This is National Sticky Bun Day.

Now this is a great day to celebrate. Yum, yum sticky buns! “Rolled dough, spread with sugar and nuts; then sliced and baked in muffin tins with honey or sugar and butter in the bottom”—that’s how one dictionary described the tasty treat. It sure sounds like good eatin’, almost any time.

But you probably shouldn’t grab one just before shaking hands or working on the computer or shuffling cards or handling your best shirt or bowling or applying make-up or performing surgery. That would be a bad idea—the stickiness would cause a problem.

That’s just common sense. We would feel pretty foolish if we did any of those activities with hands covered in sticky honey or sugar and butter. But sometimes we make foolish decisions in other areas of life. Maybe you’ve heard about someone crashing a car because he or she was reading or watching TV while driving. Occasionally the newspaper will report on a person who ignored warning signs and was seriously injured. There are always examples of people who make unwise choices and end up in trouble..

To get more personal, maybe you’ve done something foolish, like gossip about a friend, lie to your parents, cheat on a test, pretend to be cool or smart, or do something wrong just because other kids want you to. Not only are those actions unwise, they also lead to trouble.

The Bible talks a lot about wisdom (check out today’s verse). Wisdom is like common sense plus. It involves thinking things through, comparing possible actions with what God wants, and then making the right choice.

Wise people know what to do in any sticky situation.

My child, eat honey, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to the taste. In the same way, wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, you will have a bright future, and your hopes will not be cut short (Proverbs 24:13, 14).

To Do

Each time you eat something sweet (sugar on cereal, candy, soft drink, sticky bun, and so forth), think about sticky situations and wisdom. Ask God to help make you wise.

Also on this day . . .

1885—The Washington Monument was dedicated.

1950—The first International Pancake Race was held in Liberal, Kansas.

From Betsy Schmitt and Dave Veerman, 365 Trivia Twist Devotions: An Almanac of Fun Facts and Spiritual Truth for Every Day of the Year (Cincinnati: Standard, 2005). Scripture quotations are from the New Living Translation unless otherwise noted.