Leaders Remember to Remember

Proverbs 7:1 &4a (NIV) My son, keep [remember] my words [follow my advice] [do what I tell you] and store [treasure] up my commands within you [stick to it]….Love Wisdom like a sister…

One can't follow advice if one does not choose to remember it: remembering is a result of an attitude adjustment – learning to "treasure" the commands and paying attention to the instruction that flows from Wisdom found in one place. The opposite way of living is called foolishness. In the first nine chapters, both Wisdom and foolishness are presented in the feminine and the latter as a seductive, but “religious,” adulteress (see verse 14). She is attractive: provocative; stimulating; enticing; full of energy; and, she even smells good. How easy it is to be sucked into the way of the world, and sometimes the distinctions are subtle. The seduction mimics the real. Are you remembering to remember to do business God's way?

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