Proverbs 24:13-14 — Wise Saying #26

READ THIS: Proverbs 24:13-14, Wise Saying #26

13 Eat honey, my son, for it is good; honey from the comb is sweet to your taste. 14 Know also that wisdom is like honey for you: If you find it, there is a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.

WHAT’S THIS MEAN, ANYWAY?

SAVE THE BEES!!! 

No, sorry, wait, that's not the point of this proverb. But, seriously, have you ever looked into the health benefits of honey? Honey is tied to healthier arteries, lower stress, and it might even support a healthier gut microbiome! Those are just some of the benefits of eating honey...if you were to ask my dad (and the internet), honey can also work great when applied to burns. Honey is just good for you, AND it tastes good! 

All of that applies to wisdom, too. Wisdom is good for you, and at the end of your days, it will taste pretty good, too. In the moment, it might be painful, like applying honey to a burn, but, in the end, it helps. We will be faced with situations where we badly want to choose the unwise option, but when we do that, it hurts us eventually. Take the idea of going to bed at a reasonable time...in the short term, the option that feels the best is staying up just a bit later so we don't miss out or so that we can laugh a little bit more at whatever memes we're looking at. In the long term, though, that affects our health, physically and mentally. We start to be more susceptible to colds, and we start to think that other people don't like us just because we're tired. If we choose to go to bed at a normal time most nights, then, sure, in the short term, we might miss out on some things, but in the long term...man, it's sweet. We can be fully awake for the moments that matter most. 

That's just one example of wisdom being sweet like honey, but there are so many more!

THINK ABOUT IT:

1. What is an example from your own life where wisdom was sweet like honey in the long term?

2. Where is your hope right now? Like what keeps you hopeful? Where would be the wisest place to put your hope in?

TRY THIS:
 
I dare you to eat some honey today. Think about the proverb, and when you have a choice to make, think what would not just be sweet in the moment, but would also be sweet/good for you in the long term....like honey!

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