You're listening to Encounter, a simple daily podcast of sacred and mindful meditations

to help you encounter the divine presence of God all throughout your day.

If you want to have free access to the entire library of 500 meditations, I encourage

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Researchers at Cornell University estimate we make 35,000 remotely conscious decisions each day.

200 decisions each day on food all alone. You are already choosing.

In every moment of every day, what to do and what to care about.

So change is as simple as choosing to care about something wise and not harmful.

It's really that simple. It's also really not that easy.

So our theme for this meditation from Proverbs chapter 13 is learning to choose wisely.

Choosing life is every morning choosing joy, happiness, and wisdom.

Even when mistakes are made, to feel the freedom to recenter and surrender once again to the grace

of God and continue to choose wisely. So as we begin, rest here confident in the wisdom he offers

freely in the face of endless decisions. Whether at the beginning or the end of your day,

be it peace knowing that none of your choices surprise God. The wise path you seek has already been

chosen. The wise choice you hope to make has already been made. So continue now by taking three

deep belly breaths as your eyes drift from open into a soft focus to finally closed.

Just trust in this place of divine wisdom. It's time of heavenly understanding in this moment of

eternal insight from God, spirit, and sun. Prepare by listening and praying through this passage from

1 Corinthians chapter 15 and respond softly, Lord God, help me remember to walk with the wise.

Don't fool yourselves. So Lord God, help me remember to walk with the wise.

Bad friends will destroy you. So Lord God, help me remember to walk with the wise.

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