Seeking Wisdom

Proverbs 2:1-22                            

     If we are wise, we will seek God’s wisdom and ask to have a discerning mind and heart. The Lord will give all the wisdom we need in any situation (James 1:5-6) and we don’t need to be afraid to ask. But we must ask in faith, and faith goes hand in hand with action….

    It is no use having wisdom if we don’t put it into practice…common sense must go along with wisdom from God. This wisdom will protect us from the wrong company, no matter how much fun and attractive it may seem, and we will be kept from doing the same wrong things that others do.      Solomon was particularly concerned for his sons, that they would be kept from women who didn’t mind committing adultery behind their husband’s backs. There is no future in this sort of behaviour,  he said, and if we are tempted, it is better to be able to recognise where it will lead before we ever start on it. A lost reputation is impossible to regain….no matter how many years pass by, there is always someone who will remember the wrong things we did in our youth!

    So we are to walk in the right way and keep our integrity and this is what we will be remembered for!

God’s commands are better far, Than any pleasure that will mar, A reputation lost will make a stain,  And can never be regained!