Good morning. Welcome back to the morning mindset and yeah I realize you may not be listening to this in the morning but that's the intention with which I come to these morning mindsets, is that we all get into a habit of starting out our day with the opportunity, with an intentionality to set our minds in alignment with the truth of God's word that he

reveals to us in the scripture. In these last few episodes we've been talking about

the nature of a proverb. A proverb is a wise saying and it may apply in the

majority of circumstances but doesn't always apply.

And so in order to know how to apply the wisdom of a proverb to the situations that we face

in life, we need to have an overall sense of wisdom. That comes from God. And in Proverbs chapter 4

we've been looking at the benefits of wisdom and what wisdom brings to our skill set,

to our approach to life that enables us to build a life based

on wise choices.

And as we look a little further into Proverbs chapter 4 today, I want to look down in

verses 20 and following. The writer is writing apparently to his son or someone he

sees as a son and he says in verse 20, my son pay attention to what I say.

Turn your ear to my words. Do not let them out of your sight, keep within your heart for they are life to those who find them

and health to one's whole body

Now let's stop and think about this for a second, there's some pretty grand promises there, especially if we don't understand the nature of a proverb.

Now, generally speaking, which is how we have to approach a proverb, because they are general in nature. He's saying when you

listen to wise counsel, when you keep it close to you, you are going to find life for yourself.

And what I think he means by life is a good life, an extraordinary way of living.

Because wisdom is guiding your steps. It's guiding your perspective on the world

which in turn affects the decisions that you make. You won't be making foolish decisions

because wisdom is your mindset.

It's what guides you.

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