My friend says that she's figured out the answer to
her weight problem. The label on her shampoo promises "extra volume and
body". Jokingly, (I trust!) She says that instead she will start using
Dawn dish soap in the shower, because it promises to dissolve
difficult-to-remove fat!
Wouldn't it be great if life were this
simple? We laugh at this example, but if we are honest, we, too, must
admit that we've fallen for sillier things.
It would be wonderful
to have enough wisdom to sort out life issues like this. After all, the
Bible tells us to seek wisdom at all cost.
"When
I was a boy at my father's knee, the pride and joy of my mother, he
would sit me down and drill me: 'Take this to heart. Do what I tell you
-- live! Sell everything and buy Wisdom! Forage for Understanding! Don't
forget one word! Don't deviate an inch! Never walk away from Wisdom --
she guards your life; love her -- she keeps her eye on you. Above all
and before all, do this: Get Wisdom! Write this at the top of your list:
Get Understanding! Throw your arms around her -- believe me, you won't
regret it; never let her go -- she'll make your life glorious. She'll
garland your life with grace, she'll festoon your days with beauty.'"
(Proverbs 4:3-9 MSG)
Oh, search for wisdom by all means, but how will we know
when we have found it?
Maybe this verse will help:
"It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus,
who has become for us wisdom from God -- that is, our righteousness,
holiness and redemption." (1 Corinthians 1:30 NIV)
If we know Jesus Christ as our
personal Saviour and heed the advice for right living that He gives us
in His Word, we have all the wisdom we need. We can take advantage of
that wisdom instead of making our decisions based on worldly advice.
Prayer: Lord, when we struggle with decisions with far greater
consequences than fat shampoo, remind us of Your grace and all that it
means when we know Jesus Christ personally. Amen.
Brenda Wood
brenda.w@PROTECTED
Sandycove Acres, Innisfil, Ontario, Canada
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