Joyful is the person who finds wisdom,
    the one who gains understanding.
¹⁴ For wisdom is more profitable than silver,
    and her wages are better than gold.
¹⁵ Wisdom is more precious than rubies;
    nothing you desire can compare with her.
¹⁶ She offers you long life in her right hand,
    and riches and honor in her left.
¹⁷ She will guide you down delightful paths;
    all her ways are satisfying.
¹⁸ Wisdom is a tree of life to those who embrace her;
    happy are those who hold her tightly.  Proverbs 3:13-18

With promises of long life, joy, and guidance, – why wouldn’t we seek after wisdom?  We can search it out in a book called Proverbs, filled with pithy sayings, usually using one or two verses filled with Biblical truths, principles, and promises. Rick Warren puts it this way: ““God’s tweets are called The Book of Proverbs.” 

Recently, I challenged my middle-school-aged grandkids to read through Proverbs with me. The way we set it up was to read 10 verses at a time on the chapter that correlated with the month’s day.  Using this method, it took us three months to complete the first round.   For example, today is October 1^st, so the assignment would be to read Proverbs 1:1-10. Tomorrow on October 2^nd, we would read Proverbs 2:1-10. Next month, the ten verses read would be 11-20. And so on.  

TIP:  Don’t wait until the first of the month to start.  I delayed this idea for a long time – waiting to remember on the 1^st day of a month.  JUST START – whatever day it happens to be. 

We read separately on our own time, looking for a verse that stood out or might be a favorite from the reading.  We then reported back to each other on a GroupMe thread that we had created for this purpose. 

In our next round, I am going to encourage them to categorize the proverbs into subjects. Some possible subjects to consider are:  health, obedience, respect, anger, drinking, envy, friends, fools, wealth, business, eating, giving, gossip, parents, evil, laziness – and the list can go on and on…. 

Jump in on the race to find and gain wisdom with me – I’ll find you somewhere in Proverbs!  