Good Advise

Can you remember as a youngster when you started gaining some independence and the advise everyone had for you about how to do things and all the do’s and don’ts of the world? They had a tendency to echo in our mind as we went about the world finding guidance and truth in our elder’s instructions. I guess the one instruction that had a lot to do with keeping me on the straight and narrow was my fathers advise about people watching and reporting the things I might be doing. He stressed the fact that I probably don’t know everyone he knows, so if I didn’t want something getting back to him, maybe I shouldn’t do it to begin with. I think that fits everywhere in life, don’t you?
The pencil maker took the finished pencil aside and said, “Before I put you into the box and send you out into the world there are five things you must know. Always remember them and you will become the best pencil you can be. One. You will be able to do great things, but only if you allow yourself to be held in someone’s hand. Two. You will experience a painful sharpening from time to time, but you’ll need it to become a better pencil. Three. You will be able to correct any mistakes you might make. Four. The most important part of you will always be inside. Five. On every surface you are used on, you must leave your mark. No matter what the condition, you must continue to write.” The pencil understood, promised to remember and went into the box with purpose in its heart. Now place yourself in the position of the pencil and think of perhaps the instructions given by God before your birth, always to remember them, never forget and you will become the best person you can. “One. You will be able to do great things, but only if you allow yourself to be held in My hands and allow others to access you for the many gifts you possess. Two. You will experience a painful sharpening from time to time, but you’ll need it to become a better person. Three. You will be able to correct any mistakes you might make. Four. The most important part of you will be what’s on the inside. Five. On every surface you walk, you must leave your mark. No matter the situation you must continue to do your duties.” By understanding and remembering, let us proceed with our life on this earth having a meaningful purpose in our heart.
[Proverbs; Chapters 1-9] Reading these nine chapters you’ll discover the ultimate father/son talk of all times. Solomon has recorded for us the advice given to him by his father David. I can’t help but feel that if every father relayed this same advise to their son, how much different a world we would be living in today. Where did David get such wisdom himself? I have to believe it came from God, and God has seen to it that this wisdom has been recorded and safely kept, passed along through the generations. Well, I guess it’s no secret not every father has taught his son and not every son has adhered to God’s Word. Even Solomon himself went out into the world and tried everything with the words of his father echoing in his ears. But Solomon and the other writers of Proverbs have recorded much eye opening advise for anyone who desires to be wise. Our youth need to be instructed in the ways of the Lord. It must be what God desires for why else would this recorded wisdom from God’s people have survived for thousands of years? As Christians we hold the truth and are instructed to plant the seeds of the fear of God into men for, the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, and life eternal.