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TODAY'S VERSE
Listen to advice and accept instruction and in the end you will
be wise. Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the Lord's
purpose that prevails.
-- Proverbs 19:20-21

THOUGHT:
"Man proposes, heaven disposes." Most of us rush to give advice
and make grandiose plans. The Wiseman reminds us that wisdom comes
from submitting to instruction for a significant period of time and
then, only at the end of long listening does it come. If you are
like me, you would do much better to let your plans ripen a bit
more in the light of the Lord before you launch into them. I am
comforted that James, the wisdom writer of the New Testament,
reminds us that God will give that wisdom if we seek it and not
doubt. But while we pray for wisdom, let's pray also for patience
to listen to the Lord's truth in Scripture so we may recognize
wisdom when it comes!

PRAYER:
Almighty God, teach me your ways and help me discern your paths
for my life. I have so many plans and schemes, but I know if they
are not from you, they will not stand. Lead me to your wisdom and I
will not only seek to know it, but also seek to live it by the
power supplied by your Holy Spirit. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.