Probing Proverbs 9:11-12 Wisdom will
multiply your days and add years to your life. If you become wise, you will be
the one to benefit. If you scorn wisdom, you will be the one to suffer.
How does wisdom multiply our days and even add years to our
life? Is this Truth or a Myth? It sounds good, but it is important that we
examine how this works. I have found many times believers will “Amen”
something that sounds “true” or “spiritual”, yet have not taken the time to meditate on how exactly does
that truth work. When we do that, we fill our mind with “data” but
it stops there. Data unapplied is wasted knowledge, and can even become
dangerous…knowing a lot, but not applying it is what makes Pharisees! Hearing the Truth, yet not
understanding it, makes a person gullible and sets them up to be won over by a
more persuasive argument; consider Eve.
So let’s examine how this works! Wisdom leads a person to live their
life in an intentional way. The more intentional we live; we will find our
lives much healthier, physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. How
can I say that? Consider:
Physically - if we know that we get only one shot at
life and with intention desire to keep ourselves healthy, unless an unexpected
or uncontrolled disease hits us, the chances of remaining healthy in our body
is great. I did this with drugs, stayed away from them, and exercise, that’s
why my chemicals are good each check-up, but have failed with food, that’s
why I am over weight. Now I am being intentional there also and I feel so much
better physically.
Emotionally - by living intentional we will watch our stress
level and make sure we are balanced between work and leisure. Just letting life
happen leads to emotional burn out!
Mentally - we know God wants us to
investigate everything we can about the good things in this world. A well-read
person has tremendous understanding and is not afraid of the truth. It has
amazed me how individuals that will read Plato will refuse to read the all time
best selling and most distributed book in the world. Surely Solomon, David and
Christ stated as profound of truths as Plato, even if you deny their claims
about God.
Spiritually - well I am completely biased! Unless we are spiritually
alive, nothing else will ever be completely right! This is “button
theology!” If you don’t get the top button in the top buttonhole,
nothing else will be right! Only when a person begins a relationship with their
Maker does a clear purpose for life and a sense of destiny become a reality.
The benefits of Wisdom are no Myth! The myth is...that quality of life can exist
without Wisdom!
Take what you know and ask yourself: What does it mean? How am
I using it? What difference does it make in my life? Do you have any plan for
your life, or do you leave that to luck, fate or some other power? Does your
plan include the reality that Someone greater than you might over ride your
plan with His plan. Do you believe the Creator of all things might have a plan
for your life? What are you doing about that?
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