What's Your Score?

If you are one of the many people who take surveys from time to time then you know about the assigned numbers from 0-10 that you are asked to tabulate at the end of the survey. Zeros tend to be the lowest you can give and ten shows the excellence of your highest regarded thoughts. We use this system to let others know what we think about a given subject, theme or person. I think of it as giving my learned opinion.

Picture yourself as one who the survey is about. Some of the questions might read like this: Please give a value from 0-10 according to how this person influenced your life in a positive way.
1. Showed kindness to you regardless of your response.________
2. Gave hugs and kisses whether you deserved them or not._______
3. Offered forgiveness for all the wrong done to them.________
4. Gave grace and mercy when you deserved condemnation.______
5. Affirmed your self worth even when you couldn’t look up.______
6. Said to you too many times, I love you when you didn’t love yourself.________
7. Remained by your side and carried you when you couldn’t carry yourself______

These are just a few questions that could be asked by those who you deem important in your life’s cycle. How do you think you’d score if someone you knew was taking the survey? If you think you will or would score less than satisfactorily then you may want to make a change in how you interact with people in general and perhaps to be more intentional with those you love the most.

Your final score should get as close to 100% as you can. If you are seeking to leave a positive score I suggest you ‘beef up’ your score by following a tried and true plan that helps you to score big. You may want to go to the Bible and find your way to Proverbs. Read all 31 chapters one a day to start you on the way to wisdom and scoring highly on life itself. Just to get you started: Proverbs 2:6-15 (New International Version, ©2010)

6 For the LORD gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
7 He holds success in store for the upright;
he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,
8 for he guards the course of the just
and protects the way of his faithful ones.
9 Then you will understand what is right and just
and fair—every good path.
10 For wisdom will enter your heart,
and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
11 Discretion will protect you,
and understanding will guard you.
12 Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men,
from men whose words are perverse,
13 who have left the straight paths
to walk in dark ways,
14 who delight in doing wrong
and rejoice in the perverseness of evil,
15 whose paths are crooked
and who are devious in their ways.