"Learning By Looking"
 

Proverbs 25:32 "When I saw, I reflected upon it, I looked, and received instruction."

Oh, how true. I definitely learn from seeing and reflecting. Sometimes I think I see, but after l reflect, l see something deeper or even different. Never jump to conclusions at first glance. Always look again and see afresh. Amazing what a second look can see.

This proverb refers to seeing the fields of a lazy man and the vineyards of a fool. They were weed infested with broken walls. But when looking deeper the instruction came to the writer. Too much sleep, laziness, and foolishness will lead to poverty. You can feel like you are victimized by your circumstances when in essence you created them. When we look deeper we can see more clearly from reflecting on what we are looking at... but look deeper, it is often our own reflection. I receive instruction for me and share it with others. His Word is a mirror. Look deeper, and see yourself. Look, a fool, a lazy man, look closer... it is me and you.

Reflecting,
Pastor Fred