Have you ever made a stupid decision? Last year in Broward County, a man died. A couple weeks later they found out why. He had entered a contest to see who could eat
the most live cockroaches, and the winner would get a live python. He won, but he choked on the roaches. You have to wonder what part of that whole
venture seemed like a good idea.
You may have never done something quite so ridiculous, but
let’s do a mass confession. Raise your
hand (no one can see you) if you ever made a foolish decision of any kind: financially, vocationally, in your physical
health, ever said something dumb, or made a foolish relational or romantic
selection. If you have ever been less
than insightful about time management, or goal-setting, or parenting, or television
viewing; if you have ever made a decision, with the benefit of hindsight, that
could be characterized by the word dumb,
raise your hand. (again, no one will
notice).
Think about the decisions we make and then the decisions that
make us: what I say, what I think, what
I eat, what I read, where I go, who I’m with, what I do, how I work, when I
rest. Add up a million little decisions,
and what you get is life, right?
The Bible has a word for people who navigate life really
well, and that word is wise. Not lucky.
Not wealthy. Not successful. Wise.
Wisdom in the Bible is not the same thing as having a really high
IQ. Wisdom in the Bible is not at all
restricted to people with advanced educational degrees. Wisdom in the Bible is the ability to make
great decisions.
Proverbs 9:10 tell us, “The fear of the LORD is the
beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.”
Wisdom is the art of living well. Wisdom is the ability to find God in ordinary
moments of every- day life.
Bill Crofton
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