Day 180 - Be Wise:Learn From Mistakes
Read: Psalm 138; Proverbs 6:4-6; 3 John; 2 Samuel 1-2

The land of Gilead, east of Jordan, between the Dead Sea on the south and the Sea of Galilee on the north, was a good pasture country with groves of trees and fine brooks of water running down to the Jordan. The tribe of Gad from Israel who had many flocks and herds were allowed to live in this good pasture country. Jabesh was a city of Gilead, The people from Jabesh, Gilead took proactive action to show gratitude to Saul who helped them to fight against the Ammoriites as stated in 1 Samuel 11; 12:1-5. And they were rewarded by King David for this act of kindness (2 Samuel 2:5-6). They learnt from their mistakes of laxity when they failed to turn up at the assembly before the Lord at Mizpah (Judges 21:8). How often do we learn from our mistakes? Do we just ignore what we have learnt or strenuously write down what has transpired and remember the principles learnt and pray fervently not to repeat the same mistakes? I always advise people to carry a notebook where ever they go (or the least is to type in the note in the handphone) - to keep writing events/incidences so that we can review them to remember the principles learnt. Wisdom is defined as the quality of having experience, knowledge and good judgement. The experience can be learnt by observing and learning from other people's experiences. Let us be wise to learn from mistakes, not to repeat but to depart from them. Job 28:28 says "Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to depart from evil is understanding". https://twitter.com/EstherOngHC #devotion #wisdom #notebook #Learning