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NASB	Proverbs 4:10 ¶ Hear, my son, and accept my sayings And the years of your life will be many.
AMPLIFIED 2015	Proverbs 4:10 ¶ Hear, my son, and accept my sayings, And the years of your life will be many.

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Subject: Bad things, Good People. Prov 4:10

Bible Note: Dear Val,

I find the affliction of God better than mountains of gold!

"Behold, blessed is the one whom God reproves; therefore despise not the discipline of the Almighty!" (Job 5:17)

"Before I was afflicted I went astray -- but now I keep Your word. It is good for me that I was afflicted -- that I might learn Your statutes. I know, O Lord, that Your judgments are righteous—and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me." (Psalm 119:67, 71, 75)

"And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: My son, do not take the Lord's discipline lightly, or faint when you are reproved by Him; for the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and punishes every son whom He receives. Endure it as discipline: God is dealing with you as sons. For what son is there whom a father does not discipline? But if you are without discipline -- which all receive -- then you are illegitimate children and not sons. Furthermore, we had natural fathers discipline us, and we respected them. Shouldn't we submit even more to the Father of spirits and live? For they disciplined us for a short time based on what seemed good to them, but He does it for our benefit, so that we can share His holiness. No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields the fruit of peace and righteousness to those who have been trained by it." (Hebrews 12:5-11)

If all that happens to me does not come directly from the hand of God, as He fulfills His eternal purpose in conforming me to the image of His Son... oh my... what a frightening thought! That leaves only unthinkable conclusions.

In Him, Doc