The way of a fool seems right to him, but a wise man listens to advice.

Proverbs 12:15, NIV

Despite all the dumb mistakes I have made in life, I do have one or two things sprinkled in that have truly served me well. Among the latter, acquiring the practice of reading from God's Word at the beginning of each day has changed my life. For more years than I can remember, I have added to my regular Bible study the habit of reading from one chapter from the Book of Psalms or Proverbs each day. Since there are 150 Psalms and 31 chapters in Proverbs, that works out to a complete reading of these two books every half-year. And though it rarely takes more than five minutes each morning, this routine has genuinely changed my life.

It's like the Proverb above. It literally takes less than 5 seconds to read it, but you can roll around your brain the message it contains for the rest of the day. And if we will really consider the magnificent truth it reveals, it has the power to change your life! Just think of how many people you run across in a typical day who wouldn't take advice if their life were to depend on it. Because of this stubborn and foolish behavior, they often find themselves in difficulties that cause them to believe that life is just not fair. However, had they just accepted some of the advice that is so clearly revealed within God's Word, their troubles would likely diminish to the point that they felt that life was pretty good. More than fair, one might even conclude.

What I have been able to enjoy for many years now is the daily injection of God's wisdom into my mind that has helped me through countless situations. Take the Proverb that states, "The lips of a fool invite a beating, but a wise man holds his tongue". It took me a long, long time to learn the importance of this passage, but the few times I have actually put it into practice have allowed me to see the great benefits of just one of God's truths. I only wish I had learned to acquire this habit in my younger years, for it surely would have saved me more than one beating.

The fact is that there are many simple truths contained in God's Word that have the ability to change our entire lives. The question is, do we see it? An even more important question is, will we do it? It's something to think about, isn't it, and all for the incredibly low price of about five minutes of your time each day. Who knows, you might even run across a sentence or two that completely changes your life.