A victory of wisdom

So I wrote two fantastic posts last night. And when finished with both I said to myself, "you're going to be sorry you posted that..."

So they're sitting there in the edit box and probably only two pastor friends will be the beneficiary of them. Blogging friends, does that ever happen to you? It does to me a lot. If nothing else it's cathartic to write about whatever it was at the time.

I hate when that happens.

And at the same time I feel a victory.

Choosing wisdom IS victory. The Bible says "Getting wisdom is the wisest thing you can do! And whatever else you do, develop good judgment." Proverbs 4:7

I feel a victory of wisdom right now. I blogged last night and can still respect myself in the morning.

All victories aren't accompanied by loud fanfare...some are just quiet victories yet powerful nonetheless.

Have an awesome day at church, everybody!

Comments

Melissa said…

YES! I have many posts that just sit in the edit position that are not about to be posted for all to see because the Lord stops me. Then I have done the stupid thing of posting and realizing I should have stopped and thought it through. Wisdom is definitely a victory!

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