Wisdom and Leadership
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at 2:20PM I don’t know if I am alone here, but I feel like every time it’s my turn to write this blog I have either a billion things that I want to share and I can’t decide, or I have nothing that I want to share. Haha! But while I was preparing for this quarter’s blog, I really felt impressed upon to share my latest revelation on the topic of wisdom.
The Bible talks about wisdom with high regard and makes mention of them several times in both the Old and New Testament. “Wisdom is the principal thing. Therefore, get wisdom, and with all thy getting, get understanding.” Proverbs 4:7 This is a scripture that you could probably quote backwards by now, but, this scripture is very profound and holds more truth and revelation than we’ve maybe seen before.
Chokmah is the Hebrew word for wisdom. It translates directly to “in good sense.” I love that, because to me, that means the opposite is stupidity! So, it breaks down very simply at this point, to not gain wisdom and understanding is literally, stupidity. And I’m going to take a leap here and assume, just for the remainder of this blog, that no one actually wants to be, or even be perceived to be, stupid. So then, where does one even find wisdom? Well we have the Bible, of course. You can read Proverbs over and over again and still not understand it all. You can read about King Solomon, the wisest king on earth, which will also be beneficial. But, the Lord has put in place a design of leadership and authority where wisdom is naturally gained.
At 22 years old (yes, I am 22 Pastor Jim haha) I would like to stop right here and just talk straight to the young people. Wisdom is a precious gift and by default, most of us, at our age, don’t have it. It would behoove all of us to listen to what the generation that has gone before us have to say. Even if, and when, we think they may not be right, at the end of the day, they have seen more and lived longer than we have, and God made it that way on purpose. In your own personal lives, you should make sure that you are making it a point to be around a person (or persons) who is full of God’s wisdom, so that hopefully, while you’re still in the gleaning period, you can dodge a few bullets and you won’t have to learn the hard way at every turn…and that really goes for everyone, no matter what stage of life you’re in.
This last weekend, I was fortunate enough to accompany my boss to Manhattan to a conference about ‘how to win.’ The speaker there said a very interesting thing. He said something to the effect of, ‘in whatever you do, you should be successful by default alone, simply because there are less people doing it than aren’t. However, our goal is not to be successful, it is to flourish.’ As soon as he said that, I thought immediately, wow, that definitely has a Biblical application and it’s so true. We should be successful in whatever we do for God because the Lord has promised us things like grace and favor, however, to really flourish in life, you must have wisdom. Wisdom is the key to not just living a successful life, but actually enjoying it to the fullest.
I hope we all can take ‘spiritual inventory’ in our lives right now and evaluate those things and even people around us who are not adding to our ‘wisdom bank.’ Let’s be proactive and seek out the Lord’s wisdom in all things, especially in the area of whom He has called us to glean from. He guarantees that once you do, wisdom and understanding will flow out to you.
Jordan
Reader Comments (4)
Good stuff, Jord...a lot of wisdom in there...way to go after what you need to know...I like the way you think ; )
I loved that! Thanks Jord, I am so happy that you know this and you are shareing it! I have been kind of along that same subject out here in Adak! ;-)
Excellent food for thought, Jordan! I like the part about young people heeding the advice of the more "seasoned" among us ;-) You are flourishing, girl!
Loved it Jord! I hope we can have the "good sense" to seek wisdom to be more equiped to serve the Lord and those around us. Good Word!