Choices

To learn wisdom and moral instruction and to discern wise counsel. To receive moral instruction in skillful living. . . . Fearing the Lord is the beginning of moral knowledge, but FOOLS despise wisdom and instruction. LISTEN my child to the instruction from your father, and do not forsake the teaching from your mother. . . . My child, if sinners try to entice you, DO NOT CONSENT. . . . He stores up effective counsel for the upright, and is like a shield for those who live with integrity. (Proverbs 1:1-10, 2:7)

While these words come from Solomon, David's son, the Preacher, the wisest man in all of history, still he did not follow them. By the end of his days, he was saying, "All of these things are futile!" (Ecclesiastes 12:8) All of his women properties, wealth . . . all futile and worthless when it came to Godly wisdom. He simply summed up all of his writings by saying "Fear God and keep His commandments." 

So with all the teaching, all the wisdom, all the advice we receive over the years, what shall we do? Simple . . . Follow the guidelines set out in God's Word and obey the Godly advice and lessons learned along the way. If it does not line up with His Word, drop it like a hot potato! If the people around us are "out of line" so to speak, drop 'em! 

Choosing to live a God-honoring life brings integrity, confidence, a peace beyond all understanding! It's never to late to get back on track . . .