This morning as I woke up to yet another day of rain, I was thinking about it and God brought to my mind Proverbs 27:15. It says, "A constant dripping on a day of steady rain and a contentious woman are alike." I looked up the word contentious in the dictionary and it says, "likely to cause disagreement or argument". My John MacArthur Study Bible has a note about this verse and also Proverbs 19:13 (which talks about the same thing) which says, "An obstinate, argumentative woman is literally like a leak so unrelenting that one has to run from it or go mad.
These past few weeks have been filled with more than enough rain to make me understand the concept on "a constant dripping"! We've had a constant dripping for weeks! There have been a few days of sunshine every now and then but for the most part it's been a continual, steady rain. You can't get away from it and like my study Bible was talking about, there have been some days when I thought I was going to go mad! It just gets old and it's always there. I try to go outside and walk to class or church or whatever my plans are for the day and the rain is there to get in the way. It's a hassle and it's annoying.
So think about that this morning as you're walking to class in the rain or driving to work or whatever the Lord has you doing on this rainy day. What kind of woman (or man) are you? Are you always picking an argument? Do you regularly cause disagreement? Ultimately are your thoughts consumed with you and your life and what's best for you? Or are you seeking the desires and intrests of others first? Are you "a constant dripping"?
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