Future Wisdom

Did you know that some advice is offered on the layaway plan? You may have no need of it today, but it can be stored in your mind and reserved for some later date. I use advice today that I laid away years ago - advice that made little sense to me as a teenager but has wisdom I can fully appreciate today.

Someone gave me advice on how to keep a job before I even filled out my first resume, advice on how to handle bills before I ever had any, and advice about marriage long before I ever started dating. (My parents told me the best way to keep my marriage healthy was to "board up the kitchen and eat out.")

I couldn't use much of that advice in the fourth grade, but I still listened. And when the day came that I got a job, got my first bill, and said, "I do," I had a storehouse of good advice to draw from.

When someone gives you good advice, don't tune it out because you don't feel you need it right now. Put it on lay-away. Keep it in reserve. Who knows? It could come in very handy today.

Bumper Sticker for the Day:

The shelf life of good advice is forever.

Thoughts to Ponder

Has someone given you good advice that you plan to use later? What is it?

Why do you think it's wise to have some good advice stored up before you need it?

Prayer
Lord, help me to accept all the good advice I can - some for today, the rest for tomorrow.