Life-changing Wisdom

Incline your ear to wisdom, And apply your heart to understanding.

Proverbs 2:2

Some years ago, I was at a men’s retreat. The speaker issued a challenge to the group, which he said would change our lives: read one chapter of the book of Proverbs each day for a year. Since there are thirty-one chapters in Proverbs, reading a chapter a day would equal reading the whole book each month (reading two chapters on one day in the months with only thirty days). Reading the entire book of Proverbs twelve times in a year, he said, would change our lives.

Well, I accepted his challenge. In fact, I did it more than once. And I remember the incredible impact it had on my life. Almost without fail, I would read a verse in the morning that would have some bearing on an event that took place during that day. The Proverbs of Solomon are the most practical, hands-on truths one could ever hope to find. And to saturate my mind with those truths day after day for a year turned out to be a powerful tonic for my spiritual life.

Anyone who takes seriously the wisdom of the book of Proverbs will experience these blessings, and many more, as a result.