Wisdom

Yesterday I was filled with a desire for wisdom. The only place I know that speaks so candidly about wisdom is in the Bible. Where did I read wisdom being referred to as a 'she'? No surprises there anyway, that women and wisdom would be bedfellows indeed. It is not difficult to spot a woman who exudes very little wisdom, or none at all, for that matter (God forbid!).

Women were wired in such a way that wisdom becomes a compulsory lifetime companion. But what is wisdom? The Bible says the fear of the Lord is the beginning of all wisdom. Lately I have been beating myself up about some un-wise decisions I have made in the past...and guess what? The only reason I got into trouble is because I told God to take a back sit on this particular issue, while I sorted myself out. In fact, God at that point was really and truly cramping my style so I put him kando while I got on with my plan.

Wah! I have never gnashed like that. When God tells you not to do something, please don't be a 'Jimmy Rogers' and decide you are the wiser. He KNOWS why He is telling you to do it or not -after all, is He not the one who created you, and knows every number of hairs on your head? But alas, the heart of man is deceitful and wicked above all things. So, I guess it's in our nature to want to do our thing, and save for the redeeming grace and mercy of the Almighty, things would be really thick.

Apparently wisdom also comes with experience; with age, and so we musn't always beat ourselves up about mistakes we've made in the past, because really, we wouldn't have known better had we not made that journey and learned our lesson. That IS comforting, isn't it......? It would be something else though, if one did not take anything from the experience.

So, from this day on and in days to come, I will be the wiser, because I now know, have trodden the path, have learned my lesson, and have moved on. In days to come, I pray that with God's help I will have good judgement on the decisions and choices I make for my life and also for my family.


"Wisdom - the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment; the quality of being wise."