Walk in Wisdom: It Is Not Too Late

Reflection

I was sitting in my comfortable chair the other morning, a blanket warming my legs on a brisk, quiet day, when memories from years past came to mind. I began thinking about how foolish and rebellious I once was. I thought about the times I could have listened, could have heeded, could have taken hold of wisdom sooner. Maybe some things would look different now.

But life is not like a television show that travels back in time to erase old scenes. We cannot return and rewrite those days. Yet even in that realization, there is hope. God does not call us to live in regret. He calls us to walk in wisdom today.

Proverbs tells us that the Lord teaches us in the way of wisdom and leads us in right paths. That means we are not left alone to figure it out after our mistakes. When we choose now to walk in wisdom, He guides our steps. The past may hold memories, but it does not have to hold our direction.

You might have had seasons like that too, years of going your own way, with flashes of memories that still come to mind. But those days are behind you. Today is the day to take fast hold of instruction. Today is the day to listen closely to the Lord. Today is the day to walk in wisdom.

God is merciful. He is patient. He teaches, leads, and steadies our steps, even after we have wandered. When we hold on to His instruction, it becomes life to us right where we are.