We try to teach our children Christian, godly principles constantly. Every now and again, however, something comes around that presents a perfect teaching opportunity. Recently we have known of someone that took something that wasn't his/hers. They were at a local big box store, saw something that they "had to have" and stole it.
Our children were talking about the fact that it didn't cost a lot of money. The store had a bunch of them. The alarm didn't go off when the person walked out of the store with the item he/she hadn't paid for. All valid points, I tell them, but it is still theft; the person that took something that wasn't theirs stole it. We are not to take things that aren't ours.
Today's word is Proverbs 5:15, NLT, which reads, "Drink water from your own well - share your love only with your wife."
We are talking about taking something that isn't ours. The first part of today's word reminds us to drink water from our own well. We are to not take stuff that doesn't belong to us. We have our own stuff. The child that took something that wasn't his/hers, has more stuff that seven (7) kids really need. But, he/she wanted something that wasn't his/hers. We have to remind ourselves that we have our own well, our own stuff.
The second part of today's word is another reminder to keep ourselves focused on our spouse. Our marriage vows stated, "...and pledge my troth only to you...as long as we both shall live..." Pledging our troth, our truth, our faith, our loyalty to the one we marry for as long as we live. We shouldn't go out trying to take what isn't ours. GOD has given us many blessings; drink from you own well.
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
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