Our Favorite Proverbs: Proverbs 13:15

by David Chadwick

"Good sense wins favor, but the way of the treacherous is their ruin." Proverbs 13:15

Common sense is severely lacking in our current culture. One of the most dangerous parts of our modern society is that everyone is a self-proclaimed expert, but many lack common sense. There are lots of opinions, little wisdom. Many voices, few sages.

If you spend 5 minutes on social media of any kind, you quickly see that there is no shortage of thoughts circulating. In fact, so many that I think many people are always internalizing, never applying.

The practical wisdom found in the book of Proverbs is imperative to learn and implement; one of those truths being that it is highly valuable to know the right thing to do simply because it's obvious. Good sense, or common sense, is not just a good skill; it's a biblical skill. Treachery, on the other hand, is a destructive habit, full of deception with an aim to betray.

Where common sense wins favor and grants advancement, treachery eventually brings ruin. One of my favorite quotes says, "Time and truth travel together." With enough patience and time, deception will be revealed. The truth always wins! And good sense is one of the best ways to see truth come to light.

I'm once again reminded of some of my dad's wise words when he said that he often thought that great prayer was really just good old common sense. Knowing what makes sense in a situation and partnering with God to pray it into reality. I can see why he said this. When you have good common sense, you know what to pray for, and will see God's mighty answers.

Therefore, see common sense. Seek to understand what the obvious right thing to do is. Then pray for that. And watch God work.

After all, good sense wins favor and, I think, the blessing of God.