Wisdom and JOY

          Have you had your JOY JUICE today?  It’s the way to a life of wisdom.

            It has been said that “a wise man learns from the mistakes of others. Nobody lives long enough to make them all himself.”  It’s true that we all are going to make mistakes.  But that’s the way we learn.

      Practice JOY

      Think about the elementary student who is just learning to read.  He has to practice his letters and his sounds over and over again before his teacher can begin to teach him how to form words.  There are lists of sight words that he has to drill repeatedly so that he will recognize them in sentences.  Only after countless mistakes does he learn to read …and he still stumbles along the way when new words or concepts arise.

       Mistakes...YES!

        Likewise, we as Christians are going to make mistakes.  But if we are willing to learn from those mistakes, then we are going to grow in our wisdom and knowledge of God’s ways and commandments.  Listen to the wisdom of Solomon in Proverbs 2:

My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding, and if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure, then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God.  For the LORD gives wisdom, and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

            There’s the answer to how to have wisdom.  Desire it with all our heart.  Cry out to God for understanding…search for it like hidden treasure.  When you find it, it will bring JOY to your life!  That’s a guarantee!

            Let’s dig for the hidden treasures of wisdom and joy found in the gold mine called God’s Word.