Different things stick out every time I read Proverbs, and I guess that can't be helped, since there are so many ideas and things in every chapter. Recently, I read Proverbs sixteen. I kept noticing how commonly the word "Way" was used throughout. It really stuck out.
All the ways of a man are clean in his own sight,
But the Lords weighs the motives. Proverbs 16:2
When a man's ways are pleasing to the Lord,
He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. Proverbs 16:7
The mind of a man plans his way,
But the Lord directs his steps. Proverbs 16:9
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil;
He who watches his way preserves his life. Proverbs 16:17
There is a way which seems right to a man,
But its end is the way of death. Proverbs 16:25
A man of violence entices his neighbor
And leads him in a way that is not good. Proverbs 16:29
A gray head is a crown of glory;
It is found in the way of righteousness. Proverbs 16:31
A way is kind of like a path - it's a direction. It's something you're either on, or you're not. Or you're on one, but not all ways are alike. A way is chosen - maybe carefully and perhaps thoughtlessly, but it doesn't "just happen".
There are different pathways for different things and b that I mean that each way leads to something and follows some sort of course. It has an end and it has a purpose, progressing along the way.
The way of the Lord is following the Lord where He leads. I love the last verse the best - the one about the gray head being a crown of glory. It seems almost triumphant. A crown of glory for a lifetime of walking with the Lord. Proudly worn as a testimony to the Lord's faithful work in a person's life (and to let God work, we must choose that, so that crown of glory really belongs to Him all along).
Teach me, O Lord, the way of Your statutes
And I shall observe it to the end. Psalm 119:33
The way of the Lord is a commitment. It is faithfulness to Him.
I love this verse:
I have been young and now I am old,
Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken
Or His descendants begging bread.
All day long He is gracious and lends,
And his descendants are a blessing. Psalm 37: 25&26
The Lord is good to those who keep His way and are faithful to Him. How incredibly faithful He is!
I've been reading the Little House on the Prairie books again, just because. 
And to top it all off... Jillian got married! Got to be a bridesmaid again!
Then it was time to say goodbye...
