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your Father God’s advice for you today. Learn and develop are the key verbs. Wisdom does not just come overnight. We learn what is right as we read the book of Proverbs. Then we have a responsibility to apply what we learn. Each time we do what we know is right, we forge paths of obedience in our characters. Does that make sense? Wise choices and good judgment become your “new groove.” And that’s a good thing!
    Let’s Pray
    Lord, please teach me what is right and help me to apply what I learn.

    One Year Bible Reading
    Genesis 41:17–42:17; Matthew 13:24-46; Psalm 18:1-15; Proverbs 4:1-6

January 21

    Crown of Beauty
    Whoever thinks that the godly life of wisdom is a life of sparseness or drabness or poorness is absolutely dead wrong. God is the King of the entire universe. He alone made the diamonds from coal. He alone created gold and snowflakes, waterfalls and sunsets. God loves to make things that have beauty and nobility. And we, as daughters of God, are actually princesses. Romans tells us that we are heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ; so keep this in mind as we read this lovely description in today’s Wisdom for Women.
          “Getting wisdom is the most important thing you can do!
               And whatever else you do, get good judgment.
          If you prize wisdom, she will exalt you.
               Embrace her and she will honor you.
          She will place a lovely wreath on your head;
               she will present you with a beautiful crown.”
          My child, listen to me and do as I say,
               and you will have a long, good life.
    PROVERBS 4:7-10
    Crowns. Wisdom will present you with a beautiful crown. Crowns are both valuable and weighty. In the Kremlin in Moscow the actual crowns worn by past rulers are displayed. Some are large, heavily encrusted with jewels. The person wearing it would always be aware that they had it on and aware of all that it meant. With a crown came great responsibility. When Queen Esther put on her royal robes and crown it was not just to rule, it was to serve.
    And so, dear sisters, may we wear God’s wisdom as a crown, a crown of nobility and honor and beauty.
    Make It Personal . . . Live It Out!
    We women wear many hats: daughter, friend, cook, shopper, organizer, sister, counselor, homemaker, teacher, wife, mother. The question is, do you do what you do with honor? Embrace wisdom! I know—you might be thinking , I can’t! I fail. Okay, I agree; none of us can, in our own strength.
    Let’s Pray
    Lord, here I am again, like an empty cup held up to you. Please fill me with your wisdom that I may live with honor and beauty.

    One Year Bible Reading
    Genesis 42:18–43:34; Matthew 13:47–14:12; Psalm 18:16-36; Proverbs 4:7-10

January 22

    Guided
          I guide you in the way of wisdom
               and lead you along straight paths.
          When you walk, your steps will not be hampered;
               when you run, you will not stumble.
          Hold on to instruction, do not let it go;
               guard it well, for it is your life.
    PROVERBS 4:11-13 ( NIV )
    This is the ever-recurring picture of life being like a journey.
    Alice, in Alice in Wonderland , came to a fork in the road.
    “Which road do I take?” she asked.
    “Where do you want to go?” responded the Cheshire cat.
    “I don’t know,” Alice answered.
    “Then,” said the cat, “it doesn’t matter.”
    But, dear sisters, your life does matter; therefore, it is important that you head in the right direction. Each step that you take, each decision that you make takes you further along the path for better or worse.
    If you have a GPS in your car, you program in the address of where you need to go, your destination. The GPS then plots the best and shortest path. It guides you along the way with arrows letting you know when and where to turn. One of the greatest things is the voice. If you make a