Mi gave me a food for thought the other day. We were deliberating on something and having our usual conversations then she gave me something to think about. Feels like she had given this a whole lot of thought. But I never thought about it that way. So it was good.
So Mi said this, "Food for thought. Do you think we should ask God for wisdom do be humble or humility to be wise. Does humility come with wisdom or does wisdom come with humility?" (It was something along those lines. Of course this doesn't apply to everything but it should for most.)
So I gave it some thought and she was right. She said that with humility comes wisdom. I think so too. Pride is one of our biggest sins. And most of the time, we fail to see that we sin that way. We often ask God for wisdom in dealing with certain circumstances; to know what to say or what to do and to be humble. But who would ever thought that if we humbled ourselves in all things, we'll be wise enough to know what to say or what to do. For one thing, we are not blinded by what we already know and what we are so sure about. I guess in a lot of things we can't be exactly sure about everything. Only God is sure.
I don't exactly know if I'm right about this but it makes a whole lot of sense in a peculiar way.
Maybe Mi would have something to say. That girl has been "MIA" for awhile now. She had started a new journey and is busy busy busy.
"With humility comes wisdom" What do you think? Comments are welcomed. Hope we can all learn from this.
Love always,
Me
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my mind isn't at its clearest or sharpest at the moment but the first thing that came to me was.. its much safer to stick with seeking for humility before wisdom, if a quick fix is what is needed.
but then again, patience is one of the fruit of the spirit, isn't it? lol. :)
i'm sure i'd have this on my mind again soon. (i.e. after exams or during times when it comes to me)
Hello!
Humility before wisdom... From where I stand, I hold on to that because (here begins my train of thoughts) wisdom comes from God. If we are not sincere in admitting that we are foolish creatures, we wouldn't bother asking for wisdome. Or we'd be asking it for all the wrong reasons, e.g. so we can be better than someone else.
Having said that, to genuinely acknowledge that we need wisdom from God, implies that we are laying aside our pride and laurels; and turning to Him instead for guidance and direction.
I can't think of a specific Bible passage, but I would say that reading through the gospels, if you stop and put on the shoes of those individuals who turned to Christ for a healing- especially those of stature and rank, the gentiles... it's a real eye-opener.
I'm guilty of asking God for wisdom (among a host of other things) for the sake of asking, because it sounds like a "free gift" for which there's no point passing off, or really, because it seems cool to be wise.
Would be delighted to hear more on this from you all ^-^ Feel free to add on, even if its just a "I don't really get it but..." or "yes/no" =)
God bless!
It's been a while. :) Had plenty of room (and space) for thought, but hardly any time to entertain the basic need for food. Such is the reality that i live in; harsh, and quite tragic, but, inevitable.
Anyways, here's me (consumed) food for thought to both your food for thought, which set itself up for me like a nice lil' carrot stick dangled right in front of me, which proved itself to be 'too temptin' as always to resist!' Keep up the good work, guys! =)
Right, back to business...
Methinks it is noteworthy that we all were to take stock and take note of the fact that e'en the wisest of men the world has ev'r seen and would ev'r see could not prevent nor help himself from strayin' away from the very One who gave him that which he possessed and was known throughout his very existence of his time for.
Rather, lettuce (yes, i've been feedin' on greens, fruits, whole grains, oats, and what nots! =)) then take heed from the very Word of God: -
Micah 6:8 (New International Version)
8 He has showed you, O man, what is good.
And what does the LORD require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with your God.
i like what NIRV has to offer to this: -
Micah 6:8 (New International Reader's Version)
8 The Lord has shown you what is good.
He has told you what he requires of you.
You must treat people fairly.
You must love others faithfully.
And you must be very careful to live
the way your God wants you to.
And the Message has a very interestin' take on 'tis passage as well: -
Micah 6:8 (The Message)
8But he's already made it plain how to live, what to do,
what God is looking for in men and women.
It's quite simple: Do what is fair and just to your neighbor,
be compassionate and loyal in your love,
And don't take yourself too seriously—
take God seriously.
- The Micah Mandate -
I am reading this article second time today, you have to be more careful with content leakers. If I will fount it again I will send you a link
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