:05:31.639 --> 00:05:33.759 word very seriously. We just don't take ourselves too seriously. 140 00:05:33.800 --> 00:05:34.360 So the fact that. 141 00:05:34.319 --> 00:05:37.160 People recognize that is kind of a cool thing. Which, 142 00:05:37.160 --> 00:05:38.839 by the way, there's way less stress in your life. 143 00:05:38.680 --> 00:05:39.959 If you don't take yourself too seriously. 144 00:05:40.199 --> 00:05:42.680 I agree, right, Yes, I agree completely. 145 00:05:43.279 --> 00:05:47.680 And you can still put forth a great effort, you know, 146 00:05:47.720 --> 00:05:51.160 in life dedication. You can put forth everything and still 147 00:05:51.240 --> 00:05:52.240 not take yourself too seriously. 148 00:05:52.279 --> 00:05:54.079 Oh yeah, I think you can achieve a lot. I 149 00:05:54.079 --> 00:05:54.560 think you can. 150 00:05:55.199 --> 00:05:58.240 We have not to brag, but I mean we've We've 151 00:05:58.279 --> 00:06:00.839 done a lot of really amazing things that God's let 152 00:06:00.879 --> 00:06:03.920 us be a part of. And you know, so it's 153 00:06:03.920 --> 00:06:06.720 not that we don't take the task Got's given us seriously, right, 154 00:06:06.759 --> 00:06:08.000 It's just we have fun along the way. 155 00:06:08.120 --> 00:06:09.000 Yeah. 156 00:06:09.000 --> 00:06:12.360 When I was working as a salesman, I sold a 157 00:06:12.399 --> 00:06:15.000 lot of different things early on, young, you know, in 158 00:06:15.040 --> 00:06:18.639 my career, and when I was making atten legitimate things, 159 00:06:19.639 --> 00:06:22.399 I couldn't sell if it wasn't legitimate. But there was 160 00:06:22.439 --> 00:06:24.439 one job where they asked me to do shady things 161 00:06:24.439 --> 00:06:25.680 and I couldn't stand it. 162 00:06:25.720 --> 00:06:26.480 I couldn't stand it. 163 00:06:26.560 --> 00:06:30.079 But anyway, the bottom line is is when I was 164 00:06:30.120 --> 00:06:33.279 making a ton of money, just an absolute gross amount 165 00:06:33.279 --> 00:06:37.360 of money. I was so consumed with sales. It took 166 00:06:37.399 --> 00:06:39.600 over my life. I was so stressed. And my wife 167 00:06:39.639 --> 00:06:42.759 was like, who are you? And that's all I was doing, 168 00:06:42.920 --> 00:06:47.160 was just thinking about, you know, the sale and the 169 00:06:47.199 --> 00:06:50.160 money and the angle, and just that's all I did. 170 00:06:50.519 --> 00:06:51.959 And she was like, she's like, yeah, the. 171 00:06:51.879 --> 00:06:53.839 Money's nice, but holy cow. 172 00:06:54.279 --> 00:06:55.839 Yeah that was early on. That was our first year 173 00:06:55.839 --> 00:06:58.199 of marriage. It almost got me. 174 00:06:59.720 --> 00:07:06.439 Yeah, speaking of almost getting you, go ahead, good, I 175 00:07:06.439 --> 00:07:06.720 don't know. 176 00:07:06.759 --> 00:07:08.439 I have nothing. I have nothing here. 177 00:07:08.600 --> 00:07:11.319 Yeah, well I don't. To be honest, I didn't read 178 00:07:11.360 --> 00:07:12.560 ahead of What we're talking about. 179 00:07:12.680 --> 00:07:14.279 Is Solomon talking to his son. 180 00:07:14.279 --> 00:07:16.560 The father's wise advice. Yeah, okay, how about this. 181 00:07:17.920 --> 00:07:21.759 You know, now that I'm older, I tell my son, 182 00:07:21.800 --> 00:07:24.759 who's at work right now, not to pursue money as 183 00:07:24.800 --> 00:07:27.920 the first priority. And speaking of that today, we're going 184 00:07:28.000 --> 00:07:30.199 to read from Proverbs chapter four. So I had to 185 00:07:30.199 --> 00:07:34.920 create something and Solomon, yeah, I've given wives advice to 186 00:07:34.959 --> 00:07:37.399 his children. But to be honest with you, even though 187 00:07:37.399 --> 00:07:41.319 I just created that cheesy transition, that is the honest truth. 