Seek Good, Not Gold

✨️ Inspired by Proverbs 11:13–31

I am not here to echo gossip’s hollow sound,  

But to guard the sacred—where trust is found.  

For secrets kept are seeds of peace,  

And truth spoken gently brings holy release.

I do not walk alone—I gather wise flame,  

Advisers like lanterns, lighting the name  

Of victory carved in counsel’s stone,  

Where nations rise and legacies are grown.

I sow righteousness—not for applause,  

But for the sure reward of heaven’s cause.  

Deceptive wages may glitter and fade,  

But life is found where truth is laid.

I give freely—like rain to the root,  

And find that generosity bears fruit.  

To refresh is to be refreshed again,  

To pour out is to be filled by Him.

I seek good—not gold, not fame,  

But favor that comes in Yahweh’s name.  

Riches may fall like autumn leaves,  

But the righteous thrive in evergreen belief.

I am a tree of life—planted deep,  

My fruit is wisdom, my branches keep  

The stories of those I’ve loved and led,  

The prayers I’ve spoken, the tears I’ve shed.

So if the righteous are repaid on earth,  

How much more in heaven’s birth?  

I walk not for reward alone—  

But to make His glory known.