Get Wisdom.......

The book of Proverbs continually makes a plea to all that read it's contents. The writer of the book makes it very clear that we are to "Get Wisdom". The first few verses of the book says that the Proverbs of Solomon were written so that we could attain wisdom,understanding and insight. Who doesn't need some of that? Wisdom seems to be more than knowledge as you read through the book. Knowledge is information but wisdom requires application because wisdom has a cause and affect. The Bible says that knowledge can puff us up and prideful but wisdom is different. It is embodied by our very conscience and leads us into our decision making. A lack of wisdom surely will lead to some very poor decisions.

Why do some people seem so wise and together? The first chapter of Proverbs says that the process of obtaining wisdom starts when we are children. Chapter one verse 8 says that we should listen to our father's instruction and not forsake what our mother teaches. If we stop right there, we can see that the foundation of gaining wisdom starts at a very young age. What a responsibility we have as parents. Children with little guidance become insecure because they start making bad decisions right from the start. A child that grows up undisciplined will have a rough go of it in their adolescence because their insecurity will show itself to their peers and will cause a loss of self worth and confidence.

My sister is eight years older than me. She has told me many times that I was a very talented little boy growing up and that my parents didn't offer me much guidance. my parents loved me but were not able to channel and cultivate my God given abilities because they themselves were in such great need. Later on in life, I began to sporadically channel my ambition but I lacked consistency and faithfulness. When the Lord came and rescued me I began to see a whole new set of rules for living a purposeful and meaningful life. It's never too late to obtain wisdom but the process needs to start because wisdom comes from a lot of trial and error. Our life is nothing more that a series of decision making and so wisdom is so very important. Without wisdom, we wander through life aimlessly.

Get Wisdom.......