What Is The Wise Thing To Do?

My Prayer For You This Week:
The Answer to This Riddle

SERIES: Wisdom (1 of 6)
What Is The Wise Thing To Do?

Joyful is the person who finds her,  the one who gains understanding. For she is more profitable than silver, and her wages are better than gold. She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her. She offers you long life in her right hand, and riches and honor in her left. She will guide you down delightful paths; all her ways are satisfying. She is a tree of life to those who embrace her;  happy are those who hold her tightly.

Who is “she”? According King Solomon, She is Wisdom.  Author Matt Keller has called wisdom “the secret weapon to success” and goes on to point out, “There is no decision you will ever make that you won’t benefit from having it. And the opposite is also true. Every decision suffers when it is made without wisdom.”

Think about it. According to Solomon (whom ancient rulers traveled great distances just to hear his wisdom), if you could ask for just one thing in life, the wise choice would be...wisdom! In fact, he said as much in the book of Proverbs, “The beginning of wisdom is this - get wisdom" Though it cost all you have, get understanding.”

Over the next few weeks, I’d like to look at choices we can all make to help ourselves be teachable and more capable not only of making wise decisions, but also of becoming wise. For today, I’d like to leave you with a thought from pastor and author, Andy Stanley who came up with what he called “The Best Question Ever”. According to him, the best question anyone can ever ask when making a decision is, “What is the wise thing to do?” Not what is the right, smart, legal or even moral thing...what is the WISE thing. What a great question...but how can we know what is the wise thing to do? Andy suggests asking the question in three different ways: 1) In light of past experience, 2) In light of present circumstances, 3) In light of future hopes and dreams...what is the wise thing to do? After hearing that, I had to agree, it is the best question ever! 

So WISDOM is what I am praying for you this week . There is no decision you will ever make that won’t benefit from having it.  

Your service is appreciated, 
Pastor Rob 

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Links to other posts in this series: Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6