Watch, Pray, Consider... and Grow Wise

07/29/99

“I went past the field of the sluggard, past the vineyard of the man who lacks judgment; thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins. I APPLIED MY HEART TO WHAT I OBSERVED AND LEARNED A LESSON FROM WHAT I SAW: ...” (Prov. 24:30-32). Did you catch that? The thing that characterized the life of someone that God called wise was the discipline to apply his heart to and learn from the everyday things that happened around him. I don’t want to walk through life oblivious. I want to take notice of and learn from the things God brings my way to instruct and change me. But it takes work on my part! It won’t just drop into my lap. I want to make the most of EVERY opportunity. And I know you do too. : ) —dw 8:59 a.m.