Wisdom Waits, and Sometimes Even Stalls

My takeaway from today's devotional based on the last few chapters of the book "A Woman After God's Own Heart" by Elizabeth George.

Proverbs 19:2 says, "It is not good... to be hasty and miss the way".

This brings to mind an instance when both Ryan and I foolishly allowed ourselves to be pressured into making a hasty decision. We coughed up a not-so-insignificant amount of money in the middle of the night, and the next day we woke up feeling stupid and duped.

Nothing beats the carefully-thought-of-and-prayed-for course of action. I do realize that there are some situations that are just screaming for a quick decision like a one-day 70% sale on a favorite brand. I now call them "fake urgencies".

Opportunities that pass us by while we do our thinking and praying homework might actually be good ones, but the nobler aim is to go for the best. Always.

So think- and pray- before making that impulsive decision.