Getting the Best Out of Life

"How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen over silver, Proverbs 16:16."




     Everyone is given the opportunity to get the best out of life. It is God's will for each of us and predestined if we will make the right choices. With each day we are given the freedom to choose. If our choices are quality, they will produce quality results. On the other hand if they are poor, they will produce poor results. The most basic decision we must make concerning life is, what results are we looking for? Our life's experience can be beneath average, average, above average, or extraordinary. The beauty is, the choice is ours. We all fall in one of these categories. The truth about decision making is, they are the product of wisdom, knowledge, understanding and experiences. These afford us the advantage of choosing with some frame of reference. The beauty is wisdom, knowledge, understanding, and experiences work in all circumstances. According to the above verse in Proverbs, nothing can be compared to them. If there is a tragedy about the them it would be to make poor choices with the right information and experience. I call this an over-riding of the will. It means that you have the necessities to make the proper choice, but decide to something else. Decisions such as these are the product of our habits. Bad habits lead to bad decisions which produce bad results.
     If we are to get the best out of life, we must choose the right things. The right things are the things of God. The wisdom of God, His knowledge and understanding. When these are chosen, they produce quality experiences in life. Despite the problems that are associated with living, we can still have the best out of life. The wisdom, knowledge, and understanding of which we speak are given to address the issues of life. Whether we are dealing with the negative or positive, they will guide us to the right choices so that the experience will end in a productive manner. Even when dealing with the most difficult circumstances, we can enjoy a profitable end. Choosing God's wisdom, knowledge, and understanding will give us a godly and heavenly view of human and earthly matters. They will allow us to see things from HIS perspective giving us the choice of victory or defeat.
     Now if our choices are life and death, it is certain that we will choose life. The life that God gives is the result of HIS wisdom, knowledge, and understanding. These lead to experiences that make life enjoyable and they produce God's will and intentions for us. His desire is for us to have the best of everything. As we respond to the matters of each day in God's wisdom, knowledge, and understanding, we can be assured that they will produce the results of which we are looking for. In 2011 rather than make new year's resolutions, let us be resolved to make good choices. As the Word of God encourages us, "choose this day whom you will serve."  To get the best out of life, we must choose the best that life gives. It is not gold or silver, but the wisdom, knowledge, and understanding that comes from above. Let 2011 be the best year of your life.