🕊️ Reflections on Proverbs 22–24 (A Confession)

How Scripture Confronted My Fire—and Taught Me to Temper It with Grace

📖 Introduction

This morning I read Proverbs 22 through 24, and it felt less like reading and more like being read. These verses didn’t just instruct me—they searched me. They exposed my tone, my motives, my urgency, and even my pride.

I've been speaking out boldly. Calling things what they are. Pushing back against manipulation and generational cycles of addiction, fear, and silence. But sometimes, in the fire of truth-telling, I’ve forgotten to check my tone. And the wisdom of these Proverbs brought me back to centre.

This isn’t a sermon. It’s a confession.

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👣 Proverbs 22:6 – A Legacy Worth Fighting For

“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”

I've been so focused on breaking cycles—on doing better than what was done to my wife and me—that sometimes I forget: how I train matters as much as what I teach.

Truth without tenderness can harden hearts. I want my boys to grow up with clarity and compassion, structure and safety. This verse reminded me that legacy is more than what I say—it's how I say it.

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🧭 Proverbs 23:13–14 – Discipline with a Clean Heart

“Do not withhold discipline... you will save his soul from Sheol.”

Discipline is hard—especially when you're trying to avoid the mistakes of the past. I've sometimes backed away from setting boundaries because I didn’t want to be harsh. But avoidance isn’t love either.

The real question God placed on my heart:
“Are you correcting your children from love—or from frustration?”
Discipline must come from a place of peace, not pressure. It’s not control—it’s care.

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🛡️ Proverbs 24:10 – Strength in Surrender

“If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small.”

I’ve felt faint. Burnt out. Angry. Misunderstood. And I’ve tried to power through in my own strength. This verse reminded me that true strength doesn't look like yelling louder or trying harder.

It looks like surrender.

Surrender to God. Surrender of ego. A willingness to fight the right battles—but not to fight everyone. I don’t need to be the loudest. I need to be the most faithful.

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🕯️ Proverbs 24:11–12 – The Weight of Responsibility

“Rescue those being taken away to death... will He not repay man according to his work?”

This one hit hard.

Because I do know what's happening in my house. In this culture. In the hearts of people trapped in silence, addiction, confusion, manipulation. I’ve shouted warnings.

But this verse reminded me: God doesn't just care that we speak—He cares how we speak.
Am I rescuing with mercy? Am I pleading with compassion? Or am I just reacting?

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🧎‍♂️ Closing Reflection

These chapters didn’t puff me up—they humbled me.

They told me that yes, I’ve been given eyes to see. But they also reminded me: the eyes are for tears as well as for fire. I can be clear without being cruel. I can be bold without being bitter.

I want to speak truth—not just loudly, but lovingly.

I want to discipline—not from fear, but with faith.

I want to lead—not for applause, but for legacy.

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🙏 If You're Here...

If you're reading this and feel the same ache—between love and leadership, clarity and chaos—I see you. More importantly, God sees you.

Let the Word read you. Let it refine you. And when it corrects you, don’t run from it. Lean into it.
Because correction is how God shows us we’re still on His path.

With love,
—Andrew

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