Wisdom.... Folly....

This morning I was interested what
the writer of Proverbs (probably Solomon)
was doing when he personified the realm and impacts of
Wisdom
and
Folly
In particular;
what draws me to one or the other....  
Ref Proverbs 9

In other words.
Why would I want to do something foolish.....even
STUPID...?
What draws me to risk and do something
that will likely get me in 'hot water'....?

What 'calls' me to Wisdom?
and
What 'calls' me to Folly?

I remember telling my children
the folly of alcohol
with its risk of destruction
that there are perils in imbibing....
and I remember the feedback from them
"Why would ANYONE drink alcohol?.... that's just
STUPID"

easy to think that way then....

I remember the trickiness of teaching them
that as many things in life
the 'appetite' or temptation is not a sin
the 'product' might not be a 'sin'
but somewhere in there
is a place
Where the Appetite for the Product
begins...
subtly at first...
to minimize the risk
so that my will to choose
is compromised.
And that addiction
leads to destruction...
and DEATH.

.....'playing' in the grey zone of
'It's OK because I have control of this'
takes me back to the proverbs call;
Wisdom?
or
Folly?

So I ask myself....
Am I stuck in 'resisting folly'
or is my energy and trajectory
choosing wisdom
choosing excellence
choosing Life

Lord Jesus,
temptations do come
Help me to not 'court' them
not 'play with them'
but
move on
to living the LIFE
You have for me.

Yeah.

PJ