Pastor Bell's Words To Live By

he who has an ear!

Intelligent children make their parents proud; lazy students embarrass their parents. The empty-headed treat life as a plaything; the perceptive grasp its meaning and make a go of it. Refuse good advice and watch your plans fail; take good counsel and watch them succeed

(Proverbs 15:20-22, The Message).

People who are quick to change what they do and how they do it are termed intelligent. Having information alone does not amount to anything if you do not know how to use the information available to you. Life is short at the best of times so we are encouraged to grasp each and every opportunity and above all seek good advice in doing so.

There is an old ditty that says if you fail to plan you are in essence planning to fail. However, good plans fail because of narrow consultation and this is where intelligence comes to the fore. Wisdom dictates that you try to look at opportunity from a variety of angles and not be confined to one particular view. Perspective is a wonderful gift we are given and when used properly, we are able to see things that were not visible before and hence we can make informed choices.

Today ask the Lord to send wise counsellors into your circle and when they come, listen to them, even though you may not always agree with what you are been told, still listen ‘for in the multitude of counsel there is safety’ (Prov. 24:6). Lift up your eyes to the hills and heed the words of the sage; listen to good advice if you want to live well like an honoured guest among wise men and women (v.31 paraphrased).

Read Proverbs 15