Wisdom: The Principle ThingSample

Direction, Discernment, and Driving Forces

We must be actively led in the path of righteousness and motivated to continue on it by valuing that path and its end more than we value sin and selfishness. Good ends are the natural outcome of good directions, but good directions do not come naturally to us in the first place because of our sinful nature. We must constantly be reoriented in the way of wisdom.

This is why the character of our motivations are so vitally important when it comes to what we can expect in the outcomes of our lives. We cannot live life without direction and a sense of where exactly we need to be traveling to, and we also cannot forget that not all paths are worth taking or destinations worth pursuing. Our true character is revealed by what we value. And what we value is revealed by the path we actively pursue.