Much Wiser

I have been very blessed in my life to know some really intelligent and wise people. There are several people in my life that have given me some really wise counsel and advice. We all need others that we can go to and "bounce things off of". We need those in our lives that will tell us when we are doing wrong, what we are doing right, and how to know the difference.

There are those folks that we all come across each day that we wonder if they have ever sought counsel on anything. I am not judging anyone, not my place or privilege. But, it is often disappointing to see someone make the same mistake over and over. If only they would seek some guidance and follow it, they may find that life isn't nearly as hard as we, sometimes, make it on ourselves.

Today's word is Psalm 1:5, KJV, which reads, "A wise man will hear, and will increase learning: and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels."

There are a couple of keys in this verse that I may gloss over if I am not careful. First, it tells us that if we are wise, if we are to be wise, "We will hear, and will increase learning." Very seldom can you learn anything while talking; you learn when you listen. The old question is, "Why do you think GOD gave us one mouth but two ears?" The answer, "Because, He expects us to listen twice as much as we talk." We learn when we listen.

BUT, it begins by asking the right people the right questions. You can get all the bad advice you want from all the wrong people to ask. I think we often ask people about things that we know will give us the answer we seek. What we have to do is seek the truth by seeking out the counsel of those that will give us an honest, Bible-based answer. If we will strive to do that, I believe we will find ourselves much wiser.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T