Knowing that wisdom waits to be gathered, I will actively search her out. My past can never be changed, but I can change the future by changing my actions today. I will change my actions today. I will train my eyes and ears to read and listen to books and recordings that bring about positive changes in both my divine and personal relationships and consequently, provide me a greater understanding of my fellow man. No longer will I bombard my mind with materials that feed my doubts and fears. I will read and listen only to that which increases my belief in my Creator, myself and my future.
I will seek wisdom. I will choose my friends with care.
I am who my friends are. I speak their language, and I wear their clothes. I share their opinions and habits. From this moment forward, I will choose to associate with people whose lives and lifestyles I admire.
I will seek wisdom. I will listen to wisdom of wise men.
The words of a wise man are like raindrops on dry ground. They are precious and quickly used for immediate results. Only the blade that catches a raindrop will prosper and grow. The person who ignores wise counsel is like the blade of grass untouched by the rain – soon to wither and die. When I counsel with myself, I can only make decisions according to what I already know. By counseling with either a wise person or the Holy Spirit, I add their knowledge, experience and divine unction to my own and dramatically increase my success.
I will seek wisdom. I will be a servant to others.
A wise man will cultivate a servant’s spirit, for that particular attribute attracts people like no other. As I humbly serve others, their wisdom will be freely shared with me. Often, the person who develops a servant’s spirit becomes wealthy beyond measure. Many times, a servant has the ear of the king, and a humble servant becomes king, for he is the popular choice of the people. Realize he who serves the most usually grows the fastest!
I will become a humble servant. I will not look for someone to open my door – I will look to open the door for someone. I will not be distressed when no one is available to help me – I will be excited when I am available to help.
I will be a servant to others. I will listen to the counsel of wise men. I will choose my friends with care. I will seek wisdom.
All this above sounds so good so what’s the problem for me that I exhibit so little wisdom at times? Perhaps we too often mistake wisdom for education, like a high school diploma or a college degree. Seeking wisdom is not the same as gaining knowledge: knowledge is a precursor to wisdom. Wisdom includes a divine intuitive element, perhaps an insight gleamed from either our own or others personal experiences that heightens our awareness as we move toward making future critical life choices in our lives.
Seeking wisdom is a continual process. I have found the humility of the wisdom seeker to be a defining characteristic of not only future influential spiritual kingdom builders, but also for the purpose driven successful movers and shakers all about me, regardless of their career path or field of expertise.
Understand wisdom is available to all, waiting to be known. It can’t be bartered or sold; wisdom is a gift only for the diligent, because only the diligent will find it. Too often the lazy person doesn’t even look for wisdom. It is said God moves mountains to create the opportunities of his choosing BUT IT’S UP TO EACH OF US TO BE READY TO ENGAGE OR AVAIL OURSELVES OF THE OPPORTUNITIES!! May I just be so bold here to suggest that one such opportunity was the founding of America as the greatest experiment ever historically for effective self-governing, not to detract though, from all the events we each have experienced in our own personal lives and pilgrimages. Shame on us for being so blind and calloused to not recognize our blessings on so many fronts!
Briefly now before we close this down, there are three simple things you can do daily to start your lifelong search for wisdom: 1.) READ or listen to wisdom literature every day if only minutes, 2.) seek the counsel of the wise, and 3.) SERVE others. This may all seem to be too simple, yet tragically, much of our society is ignoring these simple, critical distinctions despite their divine availability and proliferation on multiple techie platforms. Please, no procrastination here forward.
Stimulated by and adapted from Andy Andrew’s book, The Seven Decisions Chapter Two beginning on Page 25, for your personal contemplation to add purpose and meaning to your journey of life until??>>>>>merlin