188 00:07:41.399 --> 00:07:43.240 My son and I talked about this just last night. 189 00:07:43.279 --> 00:07:45.279 Oh wow, it won't make money. The number one thing yeah. 190 00:07:45.319 --> 00:07:45.519 Yeah. 191 00:07:45.680 --> 00:07:47.519 He was actually saying like he's like, I'm not going 192 00:07:47.600 --> 00:07:51.199 to work sixty hours a week, and he was talking 193 00:07:51.199 --> 00:07:52.839 about his job and he says. 194 00:07:53.360 --> 00:07:55.199 I'm not going to work super super hard. 195 00:07:55.600 --> 00:07:58.519 To hate my life. He's like, to have no life. 196 00:07:59.120 --> 00:08:00.600 And I was like, good for you. I was like, 197 00:08:00.600 --> 00:08:01.399 where'd you learn that from. 198 00:08:01.399 --> 00:08:07.519 He's like you yeah, yeah, okay, well well then mental life. 199 00:08:07.560 --> 00:08:10.360 This is a wise father giving advice to his children. 200 00:08:10.439 --> 00:08:15.879 Yes, just like just like Arbog giving whise, either wisdom 201 00:08:15.879 --> 00:08:18.079 of zar Bag giving his own wisdom to his son. 202 00:08:18.160 --> 00:08:18.360 Yeah. 203 00:08:18.399 --> 00:08:21.000 Yeah, So here we go the Solomon of allmen? 204 00:08:22.240 --> 00:08:26.360 Yeah, yep, right there, same, same, same, yep. I can't 205 00:08:26.360 --> 00:08:27.199 which one am I looking at? 206 00:08:27.199 --> 00:08:29.040 Here? Am I looking at im? Looking at Solomon? 207 00:08:29.759 --> 00:08:33.519 So Proverbs chapter four and as I mentioned before, there's 208 00:08:33.559 --> 00:08:35.679 thirty one chapters in the Book of Proverbs, and you 209 00:08:35.720 --> 00:08:38.320 could read one proverb every day. And the proverbs are 210 00:08:38.320 --> 00:08:41.440 written like little slogans, maybe two or three sentences that 211 00:08:42.000 --> 00:08:47.240 are are very memorable and practical wisdom for daily living snippets. 212 00:08:47.399 --> 00:08:48.639 Why is slogans? 213 00:08:48.840 --> 00:08:51.440 Yes, why sayings? That's why I like, why I come 214 00:08:51.480 --> 00:08:52.120 why sayings? 215 00:08:52.200 --> 00:08:54.679 Yes, that's very wise. 216 00:08:54.840 --> 00:08:58.360 Yes, my children listen to your father. When he corrects you, 217 00:08:59.120 --> 00:09:02.200 pay attention and good judgment, for I'm giving you good guidance. 218 00:09:02.679 --> 00:09:04.879 Don't turn away from my instructions. For I too was 219 00:09:04.919 --> 00:09:07.960 once my father's son, tenderly loved as my mother's only child. 220 00:09:08.519 --> 00:09:12.320 My father taught me. Take my words to heart. Follow 221 00:09:12.360 --> 00:09:16.000 my commands, and you will live. Get wisdom, develop good judgment. 222 00:09:16.480 --> 00:09:18.519 Don't forget my words or turn away from them. Don't 223 00:09:18.519 --> 00:09:20.559 turn your back on wisdom, for she will protect you. 224 00:09:21.039 --> 00:09:24.399 Love her, and she will guide you. Getting wisdom is 225 00:09:24.440 --> 00:09:27.480 the wisest thing you can do. And whatever else you do, 226 00:09:27.639 --> 00:09:30.639 develop good judgment. If you prize wisdom, she will make 227 00:09:30.679 --> 00:09:33.480 you great. Embrace her and she will honor you. She 228 00:09:33.559 --> 00:09:36.120 will place a lovely wreath