DAILY WISDOM WORDSPIRATION WITH PROVERBS CHAPTER 26

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IF YOU MUST EFFECTIVELY MINGLE, YOU MUST BE SINGLE

Whether you are alone or married, the key to living a fulfilled life is singleness. At creation, God first nd foremost created two separate, distinct individuals: That is what singleness is all about. To be single means to be a whole, distinct and successful individual, capable of initative and having the capacity to contribute to and enrich another person's life. 

Taking a que from the book of the beginnings, that is Genesis 2, we would see the unveiling of a truth that would revolutionalize your life. 

Genesis 2:18

New King James Version

18 And the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.”

God does not like loneliness. He detest lonliness. He said, it was not good for man to be lonely. This means, he loves it when people mingle. 

See another shoking reality!

Genesis 2:19

New King James Version

19 Out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to [a]Adam to see what he would call them. And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name. 

20 So Adam gave names to all cattle, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper comparable to him.

He, the lord said, loneliness was not good, but see what He did. He created beast of the field and birds of the air and presented them to Adam to mingle with in a bid to select a suitable partner. 

Adam mingled but was not successful at locating a helper comparable to him. 

This paints a clear picture of the need to depend absolutely of God in our quest for locating a mate. Only God can succeefully help us locate our comparable helper. 

Your wife or husband is in you, but it takes the help of God to pull him or her out from the realm of mental reality to physical reality. 

Genesis 2:21-22

New King James Version

21 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place. 22 Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He [a]made into a woman, and He brought her to the man.

Adam ceased from physical labour in trying to locate his mate and God took over the process. God took his mental picture and gave flesh to it and then presented her to him. Now see what the man exclaimed!

Genesis 2:23

New King James Version

23 And Adam said:

“This is now bone of my bones

And flesh of my flesh;

She shall be called [a]Woman,

Because she was taken out of [b]Man.”

When he saw the being God had formed for him, he exclamied, wow, this is exactly the picture I held in the womb of my mind. She is Womb - man, the man with a womb from the womb of my mind. 

This is the concept of singleness that leads to effective mingling. When you mingle with the almighty God, he turns your mental picture into your desires. 

To effectively mingle, you need to walk with the wise. 

Proverbs 13:20

New King James Version

20 He who walks with wise men will be wise,

But the companion of fools will be destroyed.

Here are some benefits of Singleness

1. It helps you to draw near to God. 

2. It is the Prime Time of Life

3. Mobility

4. Freedom to serve the Lord without distraction

5. Freedom from Marital responsiblities and concerns

To mingle with a difference is simply to develop a relationship with God and his word that in turn makes a magnet that attracts your appropriate mate. 

Proverbs 26

Amplified Bible

Similitudes, Instructions

26 Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest,

So honor is not fitting for a [shortsighted] [a]fool.

2 

Like the sparrow in her wandering, like the swallow in her flying,

So the curse without cause does not come and alight [on the undeserving].

3 

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,

And a rod for the backs of fools [who refuse to learn].

4 

Do not answer [nor pretend to agree with the frivolous comments of] a [closed-minded] fool according to his folly,

Otherwise you, even you, will be like him.

5 

Answer [and correct the erroneous concepts of] a fool according to his folly,

Otherwise he will be wise in his own eyes [if he thinks you agree with him].

6 

He who sends a message by the hand of a fool

Cuts off his own feet (sabotages himself) and drinks the violence [it brings on himself as a consequence].

7 

Like the legs which are useless to the lame,

So is a proverb in the mouth of a fool [who cannot learn from its wisdom].

8 

Like one who [absurdly] binds a stone in a sling [making it impossible to throw],

So is he who [absurdly] gives honor to a fool.

9 

Like a thorn that goes [without being felt] into the hand of a drunken man,

So is a proverb in the mouth of a fool [who remains unaffected by its wisdom].

10 

Like a [careless] archer who [shoots arrows wildly and] wounds everyone,

So is he who hires a fool or those who [by chance just] pass by.

11 

Like a dog that returns to his vomit

Is a fool who repeats his foolishness.

12 

Do you see a man [who is unteachable and] wise in his own eyes and full of self-conceit?

There is more hope for a fool than for him.

13 

The lazy person [who is self-indulgent and relies on lame excuses] says, “There is a lion in the road!

A lion is in the open square [and if I go outside to work I will be killed]!”

14 

As the door turns on its hinges,

So does the lazy person on his bed [never getting out of it].

15 

The lazy person buries his hand in the dish [losing opportunity after opportunity];

It wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.

16 

The lazy person is wiser in his own eyes

Than seven [sensible] men who can give a discreet answer.

17 

Like one who grabs a dog by the ears [and is likely to be bitten]

Is he who, passing by, stops to meddle with a dispute that is none of his business.

18 

Like a madman who throws

Firebrands, arrows, and death,

19 

So is the man who deceives his neighbor (acquaintance, friend)

And then says, “Was I not joking?”

20 

For lack of wood the fire goes out,

And where there is no whisperer [who gossips], contention quiets down.

21 

Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,

So is a contentious man to kindle strife.

22 

The words of a whisperer (gossip) are like dainty morsels [to be greedily eaten];

They go down into the innermost chambers of the body [to be remembered and mused upon].

23 

Like a [common] clay vessel covered with the silver dross [making it appear silver when it has no real value]

Are burning lips [murmuring manipulative words] and a wicked heart.

24 

He who hates, disguises it with his lips,

But he stores up deceit in his heart.

25 

When he speaks graciously and kindly [to conceal his malice], do not trust him,

For seven abominations are in his heart.

26 

Though his hatred covers itself with guile and deceit,

His malevolence will be revealed openly before the assembly.

27 

Whoever digs a pit [for another man’s feet] will fall into it,

And he who rolls a stone [up a hill to do mischief], it will come back on him.

28 

A lying tongue hates those it wounds and crushes,

And a flattering mouth works ruin.