Do you ever read a sentence or a verse that jumps off the page at you, grabs you by the collar, and says "pay attention -- there's a reason you landed on this page today?"
The below bible verse (Proverbs 19:8) has slightly different wording depending on the translation, but the meaning remains consistent. The verse struck me today because wisdom is for our good and well-being, but wisdom can initially be painful. I've experienced the world-shaking kind of changes that came once I prayed for wisdom, pulled my ostrich head out of the sand, looked around and saw the truth. Gaining wisdom truly opens our eyes to things that may initially be painful (there's a reason our eyes were closed to them in the first place), but the work (and thus healing) can't begin until wisdom is sought.
This verse also hit me today because it talks about gaining wisdom and keeping understanding. Every painful event in our lives has a lesson that must be learned or we're bound to repeat our part of what put us there. So there's a difference between obtaining and keeping something. My hope and my goal is to not waste valuable time relearning the same lessons - a lesson gained should be a lesson remembered.
He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; he who cherishes understanding prospers.
He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; He who keeps understanding will find good.
He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
Very true ! How can we hope to improve ourselves if we do not learn from our mistakes. Keep up the good work !
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