Proverbs
19:20 Listen
to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future.
At military schools, servicemen are encouraged not
to own an automobile. This is not meant to be a punishment or a way to control
the student. It is an attempt to protect him or her from a sad pattern of
events that is common to young students in the academies.
All too often a student becomes a slave to his car.
At first the car requires very little of the student’s time and money, but the
demands for gas, oil, tires, insurance and maintenance lure the student away
from his main responsibilities as a student. As a result he begins to neglect
his studies and the other requirements of his military and technical training.
His first reason for being in the service of his country takes a “backseat” to
his owning and maintaining a car.
Hours and time he should be spending in class, the
library or studying get lost in town, at the movie or cruising the surrounding
community. If this continues then he begins to jeopardize his education, skills
training and future career.
The price we pay for something that takes us away
from our first priority cannot always be measured. The loss of an opportunity
to better yourself and to secure a better career in the future is priceless. It
takes a mature man or woman to turn down a short lived opportunity for a life
time gift of an education.
God can help us to seek knowledge and wisdom over
temporary pleasures. God can help us see the value in developing ourselves in
character and integrity in order to be blessed and to be a blessing to others. Such
a life begins with your willingness to listen to the counsel of Godly leaders.
