So you are having a bad day and then out of nowhere you receive an email alert on your phone. You open the email and there it is; a picture of a cute cat hanging on a tree limb next to a little quote that says, “hang in there!” YAY! Problem solved! Your day is no longer a bad day, because you can put your trust in that little quote that turned everything around. OR HAS IT? Can you place your trust just in any quote or proverb, even if it has cute pictures of cats and dogs?
The book of Proverbs often personifies wisdom as a woman. In fact, all of chapter 8 is a poem about "lady wisdom." We do the same thing when we personify luck as "lady luck."
So where do you put your trust? Lady Luck or Lady Wisdom? How many times has lady luck walked out on you? Can we really count on luck? And we live in a world that puts more trust in luck than it does in God’s truth / wisdom. So where do you put your trust? Luck or Wisdom?
Luck will run out; but God is faithful. Luck doesn’t forgive sins, luck does not heal a broken relationship, luck does not help overcome addiction; luck cannot get you into heaven.
Luck always fails when we need it the most, but God is always faithful. We live in a world that wants to feel good, to be happy, and feel complete. There are so many antidotes, quotes, and proverbs floating around in cards, emails, and signs. When it comes to wisdom, consider the source. Can the source of that tidbit of wisdom back it up with some form of promise or truth? God does not stoop to trying to make us feel good with fluff; instead He keeps His truth
simple and easy to understand. If you want life, blessings, and the truest of treasures, you are not going to find it in a greeting card, a lottery win, or in a popularity contest. The greatest of all blessings comes when we can put our trust in the one God who is always faithful and whose wisdom is always
applicable. The book of Proverbs is filled with many quotable quotes that
encourage us to focus on things that matter most. The word “Proverb” simply means: be like this. So read Proverbs 3:9-18, and be like that. - VIC
“9 Honor the Lord with your wealth with the firstfruits of all your crops;
10 then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine. 11 My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline, and do not resent his rebuke, 12 because the Lord disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in. 13 Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding, 14 for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold. 15 She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her. 16 Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor. 17 Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace. 18 She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her; those who hold her fast will be blessed.” Proverbs 3:9-18 NIV
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