Wisdom

I have recently started to journal again. I find that if I don't journal, or talk about whatever I have read in the Bible, I retain very little and learn very little. But it is amazing how many different things God can teach me when I write from just one verse. Last night, I planned to read Matt 8, coz at QPAS we started journalling one chapter of Matt a day, so I thought I would continue with that. But instead, I flicked open my Bible and it went straight to Proverbs 19:20 "Listen to advice and accept instruction and you will become wise" and then God started to speak to me.

I realised that I am coming to a point in my life of "growing up" as in, I am about to finish school, I can drive, I am working more now, therefore have more money... I am not officially an adult for another year, but as I get closer to finishing school, I am realising that many of the responsibilities of being an adult are coming in my direction very quickly! Especially since next year I intend to work fulltime to fund Canada... which is another thing kids don't do... So this verse spoke multitudes to me. I know that I can develop arrogance and the know-it-all syndrome quite easily, and think that I have it all clued, but truth is, I am still really young, and a lot can be learned from the older and wiser. My focus was on the driving thing, just because I have a licence doesn't mean I can drive, and I need to LISTEN to what others say. So that's just it... listen and accept to become wise in the things that begin to shape my "adult life" ...