"Giving Out"

"I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye." (Psalms 32:8) You can bet your life on trying to find out the hard way, or you can take heed and listen to someone that has experience in matters of trusting God's mercy and grace will always be there; because this was after all, "a man after God's own heart". Being the oldest of all my siblings, I was pretty much the front runner on a whole host of matters which displayed rebellion, not only against my parents, but especially God; as a matter of fact, if you rebel against your parents, then you are automatically rebelling against God, even beforehand of the rebellion; because, it's your heart that brings forth the action, and your rebellion against God is what comes first, because God has said, Honor thy mother and thy father. This instruction by man is important, especially someone that is looked upon as one who follows God and walk in His ways; it is important for those that will listen, to listen, and to gather as much information as they can based upon the experience of a tried and true believer, rather than suffer needless misfortunes by learning some of the hard lessons on their own. Unfortunately, most lessons must be learned the hard way; which means, they require personal pain for there to be any real gain; but it's nice to know that we all suffer the same misfortunes, even those that seem to have it all together, are really just a man, the same as we are. If I could do anything over, I think it would be paying more attention to the lessons of my elders; listening to their personal testimonies with more of a interest in the lessons to be learned, and not as someone that felt I had some kind of superior knowledge. If you know what I am talking about, then you can understand how that works; it's pretty much the same attitude that causes a child to tell their parent, You don't understand what I am going through! Thinking that they have some sort of superior knowledge in their own situation, because after all, things are not the same as they were when their parent was growing up, so how could they even begin to understand? But in actuality, there is really nothing new under the sun; things may appear new in the technical world, but as far as the things that really matter, they all remain the same... "Hear the word of the LORD, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock. For the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he. Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all. Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their morning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow. And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with My goodness, saith the LORD." (Jeremiah 31:10-14)