The verse that stopped me was Proverbs 1:32:
“For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.”
At first, I thought about laziness.
But the more I sat with it, the more I realized this verse is about something deeper.
It’s about refusing to listen.
Refusing correction.
Refusing wisdom.
Choosing comfort over growth.
The verses before it describe people who repeatedly ignored instruction and continued doing things their own way.
And honestly, that made me pause.
How often do we ask God for direction while holding tightly to our own plans?
How often do we pray for change while resisting the very things He’s trying to teach us?
For me, this season of life has been about becoming more intentional.
Not because everything is wrong.
But because I don’t want to drift through life on autopilot.
I don’t want to become so comfortable that I stop growing.
I don’t want to be so attached to my own plans that I miss God’s guidance.
Maybe that’s why this verse resonated with me.
Because wisdom requires humility.
And growth requires a willingness to listen.
As I reflected on this verse, I couldn’t help but think about how easy it is to drift through life without ever stopping to ask if we’re still headed in the direction God intended.
Maybe that’s why this season feels different.
Not because I’m trying to become someone new.
But because I’m trying to listen more carefully to who God is calling me to be.
My prayer is that I never become so comfortable that I stop growing, so certain that I stop listening, or so focused on my own plans that I miss His.
Because the older I get, the more I realize that growth isn’t about having all the answers.
It’s about remaining teachable.
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What is God teaching you in this season?
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