EYE ON THE PRIZE
Today's reading: Proverbs 4

"Getting wisdom is the most important thing you can do!..If you prize wisdom, she will exalt you..." Proverbs 4:7-8 NLT

I'll admit, for a lot of my years I've prized being right more than being wise.

And when I was right, it did happen on occasion, the prized feeling didn't last very long at all. It was a constant battle to remain right, to stay ahead of what was right, to always be right. It was something that puffed me up for a while with pride, but soon burst my bubble as I was also on many occasions  wrong--very wrong, dead wrong.

But being wise, and I do feel as if I am attaining wisdom tiny bit by tiny bit, is a greater feeling.

It's a feeling that goes deeper.

It's a feeling that lasts beyond the issue.

It's a feeling that settles and calms.

It's a character trait that impacts more lives than my own.

I've got to keep my eye on the prize of wisdom.