Proverbs 7:1-27_devotional The Wise Path of Life and words to the wise. If you don't know anything about a subject, you can't be wise about a subject. You can't be wise unless you know, but you can obviously know a lot about a subject and be stupid, because wisdom is knowing what to do with the knowledge, how to practically use it. Wisdom is competence with regard to the realities of life.If I were to take you in a helicopter to Afghanistan and parachute you into the middle of the country without a map and without knowledge of how to discern where one of 10 million land mines are located, how long do you think you would last? Being dropped into minefields without knowing how to avoid them is like life without wisdom. It is important to know life's terrain in order to negotiate it safely as well as to experience the fullness of life.If we are to pursue our callings to the best of our ability, we need to obtain wisdom. Really wise people have put a lifetime of effort into gaining wisdom.1. Fear the Lord 2. Be teachable 3. Learn from the wise 4. Watch out for (spiritual selective information), (randomness) 5. Seek wisdom every day 6. Note the difference 7. Ask God for wisdom 8. Recognize that wisdom leads to flourishing. Above all, remember that we are being made like him, conformed to his image, who is the power and wisdom of God.
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Coming from Arab, Alabama, and growing up in Tampa, Fla. I moved with my family to Georgia in 1969. I was saved by God’s marvelous Grace in September 1972 at Blue Springs Baptist Church located down the road from North Cobb High School in Acworth, Ga. Called to preach at 16...
