Daily reflection---Proverbs

I read Proverbs chp 16 today and God has spoken to me through many verses.

"Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed."
"In his heart a man plans his course but the Lord determines his steps"
God seemed distant these days. Of course I know that the relationship with God is not based on feelings, but it's still hard to keep "close" to God if I don't feel "closeness". These two verses reminded me the faithfulness and grace of God.
Last year, when I went through the valley of tears, God gave me these two verses. When I had such a little faith, it was(is) God that made my faith grow. When there was no one I can share and pray with, it was(is) God that accompanied me through the dark path of loneliness.
It's always good to recall how amazing God's grace is, which is one of the sources of strength to continue the journey.


"The Lord detests all the proud of heart. Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished."
"Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall"
God sees pride as an extremely serious problem. And pride is an old enemy whom I've always been fighting with.
Sometimes I'm proud unconsciously. This Sun when Pastor asked me how's the relationship with my parents, I told him that my mom always asked me what to do with my bro,etc. Then Pastor said,"So it's more like you are discipling you mom??".
This reminded me the pattern I used to get along with my parents. With my mom, I usually share my thoughts and opinions, but sometimes I lost my respect and have bad attitudes towards her. The underlying reason is the pride in my heart!
This is the prob I've been changing and still need more changes!