Proverbs 25:17 When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God Says …

“Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house, Lest he become weary of you and hate you.” (Proverbs 25:17 NKJV)

This passage is a pop up alert about what some call, "high-maintenance" people. We should not be one! But, chances are we may encounter them. This warning is to keep us mindful, as this relates to every level of relationships with others in our proximity.

Relationships do demand time spent together. This is not about discouraging closeness. This is not promoting distance. This is just cautioning to refrain from being a load and burden on your friend or kin or neighbor. Yes, it is hinting us to have the attitude to help lift a burden off mutually, where setting our foot in our neighbor’s house is essential. Our attitude should be as an unloader of burden, and not a loader of trouble. In Christ, we are to “Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ” (Galatians 6:2 NIV).

In this life, affairs of living are a mix of ease and trouble, joy and tears, starry and stormy nights, sunny and rainy days. Our mindset is to share together in seasons of celebration and lamentation. Our posture, as a Child of the living God in Christ Jesus, is readiness to “Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.” (Romans 12:15 ESV)

And I say, AMEN!

Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries

(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)

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