on your head. She will 229 00:09:36.159 --> 00:09:39.279 present you with a beautiful crown. My child, listen to 230 00:09:39.360 --> 00:09:40.960 me and do as I say, and you will have 231 00:09:41.000 --> 00:09:44.159 a long, good life. I'll teach you wisdom's ways and 232 00:09:44.279 --> 00:09:46.919 lead you in straight paths. When you walk, you won't 233 00:09:46.960 --> 00:09:49.879 be held back. When you run, you won't stumble. Take 234 00:09:49.919 --> 00:09:52.720 hold of my instructions, don't let them go. Guard them, 235 00:09:52.759 --> 00:09:55.440 for they are the key to life. Don't do as 236 00:09:55.440 --> 00:09:57.759 the wicked do, and don't follow the path of evildoers. 237 00:09:58.120 --> 00:10:00.279 Don't even think about it. Don't go that way, Turn 238 00:10:00.279 --> 00:10:03.240 away and keep moving. For evil people can't sleep until 239 00:10:03.240 --> 00:10:05.559 they've done their evil deed for the day. They can't 240 00:10:05.600 --> 00:10:08.279 rest until they've caused someone to stumble. They eat the 241 00:10:08.320 --> 00:10:11.360 food of wickedness and drink the wine of violence. The 242 00:10:11.360 --> 00:10:14.080 way of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, 243 00:10:14.120 --> 00:10:16.840 which shines ever brighter until the full light of day. 244 00:10:17.519 --> 00:10:19.679 But the way of the wicked is like total darkness. 245 00:10:19.679 --> 00:10:22.519 They have no idea what they're stumbling over. My child, 246 00:10:22.559 --> 00:10:25.799 pay attention to what I say, Listen carefully to my words, 247 00:10:25.799 --> 00:10:28.759 don't lose sight of them. Let them penetrate deep into 248 00:10:28.799 --> 00:10:31.240 your heart, for they bring life to those who find them, 249 00:10:31.279 --> 00:10:32.279 and healing to. 250 00:10:32.279 --> 00:10:33.080 Their whole body. 251 00:10:33.600 --> 00:10:36.440 Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the 252 00:10:36.480 --> 00:10:39.600 course of your life. Avoid all perverse talk and stay 253 00:10:39.639 --> 00:10:42.879 away from crop speech. Look straight ahead and fix your 254 00:10:42.879 --> 00:10:45.759 eyes on what lies before you. Mark out a straight 255 00:10:45.799 --> 00:10:48.759 path for your feet. Stay on the safe path, don't 256 00:10:48.759 --> 00:10:54.159 get sidetracked. Keep your feet from following evil. Twenty seven 257 00:10:54.840 --> 00:10:55.799 Wyse saying. 258 00:10:56.320 --> 00:10:58.720 Yeah and so the one that stands out to me 259 00:10:59.799 --> 00:11:02.720 is Solomon says, guard your heart above all else, for 260 00:11:02.759 --> 00:11:06.840 it determines the course of your life. You know, I 261 00:11:06.879 --> 00:11:09.000 know you've heard this saying when people say listen to 262 00:11:09.039 --> 00:11:12.000 your heart or follow your heart, what's wrong with. 263 00:11:12.000 --> 00:11:13.279 That saying it's wrong? 264 00:11:13.799 --> 00:11:14.480 Why is it wrong? 265 00:11:15.080 --> 00:11:16.600 Because your heart will always lie to you. It's a 266 00:11:16.639 --> 00:11:18.519 seaful above all things, and desperately wicked. 267 00:11:18.519 --> 00:11:19.120 Who can know it? 268 00:11:19.440 --> 00:11:20.879 Yeah? And now that's another proverb. 269 00:11:21.200 --> 00:11:22.679 That's Jeremiah. 270 00:11:22.720 --> 00:11:25.480 Oh, that's Jeremiah. Sounds like it's in a proverb. 271 00:11:26.720 --> 00:11:30.159 Because because actually Solomon doesn't he say to that and proverbs? 272 00:11:31.320 --> 00:11:31.600 Really? 