[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":9},["ShallowReactive",2],{"post-a-cautionary-advice-to-a-young-man-be-careful":3},{"documentId":4,"title":5,"slug":6,"text":7,"publishedAt":8,"createdAt":8,"updatedAt":8},"4684d2bc-9cad-401f-bbee-e46b636573ff","A Cautionary Advice To A Young Man: Be Careful! ","a-cautionary-advice-to-a-young-man-be-careful","\u003Cp>A Cautionary Advice To A Young Man: Be Careful! \u003Cbr>Ecclesiastes 8:6 \u003Cbr>NIV\u003Cbr>For there is a proper time and procedure for every matter, though a person may be weighed down by misery.\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>There are things we all wish we knew when we were young; one is timing, the other is procedures or processes! Yes, timing and procedure.\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Why didn’t we know these one may ask the answer is simple; we were in a hurry Yes! We’ve heard it from many adults but thought it was a plot to prevent us from airing our views or something like that so paid no attention\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Looking back you can tell the difference between those who listened and those who didn’t! The consequences of the decisions we took, and the choices we made in a hurry are now staring at us.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003Cbr>Yes, we can justify why we did this or that then, by pointing to what the writer  said “ we were weighed down by misery !”  \u003Cbr> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Yes, we could argue that we had “tears” in our eyes; hence we could not see clearly to make the right choices/decisions.\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>The reply would be, why don’t you wait for the “tears”  to dry so you see clearly?\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>We can also argue, oh there was no time to talk things over with somebody! \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>The response would be why don’t you “ sleep “ over it or “ consult your pillow “ as the sages say?\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003Cbr>Beloved, if we had learnt not to speak when we are angry, not to act when we were provoked etc we would not be where we are today.\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Or had we approached a matter /issue in a certain way things would not be what they are today.\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Many are living lives of regret simply because they did not study the time nor adopt the right procedure.\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Have you ever been told “You have a good case but how you went about it made it bad”?\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Timing and procedure are things we need to learn; they fall under self -discipline and self - restraint; these you learn yourself!\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>No one can sit you down to teach you; you are your own teacher; circumstances and situations are the tests nature sets for us.\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>I wish I could write a handout titled “ Teach Yourself Self-Discipline: A Beginner's Guide  “!\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003Cbr>So the writer is right “ For there is a proper time and procedure for every matter, “. The wrong time and procedure will defeat any purpose you plan for yourself.\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Think about these.\u003C/p>","2026-10-17T09:32:18.911Z",1792229642400]