{"id":7509,"date":"2023-03-03T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/?p=7509"},"modified":"2023-02-17T13:31:02","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T18:31:02","slug":"joke-to-a-fool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2023\/03\/03\/joke-to-a-fool\/","title":{"rendered":"Activity Reveals Character"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One minute read.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Doing-wrong-is-like-a-joke-to-a-fool-but-wisdom-is-pleasure-to-a-man-of-understanding.-Prov.-1023-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7510\" width=\"343\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Doing-wrong-is-like-a-joke-to-a-fool-but-wisdom-is-pleasure-to-a-man-of-understanding.-Prov.-1023-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Doing-wrong-is-like-a-joke-to-a-fool-but-wisdom-is-pleasure-to-a-man-of-understanding.-Prov.-1023-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Doing-wrong-is-like-a-joke-to-a-fool-but-wisdom-is-pleasure-to-a-man-of-understanding.-Prov.-1023-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Doing-wrong-is-like-a-joke-to-a-fool-but-wisdom-is-pleasure-to-a-man-of-understanding.-Prov.-1023-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Doing-wrong-is-like-a-joke-to-a-fool-but-wisdom-is-pleasure-to-a-man-of-understanding.-Prov.-1023-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Doing-wrong-is-like-a-joke-to-a-fool-but-wisdom-is-pleasure-to-a-man-of-understanding.-Prov.-1023.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 343px) 100vw, 343px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Daily Reading: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Leviticus+27%3A14-+Numbers+1%3A54&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Leviticus 27:14-<\/strong><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Leviticus+27%3A14-+Numbers+1%3A54&amp;version=ESV\">Numbers 1:54<\/a>,<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Mark+11%3A1-26&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Mark 11:1-26<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+46%3A1-11&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Psalm 46:1-11<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Proverbs+10%3A23&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Proverbs 10:23<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Daily Verse: <\/strong><em>\u201cDoing wrong is&nbsp;like a joke to a fool,&nbsp;but&nbsp;wisdom is pleasure to a man of understanding.\u201d Prov. 10:23<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Activity reveals character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watching a fictional show about car racing, one driver nudged the opponent\u2019s car, causing him to spin out and lose the race.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIs that legal?\u201d I asked Ron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo, but people do it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Causing another person to crash to win a race says a lot about the driver\u2019s character. For the fool in today\u2019s verse, they consider evil conduct sport. Winning a race by cheating doesn\u2019t constitute victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Understanding comes with wisdom, which knows how you play the game matters more than who wins or loses.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Character develops one good decision at a time. Consistently doing the right thing repeatedly develops strong character and helps us become more Christ-like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seek wisdom and understanding. Let God\u2019s guidance and directions develop a Christ-like character in you.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1-300x39.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lord, forgive us for our poor choices. Help us develop Christ-like character as we consistently choose You.&nbsp; Give us the tools to make good decisions that honor and serve You always. IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One minute read. Daily Reading: Leviticus 27:14-Numbers 1:54, Mark 11:1-26, Psalm 46:1-11Proverbs 10:23 Daily Verse: \u201cDoing wrong is&nbsp;like a joke to a fool,&nbsp;but&nbsp;wisdom is pleasure to a man of understanding.\u201d Prov. 10:23 Activity reveals character. Watching a fictional show about car racing, one driver nudged the opponent\u2019s car, causing him to spin out and lose&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2023\/03\/03\/joke-to-a-fool\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Activity Reveals Character<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7509"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7509\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7514,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7509\/revisions\/7514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}