Be Wise

Wednesday: Proverbs 3:13-18—Happy are those who find wisdom, and those who get understanding, for her income is better than silver, and her revenue better than gold.  She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire can compare with her. Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her; those who hold her fast are called happy.

Gaining wisdom and understanding can be challenging, especially when we find ourselves in the midst of confusing circumstances.  The older we get, it is impossible for us to process new information outside the context of what we already know.  It becomes increasingly difficult to escape our patterns of thinking or see things from a new perspective.  As children, though, we had an open curiosity about the world around us.  We did not have the foundations to make judgments or the experience to be stuck in a particular thought pattern.  When we study God’s Word, our challenge is to come to it as a child with an open mind and heart so that we may hear God’s Voice speaking to us.  God gives us wisdom and understanding when we read and study His Word with open hearts and minds.

Today as you pray and meditate on God’s Word, come to Him as a child ready to marvel at the wonder of His amazing Ways.  Praise His Holy Name and ask Him to open your mind and infuse you with a Spirit of wisdom and understanding that you might accomplish His Will for you.