Coffee, Catfish & Staying Out of Trouble

[gentle music] My advice for y'all would be, [clears throat] read a, read a chapter of Proverbs every day.

Every day.

You say, "Why?" The goal, we'll start with Proverbs, old writings.

We'll start there, and we'll end up, uh, I don't know quite the timeframe this, this was, uh, [page turns] set in, but, but who cares? In this world, John the Apostle said we are like Him, meaning God.

In this world, we're like Him.

That's the way you see God.

People see Him through observing His people.

That's why it's so critical that we are to be like Him.

The overarching thought is wise up.

Watch your behavior carefully, 'cause others are observing how you roll.

They're watching you like a hawk.

That's why, you know, you give them all of your sins on the front end.

"Yeah, I came to Jesus.

There's a reason." Why? "Because I came out of immorality, drunkenness, drugs, falling down, cursing, carrying on, fighting." You come out of that background, go ahead and give them the reason you turned to Jesus.

You say, "How big a difference has it been?" A vast difference.

Whoever loves discipline, Proverbs 12.

Whoever, listen to this, loves discipline.

You say, "Boy, the worst thing you could do in today's culture is to start meting out discipline." Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.

[laughs] You say, "That's a Bible verse?" You say...

That's Proverbs 12:1.

He who hates correction.

What are you doing? What are you, what are you doing, dude? You're, you're on the wrong track here.

Get out of there.

"Are you talking to me?" You know, you know, anybody gonna tell me.

Start with things like crystal meth, cocaine, robbing other people, slicking them out of their money, whatever.