273 00:11:31.799 --> 00:11:33.240 Yes, you sure, I'm positive? 274 00:11:33.720 --> 00:11:34.759 Huh positive? 275 00:11:34.799 --> 00:11:35.399 Huh positive? 276 00:11:35.440 --> 00:11:37.279 All right, Well, I do know this. 277 00:11:37.679 --> 00:11:41.080 I do know that all throughout the scripture sprinkled in 278 00:11:41.559 --> 00:11:44.759 when it talks about the heart, it refers to it 279 00:11:44.759 --> 00:11:49.759 as the seat of emotions, and it is the thing 280 00:11:49.799 --> 00:11:53.120 that people want to follow. But what he's saying here 281 00:11:53.200 --> 00:11:55.799 is he's saying, guard your heart above all else. And 282 00:11:56.120 --> 00:12:00.000 that's a statement because if you're not supposed to necessarily 283 00:12:00.039 --> 00:12:02.399 listen to your heart, but you're supposed to guard your heart. Yeah, 284 00:12:03.080 --> 00:12:06.480 you know, it's just it's a wise piece of advice 285 00:12:06.480 --> 00:12:08.679 where Solomon says, above all else, and you think to yourself, 286 00:12:08.759 --> 00:12:11.240 what really, of all the pieces of advice that you 287 00:12:11.320 --> 00:12:15.200 have in all thirty one chapters, above all else, the 288 00:12:15.279 --> 00:12:16.919 one thing we're supposed to do is guard our heart. 289 00:12:17.559 --> 00:12:20.960 And I think there's so many implications that you can unpack. 290 00:12:20.960 --> 00:12:24.279 I heard a message one time that talked about you know, 291 00:12:24.320 --> 00:12:27.039 how to guard your heart? And actually it was a 292 00:12:27.080 --> 00:12:30.720 devotional by a guy who you may remember this. Do 293 00:12:30.720 --> 00:12:33.480 you remember when we did that huge baptism at Jimmy Johnsfield. 294 00:12:35.720 --> 00:12:37.919 Yes, we've done a few, the one that I was 295 00:12:37.919 --> 00:12:39.960 with with you at, Yes, a couple of years ago. 296 00:12:40.440 --> 00:12:41.320 Do you remember on. 297 00:12:41.240 --> 00:12:43.799 The day of in the morning of, there was a 298 00:12:43.840 --> 00:12:45.720 guy that was dying member of cancer. 299 00:12:46.080 --> 00:12:47.519 I remember we shot a video and we said in 300 00:12:47.519 --> 00:12:48.720 too him and his name was Jerry. 301 00:12:49.039 --> 00:12:51.720 It was him, Oh, and he just he passed away. 302 00:12:52.000 --> 00:12:53.919 But this was his favorite verse in all the Bible. 303 00:12:54.320 --> 00:12:55.919 And so he did a devotional one time at a 304 00:12:55.919 --> 00:12:58.600 men's Bible study I was at, and this is his 305 00:12:58.639 --> 00:13:00.360 favorite verse. And he got up there and talked about 306 00:13:00.399 --> 00:13:03.240 how the heart is deceitful, but he also talked about 307 00:13:03.279 --> 00:13:06.639 how God wants you to protect the emotions that He's 308 00:13:06.639 --> 00:13:09.159 given to you. He wants you to be emotionally stable. 309 00:13:09.159 --> 00:13:11.480 He wants you to be you know, your emotions are 310 00:13:11.480 --> 00:13:13.960 a good thing towards God. Just don't let them deceive 311 00:13:14.039 --> 00:13:15.639 your you know, lead. 312 00:13:15.519 --> 00:13:16.279 You down the wrong path. 313 00:13:16.480 --> 00:13:19.840 It was really good and I just remember him talking 314 00:13:19.840 --> 00:13:22.559 about that, and I just remember, Wow, that's that's really wise. 315 00:13:23.600 --> 00:13:26.320 So he says, guard your heart above all else. And 316 00:13:26.360 --> 00:13:28.639 he says getting wisdom is the wisest thing you can do. 317 00:13:28.799 --> 00:13:31.039 In the same chapter, right though, those be the two things. 