Proverbs 4:7-8 The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever you get, get insight. Prize her highly, and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her.

Psalm 111:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding.

Read these from January 6 article of Our Daily Journey written by Mart De Haan.

1. What’s at the center of our attention is what has us. King David is a positive and negative example of this. Whatever he gave his attention to either “make him” or “break him”.
2. God loves us enough to accept us as we are but He loves us too much to leave us that way. Could anything be better? (Philippians 1:6)
3. Nothing is so relevant as eternal. A Jewish man, Asaph learned this while struggling with feelings of envy, disappointment, and doubt.(Psalm 73)
4. Attack problems, not people. I get the two confused until I remember the words and spirit of Christ. ( Matthew 5:43-44)
5. To change, we must want something else more than what we now have. Scripture say we will find the Lord only when we look for Him with all our heart. (Jeremiah 29:13)
6. Live for what you will not regret when you die. “What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life?” (Matthew 16:26)
7. The secret of abundance is found not in what we have, but in what we enjoy (or are thankful for). Paul expressed this in Philippians 4.
8. Fear God – not to run from Him but to Him. This might be even more basic than loving Him (Proverbs 1:7; 9:10)
9. We can learn more from our critics than our admirers. Some tell us how wonderful we are. Others tell us the truth. (Proverbs 27:6; Psalm 141:5)
10. When I am in the presence of God, it seems profoundly unbecoming to demand anything. (F. Schaeffer). None understood this better than our Lord who said, “Nevertheless, not my will but yours, be done.” (Luke 22:42)