He stores up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity. Proverbs 2:7, TLV

Are You Intimidated by God’s “Menu?”     Imagine that. Our Heavenly Father stores up all the wisdom we’ll ever need. It’s waiting there for us. We don’t have to steal it, borrow it, or wish we had it. It’s His gift to us. He releases it not all at once, but bit by bit as we read His word. We simply have to choose to do it.

A dear friend commented the other day that viewing Proverbs as a menu was life-changing for her.

Have you ever been to restaurants where there are pages and pages of delicious and inviting options? It can be intimidating. Sometimes there are too many options. You feel overwhelmed. After a while we just want to choose a peanut butter and jelly sandwich from the kid’s menu and call it a day.

Proverbs can be like that. All the sound wisdom stored up in thirty-one chapters can be so intimidating we want to move on and not even attempt to journey through them.

How Can We Choose One Thing?

Let’s follow my friend’s analogy. Part of our intimidation with a huge menu is that we have to choose one thing. What will be the thing we enjoy eating the most? Most times, we don’t know.

Now, what if we ate at that restaurant every day, rather than once in a while? If we could visit this restaurant every day, we would probably try new foods more often, and on other days, know that those comforting foods are waiting for us. Either way the menu is no longer intimidating. It simply becomes the way to enjoy our freshly prepared meal each day — something to look forward to.

What We Need Each Day

That’s the storehouse of wisdom our Father has for us. Each day, the Holy Spirit helps us select the meal we need. Sometimes it is an unexpected choice. Other times, the meal is a well-needed comfort. Once it’s served, we can dig in and enjoy the nourishment designed for us. All we need to do is grab our “menu” and read through it until we find today’s selection.  And how amazing is that?

Think More About It

Do you feel sometimes intimidated by God’s “menu” of wisdom? How do you manage the selection.

Until tomorrow, remember all we ever need is stored up for us to enjoy each day, my friends.

So teach us to number our days,
so that we may get a heart of wisdom. Psalm 90:12, TLV

None of us has control over our final day. For that reason, having the mindset of gratitude and appreciation helps us see what our role in those remaining days can be. This verse says that if we are aware that our days our “numbered” by God, we place ourselves in a position to grow in wisdom.

So, what does this have to do with Israel? Or the Jewish people? I guess Israelis—Jewish and Arab—know the value of each day. That there is no promise for tomorrow. Let’s agree together for them and us to seek wisdom for each day. Wisdom that can change lives. Leaving a legacy for those who follow. Yes? God bless you!