90 Days of Wisdom: Day 7

My son, keep my words and store up my commands within you. ² Keep my commands and you will live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye. ³ Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.

--Proverbs 7:1-3

God's Word is a safeguard. The wisdom that is forged by spending time in His Word will work to keep me from sins that could very well be my downfall. The chief sin mentioned in Proverbs 7 is adultery. Sexual immorality is often the result of short-sightedness: we only see the thrill and the pleasure... not the long-term ramifications. When I've spent time in God's Word, and I hold His teachings and principles near to me (i.e.: bound to my fingers and written on my heart) the Holy Spirit will use this as an alarm when I'm flirting with disaster.