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Proverbs chapter 23 verse 15 my son if your heart is wise my heart too will be glad.

I don't you think about that verse.

It's so good.

Just picture the perspective of a dad speaking to his son. My son, he says,

if your heart is wise, my heart too will be glad.

As a dad, I know the gladness that comes in seeing wisdom and a child and seeing your child make a

wise decision act out of the overflow of a wise heart that brings such gladness in a way that

seeing a child act in a foolish way does not bring gladness of heart.

And what I love about this verse is the emphasis it places on finding your gladness

in others good. A dad finds gladness of heart in seeing a child act out of a

wise heart and this is love to live for someone else is good to find joy in someone else is good.

And really this well it obviously applies to parent child relationships

any mom or dad and a son or daughter

but think about it how it applies to all of our relationships Just look at the other people around you today,

to live, to be glad in their good, to serve others in such a way that as a result of your influence in their life, they're better people.

They're living wise lives, they're living in the fear of the Lord, they're walking with God as a result of your influence in their lives.

I just want to encourage you to live with that perspective today.

Look for opportunities, certainly with the people in your home, to live, to find

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