Psalm 111:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise. (NIV)
God and wisdom. The two go together.
As a child, I didn't like listening to my parents telling me what or what not to do. I didn't like anyone telling me what to do. I would wait until the last minute before they got home from work to do the dishes, feed/water the ducks and empty the dump. (my 3 daily D's). And I pretty much had run of the neighborhood and got into a few problems because of not listening. I fell into a ditch and remember struggling to breathe. I had been told to stay away from the area the city was digging because I could get hurt. Right! The other thing I remember was being told to stay away from the outfield in the park when the kids were playing baseball, I should sit in the stands. Well, I knew I'd be fine and stayed the outfield, near the woods, and watched the game. Then BAM! I got hit in the head with a baseball.
I've experienced many things that weren't good moves on my part. Lots of consequences. Finally, (how many years later?) I listen to those who have wisdom and actually follow through with what they say. I've learned I can't go through life with only me and my knowledge.
God is our parent. He gives us rules for our own good and it's our choice whether we listen and obey. Sometimes we choose or end up learning things the hard way and, hopefully, after suffering the consequences, we will realize that God knew all along what he was saying and maybe we should have listened to him. There is always next time, it's never to late to start listening to our awesome God.
Nancy
