Living wisely begins with recognizing God as the foundation of wisdom. Sooner or later, wisdom will require submission to God in situations that seem not to make sense. We can end up second-guessing or hesitating. The best decision is to trust God with our lives, our whole lives. Wisdom is founded on trust.
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This week, John looks at some of the trouble around being wise while making very difficult decisions. The effects of our most important decisions almost always become public eventually, often to our great shame. Why not get the public involved up front? Chances are that honor rather than shame will follow. There are two times when we all need counsel. One is when our wisdom is clouded by our emotional vulnerability. The other is when our situation requires expertise beyond our own. Cultivate those relationships now, open those channels of communication now so they are well in order when they are truly needed.
When we arrive at the wrong place, chances are we made it there one step at a time. Similarly, we need to reorient ourselves in a way that will have a consistent, cumulative value. Consistency in key areas can have a huge impact over time. Time is life; don’t waste it.
(02/08) How far would you go to protect what is most valuable to you? Then why do we continue to push the limits and seek the edge? Moral failure can have particularly severe consequences. The wise thing to do would be to pursue standards high enough that failure on that level would be of little consequence.
As we continue our series on wisdom, John explores the fact that old patterns often require that we reshape our thinking process when it comes to pursuing wisdom. The Bible illustrates at least 3 types of people who fail to pursue wisdom. Recognizing these three profiles will help us recognizing these three types of foolishness in our own lives so that we can begin to foolproof our lives.
(01/04/09) John begins our new series on wisdom. This week, we learn about how to ask the right question rather than push the limits. For many Christians, decision making is a simple process of asking whether the Bible says yes or no on an issue. But God calls us to a better, higher standard by getting us to ask, “What is the wise thing to do?”
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