Proverbs 21:11-12 11 When the scoffer is punished, the fool gets a lesson in being wise; but men of wisdom and good sense learn by being instructed.
12 The righteous man considers well the house of the wicked, how the wicked are cast down to ruin.

These verses show us that there are two ways to gain instruction in living. One is to learn by instruction and observation. The other is to learn by the experience of sowing and reaping.
In verse 11 we are shown how the scorner learns a lesson when he does something foolish, because he will suffer punishment for his wrong doings.

However, the wise person does not have to learn things the hard way because he will take advice and listen to instruction. He will not suffer any ill effects because he will not do the things that cause them.

This is the law of "cause and effect" or what the Bible calls the law of "sowing and reaping."
Many times God is blamed for things that He did not cause. God set the limits and boundaries for mankind and when we violate them, we cause problems for ourselves. God did not bring these on us.

They come on us because we violate the law or the rules that God set. The only way we can blame God for these is to blame Him for creating us and giving us His rules.

But we should not be mad at God for giving us rules, rules are meant to protect us. Listen we can avoid much of the pain we suffer in this world by simply obeying God's rules.

Prayer focus today: God help me to be wise by accepting your instructions.