THE FIRST AND THE LAST!

REFERENCE
Proverbs 22:17-22 [Message]
17 Friends love through all kinds of weather, and families stick together in all kinds of trouble.
18 It’s stupid to try to get something for nothing, or run up huge bills you can never pay.
19 The person who courts sin, marries trouble; build a wall, invite a burglar.
20 A bad motive can’t achieve a good end; double-talk brings you double trouble.
21 Having a fool for a child is misery; it’s no fun being the parent of a dolt.
22 A cheerful disposition is good for your health; gloom and doom leave you bone-tired.
Proverbs 22:17-22 [ESV] 17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. 18 One who lacks sense gives a pledge and puts up security in the presence of his neighbor. 19 Whoever loves transgression loves strife; he who makes his door high seeks destruction. 20 A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity. 21 He who sires a fool gets himself sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy. 22 A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

EXPLORATION
There is good advise in the Scriptures and there is great advise in the Scriptures.
Today I'm going to meditate on and thank God for the great advise in the first and the last verses quoted here in Proverbs 22:17-22.
The first: v.17 Friends love through all kinds of weather, and families stick together in all kinds of trouble.
The last: v.22 A cheerful disposition is good for your health; gloom and doom leave you bone-tired.

APPLICATION
Own it!
Friends and family are important
Attitude is everything

PRAYER
Father,
Thank you for the friends and family you have put in my life.
May I always be there for them and may they always be there for me.
Holy Spirit,
Give me a right attitude in all situations.
Lord Jesus,
Make me more and more like you.