Prayer Versus Impulse. Part [3] 05/23/2025 (Evening thought)

Proverbs 10:4 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. 5 He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

Do not take our word for it, when you go home this evening, check out your wardrobe or closet, and see how many shoes, and dresses, and suits that were bought, which are hardly, if ever used. Or if that does not work, check your garage and see how many tools and gizmos you bought in the heat of the moment, and in some cases, you forgot that the items were purchased previously, so that folks ended up buying the same thing two or three times as the case may be.

Sometimes it is the way something smells so good at the bakery, or looked so good on the store shelf, that causes a person to make the purchase without thinking things through. Men in particular have to be very careful with the issue of impulse, when it comes to women, for you can be swayed this way or that by sudden external beauty, if the mind is not stayed on God at all times.

David fell on impulse and Solomon followed David’s lead, as various beautiful women would be seen on the spur of the moment, and then, without thinking through the ramifications properly, the decision was made right there and then, to bring them home to live. But Solomon soon learned the hard way that if you want to treat a woman right, it will cost money, in most instances. Thus, the impulsive decision making continued, until the king ended up with about 1000 women.

1st Kings 11:But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!

Prayer Versus Impulse. Part [2] 05/22/2025 (Morning thought)

Philippians 4:5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. 6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Therefore, stopping for a while to check in with God before moving forward in this or that decision, may allow enough time for The Lord to bring the passage to memory so that you can avoid any potential error that may be regretted later on. Satan understands these two modes of thought and action, and therefore, he goes to work to lay snares for the feet of those who are driven primarily by the impulse of the moment, or who are habitually hasty in their decisions.

Very many Christians are ensnared with his devices, and as we get closer to prime time, persons will be driven almost to insanity in their decision-making processes. Therefore, because practice makes perfect, it would become necessary for Christians to form the habit of checking in with God first, until that format will become second nature. Too often persons find themselves checking in with God in retrospect, after the damage has been done, whereas if folks had prayed up front, with a humble patient spirit, we might have avoided a catastrophe.

There is something called impulse buying where the Christian makes purchases on things he/ she never catered for. It was not on the grocery list, nor was it originally in your mind to get such and such and you never made allowance for the purchase. But because it was on sale at the time, the decision was made in the heat of the moment, sometimes with buyer’s remorse following closely on the heels of the purchase.

Psalms 32:7 Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. 8 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!