318 00:13:31.039 --> 00:13:34.200 And so it's like he's contrasting the truth, the truth 319 00:13:34.600 --> 00:13:36.320 your heart. If you follow your heart, your heart will 320 00:13:36.320 --> 00:13:38.799 lie to you over and over and over and over again. 321 00:13:38.960 --> 00:13:42.440 How many times have you heard people who clearly make 322 00:13:42.480 --> 00:13:44.759 a heart decision, They just choose a thing based on 323 00:13:44.799 --> 00:13:47.600 what they want or what they see, or what their 324 00:13:47.600 --> 00:13:49.559 desire is, you know, they're in love with being in 325 00:13:49.600 --> 00:13:51.960 love or whatever. And then later on they say, what 326 00:13:52.039 --> 00:13:52.600 was I thinking? 327 00:13:53.000 --> 00:13:53.799 Right? Right? 328 00:13:53.960 --> 00:13:57.360 That's usually that you weren't. You weren't thinking you were 329 00:13:57.360 --> 00:14:00.000 feeling in that moment, right. And so this is where 330 00:14:00.639 --> 00:14:04.200 so he says, get all the wisdom you can get 331 00:14:04.639 --> 00:14:08.039 right right, that there's nothing more important than getting all 332 00:14:08.120 --> 00:14:09.879 the wisdom you can get. It's the wisest thing you 333 00:14:09.879 --> 00:14:12.559 can do. Whatever else you do, develop good judgment. So 334 00:14:12.639 --> 00:14:16.159 wisdom and good judgment, those will drive your life. And 335 00:14:16.200 --> 00:14:18.320 as you read through the Book of Proverbs, he's telling 336 00:14:18.320 --> 00:14:20.440 his children over and over and over again, a wise 337 00:14:20.519 --> 00:14:23.120 person is going to have success. A wise person is 338 00:14:23.159 --> 00:14:24.919 going to have peace, A wise person is going to 339 00:14:24.960 --> 00:14:27.360 have good relationships. A wise person is going to have 340 00:14:27.399 --> 00:14:29.559 plenty of resources. A wise person is going to have 341 00:14:30.039 --> 00:14:31.919 great leadership. And he just goes on and on and on. 342 00:14:31.960 --> 00:14:35.879 It's it's literally the fountain of your life. The other side, 343 00:14:36.279 --> 00:14:38.919 he warns over and over, don't follow you your heart. 344 00:14:39.200 --> 00:14:42.559 Don't just, you know, indulge your desires, those kinds of things, 345 00:14:42.679 --> 00:14:44.480 because they're going to destroy your life. So he says, 346 00:14:44.480 --> 00:14:47.240 guard your heart blah blah. El's because it determines the 347 00:14:47.279 --> 00:14:48.080 course of your life. 348 00:14:48.360 --> 00:14:52.720 And he says, don't don't don't let the wicked, you know, 349 00:14:52.799 --> 00:14:54.720 lead you down the path of evil doers. Right, don't 350 00:14:54.720 --> 00:14:56.600 even think about it going their way, Turn away and 351 00:14:56.679 --> 00:14:59.000 keep on moving. He's saying, avoid them at all costs. 352 00:14:59.720 --> 00:15:02.000 In the same comparison, in the same way that our 353 00:15:02.039 --> 00:15:05.720 heart and mislead us emotionally wicked people can also influence us. 354 00:15:06.000 --> 00:15:08.679 Yeah, they usually grab a hold of our hearts. Right, Hey, 355 00:15:08.759 --> 00:15:12.360 wouldn't this be fun? Wouldn't it be funny? Yeah, you know, 356 00:15:12.559 --> 00:15:15.240 just just do what you want to do. Life short. 357 00:15:15.360 --> 00:15:16.360 I get think when you. 358 00:15:16.320 --> 00:15:19.000 Said those two phrases, I was reminded of my youth. 