Invited To The Prom

Exalt her and she shall promote thee: She shall bring thee to honour, when thou doest embrace her.
Proverbs 4:8

 It is the time of the year when our teenagers are jockeying for an invitation to proms and ring dances. I find it hilarious at some of the antics teens will do to win that elusive invitation. Solomon is describing wisdom in the verse above and he does not require us to perform childish antics to win. Simply, exalt and embrace are the actions we are required to be promoted and honored.
 Seems simple enough, right? And it usually is, while we are sitting quietly in meditation. But while in the real world, we often chose to postpone using wisdom when posed with temptation or angered by others.  And the result is always the same – demotion and disgrace at failing to follow our calling. How sad that we miss our invitation to the dance by simply forgetting to accept the invitation to embrace wisdom in our daily lives. Instead of rolling in the mud with the pigs, let’s get all dressed up to go to a dance of honor hosted by our friend, wisdom.