“Here comes trouble.”
These words have been said in a joking manner and in a serious form. I see someone walking up to me (or me to them) and may jokingly say, “Here comes trouble.” No problem, laughter is heard, and hugs usually follow in the greeting. But, there are those moments in life when you see a person, a weather report, any “not-so-sure” situation and say, “Here comes trouble” and it’s not a positive thing.
Take the scenario of a category 4 or 5 hurricane. (I live in Florida so I write about what I know.) Praise God that we have the technological advancements today to warn us of a dangerous storm a brewing. The meteorologist has the capability to give us advanced notice to prepare and get out of the storms way. You have a choice. You can be sensible and wise by taking the proper precautions and escaping the area, or you can foolishly stay put, weather the danger, and suffer the consequences.
There are those people who have valid reasons for staying (I am NOT one of them), but for the majority of us, “getting out of troubles way” is the intelligent thing to do.
As with a hurricane, life is this way. We are guided in Proverbs 22:3 to take refuge when danger comes or you will pay the penalty. In the Easy-to-read version it says, “Wise people see trouble coming and get out of its way, but fools go straight to it and suffer for it.”
Unless God has gifted you in the area of mediation for troubled times, why would you see trouble coming and not get out of its way?
Oh, this just reminded me of relationships. You know a specific person is not good for you, but you stay in arms way, if not in their arms, anyhow. Do as I once heard in a horror movie years ago and “Geeeet ouuuutttt!” of the situation.
I know it can be hard. Yes, I’ve been in a relationship that was absolutely not good for me, but for some ridiculous reason, I stayed in it for a while. You think that things will change or whatever keeps you tangled to that relationship. But glory to God, I did get out and I grew wiser and stronger from the crazy knowledge I gained. I did pay the consequences for “staying with trouble”. So I can personally say that you are a fool if you head straight for trouble (as stated in verse 3).
Let God and His word be like a meteorologist and warn you, or give you the discerning insight, to: Be wise. Flee from danger. Stay close to God. Have a great day.
Blessings to you.
September 7, “Walking in the Word”
