Proverbs 1 : the way to wisdom

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline ...
they will call to me but I will not answer; they will look for me but will not find me ...
but whoever listens to me will live in safety and be at ease, without fear of harm.
Proverbs 1:7,28,33 [NIV]

The one true God - He promises so much and never ever fails to deliver - even though I am so faithless. And even the then he so often does not deal with me as harshly as I deserve - no, one thing I can testify to is that God is gracious, generous, faithful.

And this fear of the Lord - an understanding that God is God, has control, has power of all, can speak and call matter into being from nothing, can speak and summon time into existence, can speak and change the course of human history, a God who deals with sin, a God who is holy and before whom nothing that is unholy can exist - this is a God to be feared, to understand that He is God and I am not is the beginning of wisdom.

Not a popular idea that God can not be messed with - and that He is God and will be God and will exercise His Godhood when and where he chooses - and it would be a harsh and despairing thing - but for the fact that we also know how much He loves us - I know how much He loves me.

We know it cos He sent His only Son into the World - not to condemn the world, but to save it - and nothing can take me away from the love of God that is mine through Christ Jesus - a God who loves that much, a God who is that powerful and uncompromising, THAT, is my God, the one in whom I trust - what sort of God do you trust in?

And I though i would add a new thing - Prayer Points - without going into detail for everything i thought I would type out the things I want to pray about tonight and then use that as a guide when I do pray.

Prayer Points:
Adore - consider God's power
Confess
Thank - job, safety, shelter, work, reports, relaxing, looking after houghdling, friends, Nicole's baptism, emt [new people, gifts, willingness to serve], church [new associate, leadership]
Ask - houghdling, peace, friendship restoration, emt [chensee leading, new people, new song practice, starting on time, each person focusing on God], humility, baptism, focus on Jesus, opportunities to share, give a book, boldness to share, my friends marriages, church leadership, personal walk with God.