Eternally Minded

Proverbs 3:13-15: Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding, for the gain from her is better than gain from silver and her profit better than gold. She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire can compare with her. It stood out to me recently that there are few things in the Bible mentioned as being worth more than gold, silver, or rubies. Wisdom, the Law of the Lord, and good words are some of them.  "The price of wisdom is above rubies." Job 28:18 What is wisdom?  Wisdom, according to the internet, is "the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment; the quality of being wise." The Bible says something else:  The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight. (Proverbs 9:10)  Wisdom’s instruction is to fear the Lord, and humility comes before honor. (Proverbs 15:33) What is 'the fear of the Lord'? [God] said, ‘Behold, the fear of the ...

"And when they saw Him they were amazed: and his mother said unto Him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing. And He said unto them, How is it that ye sought Me? wist ye not that I must be about My Father's business." Luke 2:48-49 This week I have been about my to-do list. Christmas is coming, school is getting to be a lot more work, applying for secondary schooling is around the corner, keeping on top of chores is always a struggle, and on and on it goes. I am known to not know my limit and to say 'yes' to everything. Almost everyday this week I've come home overwhelmed to the point of tears. I wake up to a huge pile of work and am too exhausted to think of trying to get it done. Is this how Christ wants us to live? NO! I've always struggled with being too busy. Not that business is always wrong, but what is the point of being busy? At the end of the day what does it profit? One more thing off t...