Lord, please help me to change - Judith Couchman

STARTLING INTO THE TRUTHA person who leaves his homeis like a bird that leaves its nest.The sweet smell of perfume and oils is pleasant,and so is good advice from a friend.Don't forget your friend or your parent's friend.Don't always go to your family for help when troublecomes.A neighbor close by is better than a family far away.Be wise, my child, and make me happy.Then I can respond to any insult.The wise see danger ahead and avoid it,but fools keep going and get into trouble.Take the coat of someone who promises to pay astranger's loan,and keep it until he pays what the stranger owes.If you loudly greet your neighbor early in the morn ing,he will think of it as a curse.A quarreling wife is as bothersomeas a continual dripping on a rainy day.Stopping her is like stopping the urindor trying to grab oil in your hand.As iron sharpens iron,so people can improve each other.—Proverbs 25:11-15; 27:1-171. Ho w can yo u know whom t o trust as a messenger o f change ?2. Ho w can yo u welcome a messenger o f change a s a friend?11