359 00:15:20.320 --> 00:15:23.320 Wouldn't this be fun? Wouldn't this be funny? There were 360 00:15:23.440 --> 00:15:25.440 so many things that I've done that were that were 361 00:15:25.600 --> 00:15:30.440 destruct destructive, And we used to vandalize and and and 362 00:15:30.639 --> 00:15:34.840 do goofy things, harmful things, right, you know, throw ice 363 00:15:34.919 --> 00:15:37.639 blocks at moving cars as they drove by, denting in 364 00:15:37.679 --> 00:15:40.200 the side of their doors and then running in the snow. 365 00:15:40.360 --> 00:15:42.960 It's terrible, like terrible, And we thought that was funny. 366 00:15:43.240 --> 00:15:47.039 Now now, granted most of the cars in Youngstown, Ohio 367 00:15:47.039 --> 00:15:48.639 were russ buckets anyway. 368 00:15:48.600 --> 00:15:50.679 Right, Well, that makes it better. It makes it better. 369 00:15:50.840 --> 00:15:52.840 At least you weren't in a nice town, right Yeah. 370 00:15:52.840 --> 00:15:55.559 But I mean, like, the mentality in my neighborhood. 371 00:15:55.039 --> 00:15:56.759 Was just wouldn't it be fun? Wouldn't it be funny? 372 00:15:56.840 --> 00:15:57.080 Yeah? 373 00:15:57.279 --> 00:15:59.000 But no consideration of other people. 374 00:15:59.159 --> 00:16:02.200 No, And I know that sounds terrible, but if my 375 00:16:02.240 --> 00:16:06.039 mom's listening to this, She's probably like, Chrissy, we didn't 376 00:16:06.039 --> 00:16:06.960 have that mentality. 377 00:16:07.039 --> 00:16:08.279 It's like, well no, we did. 378 00:16:08.320 --> 00:16:10.759 You know why because it was with all the neighborhood kids, right, 379 00:16:10.799 --> 00:16:13.000 and they all thought it right. It was that kind 380 00:16:13.039 --> 00:16:17.000 of mentality. It was sort of sort of wild how 381 00:16:17.320 --> 00:16:20.639 people can lead you down the path emotionally, right, this 382 00:16:20.679 --> 00:16:21.879 would be fun, this would be funny. 383 00:16:21.879 --> 00:16:23.240 Wow, that was well. 384 00:16:23.279 --> 00:16:28.279 He warns often about friends, and you know, eventually he 385 00:16:28.320 --> 00:16:31.399 gets to like violence and all these kinds of things. 386 00:16:31.399 --> 00:16:35.759 But it's interesting. They eat the food of wickedness and 387 00:16:35.840 --> 00:16:39.200 drink the wine of violence. And sometimes if you take 388 00:16:39.240 --> 00:16:41.159 the strongest word he says, you go, oh, that's not 389 00:16:41.240 --> 00:16:44.440 my friends, but you take all the words before that, right. 390 00:16:44.519 --> 00:16:47.080 Usually he's building up to the worst thing, And that's 391 00:16:47.120 --> 00:16:49.919 what sin does. Sin normally doesn't start off at the 392 00:16:49.919 --> 00:16:53.840 worst place. It starts off at a simpler, gentler place, 393 00:16:54.120 --> 00:16:56.480 more fun place, or whatever, and builds up to the 394 00:16:56.519 --> 00:16:58.639 worst thing. And that's kind of how he builds his argument. 395 00:16:58.759 --> 00:17:02.600 So he warns often that friends can take in the 396 00:17:02.679 --> 00:17:05.279 wrong direction, or the other one is surround yourself with 397 00:17:05.319 --> 00:17:08.519 wise people. So he constantly throughout the Book of Proverbs 398 00:17:08.519 --> 00:17:11.279 just saying get wise counselors, get wise people around you. 399 00:17:11.519 --> 00:17:13.920 He says the why. If you walk with the wise, 400 00:17:13.960 --> 00:17:15.559 you'll be wise. If you walk with the foolish, you'll 401 00:17:15.559 --> 00:17:18.000