Proverbs WisdomGood Things Gone Bad…, Proverbs August 10, 2014Balance: When Good Things Go Bad 1.Worship: Displaced worship is called Pride (ref. Proverbs 6:16-17a, Isaiah 14:14b, Genesis 3:5b)Before a downfall the heart is haughty,but humility comes before honor. Proverbs 18:12 It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it glorious to seek one’s own glory. Proverbs 25:27 (compare V 16)Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips. Proverbs 27:2 “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.” 18 For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends. 2Corinthians 10:17-18 (also see Jeremiah 9:23-24)App: Who are you lifting up? 2.Stuff: Displaced stuff is called anxiety 7 “Two things I ask of you, LORD; do not refuse me before I die:8 Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches,but give me only my daily bread.9 Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, ‘Who is the LORD?’Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God. Proverbs 30:7-9“Give us this day our daily bread.” Matthew 6:11App: Are you taking time to be thankful?Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7What is God’s Spirit speaking into your life today? How must you respond?