Sunday, July 6, 2025
Proper Perspective
Proverbs 16
THE WRONG PERSPECTIVE:
“I’M IN CONTROL”
THE RIGHT PERSPECTIVE:
“GOD IS SOVEREIGN”
1. BETTER TO HAVE LITTLE WITH RIGHTEOUSNESS
Proverbs 16:8 (NLT) – “Better to have little, with godliness, than to be rich and dishonest.”
2. BETTER TO HAVE WISDOM THAN GOLD
Proverbs 16:16 (NLT) – “How much better to get wisdom than gold, and good judgment than silver!”
3. BETTER TO BE HUMBLE THAN PROUD
Proverbs 16:19 (NLT) – “Better to live humbly with the poor than to share plunder with the proud.”
4. BETTER TO HAVE SELF-CONTROL THAN STRENGTH
Proverbs 16:32 (NLT) – “Better to be patient than powerful; better to have self-control than to conquer a city.”
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE GET THE RIGHT PERSPECTIVE?
1. WE COMMIT OUR PLANS TO GOD
2. GOD EXAMINES OUR MOTIVES
3. WE FIND BLESSING AND PROTECTION
4. OUR WORDS BECOME WISE
5. WE EXPERIENCE GOD’S FAVOR
Proverbs 16:1 (NLT) – “We can make our own plans, but the Lord gives the right answer.”