Listen to Advice

Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise. Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails. — Proverbs 19:20-21 

God commands me to listen to his advice.

I don't always read my Bible every day, but I try to.

And God wants me to accept His discipline.

That's much harder for me.

He reminds me that I have many plans in my heart.

But not all of them are the Lord's.

And it's the Lord's purpose that prevails.

Whether I'm part of that purpose or not.

Listen to Advice

Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise. — Proverbs 19:20

I don't like listening to advice.

I'm apt to ignore it.

But God asks me to listen to advice.

To pay attention to it and to accept discipline.

Something I often try to avoid.

But God tells me if I accept discipline I will be counted as wise.

Go figure.

God's discipline will help to prune me into the person He intends for me to be.

Pruning can be painful.

But once the deadwood is trimmed away, new life has the opportunity to grow in me.

Put on Love

So, chosen by God for this new life of love, dress in the wardrobe God picked out for you: compassion, kindness, humility, quiet strength, discipline. Be even-tempered, content with second place, quick to forgive an offense. Forgive as quickly and completely as the Master forgave you. And regardless of what else you put on, wear love. It’s your basic, all-purpose garment. Never be without it. — Colossians 3:14 The Message

God asks us to put on love every day, just as we put on clothes for the day ahead.

When we put on His Fruit of the Spirit, He helps us get through the day with contentment.

God chose us for this new life of love.

He gives us the wardrobe we need to succeed at life.

Kindness, quiet strength, self-disciplines, humility.

These are not easy to come by.

It is only with God's help that we can get dressed and ready to face the day ahead.

Listen to Advice

Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise. — Proverbs 19:20

It is not always easy to listen to advice.

And for me, it's even harder to accept discipline.

However, we will be counted among the wise when we accept discipline from God. 

Today we hiked to the top of Cowles Mt.

Then we continued on to Pyles Peak.

It was quite the hike!

Fortunately, the air was cool.

It was a beautiful day.