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“Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future.” Proverbs 19:20 (ESV)

Barely a teenager, I was in that funny stage when a girl wants to become more “girlie,” yet cannot leave behind her tomboyish ways. Our family was visiting friends on their farm and having a blast until a downpour of rain made my parents decide to return to the city. All was good and our vehicle was packed, when my dad realized the tires on our vehicle were spinning in the mud. The car was stationary on a slightly muddy hill.

Dad honked the horn for the guys to come help push the vehicle. I had the bright idea to get out and push it with them. Daddy said something as I was getting out of the car, but I only half-heard it, because of my determination to be “one of the guys.” I think he said, “You should stay in the car; you don’t want to push the car in ‘that’ mud…” Well, I did, and as the “mud” began covering our clothes, arms, legs and hair, I realized that it wasn’t simply mud. Because of the farm animals, there was a good percentage of cow manure mixed in with the mud. Let’s just say we didn’t look or smell very good! My pride felt somewhat like the manure covering my body. The trip back home gave my family a reason to chuckle and memories were made about a young girl who should’ve listened to her Dad.

Wonder how many things we miss when we don’t listen to God? Sometimes He warns us about something that is coming around the corner, but we don’t care to listen to what He is saying. The end-result can be messy and, in some cases, hard to forget if we disregard His wisdom. The best solution is simply to pause and listen – trusting in our Wisdom Giver.

“Dear Lord, may we always listen to Your voice as You always want what is best for us.”

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