If It Starts to Rain, Y'all Come In

Week 8: Helping Yourself


“If it starts to rain, y’all come in.”
Proverbs 22: 3, 27: 12

One of the most enduring memories of childhood was watching the storms come up out of the west and south. Our front porch afforded us a perfect view. You could see and smell the rain coming. You could feel the shifts in the air.

We were allowed to stay outside and watch until the rain joined us on the porch. Lightning was the only thing that sent us in earlier. What can you learn from this proverb?

Know your limits. Know when to come in off the porch and out of the rain. Know when to cut your losses and keep yourself from ending up all wet. Know when to admit to yourself, or others, that the rain has joined you on the porch. What do you know?