She's Teaching. Are we listening?

Proverbs 21:17-19

"Are you listening? Pay attention! Don't forget this. You will need this. Try that again. What is the next step? How would you do that differently the next time?" These are all phrases we've used a million times with our children and others we are trying to instruct. We've also heard them countless times ourselves from our teachers, parents, bosses, and others who are attempting to instruct us.

In a similar fashion, wisdom is our teacher (19) who cries out for us to listen, pay attention, and apply what we are learning (17-18). Her goal for this instruction is that we might trust in the Lord (19). So I ask, "Are we good students? Are we listening? Are we applying what we've been taught?"