I watched my oldest son make a life decision recently and it confirmed how proud I am of my two boys. He wrestled through it with wisdom and landed on, what I believe, was the best answer to his situation.
The title of this post may be misleading, because I don’t know if I taught wisdom to my boys or if they just saw me seek it and so it became a part of their life to pursue it, but either way, I’m glad they gained the practice.
Here are three things my boys have that I wouldn’t trade anything for:
The love of wisdom – My boys love to learn. They continue, into their 20’s, to seek wisdom from me and others.
The learning of wisdom – My boys not only listen to the wisdom of others, they seek it out from their own experience. They seem to realize that wisdom comes best through the experiences of life….good and bad…so they continue to learn from the decisions they make.
The living of wisdom – I have to be honest, my boys are two of the wisest young men I know. They truly take wisdom and apply it to their life, making wiser choices as they grow in wisdom.
I’m addicted to growing in wisdom. I’m so proud my boys seem to have inherited the practice.
Let’s talk wisdom.
Answer these questions:
Do you love, learn, and live wisdom as much as you can?
On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, how wise are you these days? (Be honest with your assessment.)
Who is the wisest living person you know?
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Ron! There is nothing as precious as wisdom in this world. As believers, we are expected to make wise and prudent decision in every walks of life. I believe that discernment should be part and parcel of our life. The book of Proverbs brings out the beauty and importance of wisdom in our life.
At times, I also made some unwise decisions and learnt some hard lessons out of it. I strive to make wise decisions at every opportunity.
I love wisdom!
Dr.Mike Murdock awakened my consciousness to seek, practise and give geniune Wisdom.
Ron, your sons are bless. Thanks 4 being a great dad.
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I do enjoy learning especially about things I like to learn about. I'm not sure of what number I'd rate myself, maybe a 5 or 7.
Thanks Becky
This was awesome
Thank you Ron.
One of the building blocks for my walk was a fantastic sermon by Pastor Craig Altman (Grace Family Church) on Ancient Wisdom – Today's Life. The video isn't on their site anymore but the audio podcast is free on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/bw/podcast/gfc-audio-mess…
I just dug out some things from my notes – He says I'm going to offend some people here…but… "What we are today is the sum total of the choices we've made in our life." That got my attention
So he says get wisdom….He leans on Proverbs a lot throughout…
Prov 4:7 Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it cost all you have,a get understanding.
He ends with a Wisdom Test and that ties in with your sons virtues as he asks Are you TEACHABLE? Which clearly they are and are reaping the benefits.
Thanks again – great encouragement
Thanks for sharing that link.
I would say the 4th best thing you taught your sons was to eat at Five Guys.