IF I WOULD
Today's reading: Proverbs 5-6

"...If only I hadn't demanded my own way! Oh, why didn't I listen..." Proverbs 5:12-13 NLT

Quite possibly you, like I, have a long list of things that could have gone better or easier or have been avoided if only I hadn't wanted my own way.

It's seldom that I have the knowledge in front of me as to what I need to do, it's just that I choose to not follow through--or exhibit wisdom.

'My own way' has gotten me into a heap of trouble, in pickles I never wanted to be in and in situations where apologies were needed to mend relationships.

If only I hadn't demanded my own way...

Oh, why didn't I listen...