By Allen White
The person with understanding is always looking for wisdom,
but the mind of a fool wanders everywhere. Proverbs 17:24 (NCV)
Think
about how many weight loss programs have been around over the years. Remember
the grapefruit diet? We could burn away calories, even as we slept (and
probably end up with an ulcer). Some friends did this cabbage and tomato soup diet.
They could eat as much as they wanted, but that was all they could eat. Then,
there’s Atkins, South Beach, the Zone, Weight Watchers, Nutrasystem and the
list goes on. My favorite has always been the Seefood diet. You eat whatever
you see. You don’t actually lose any weight, but it’s much more enjoyable than
the others.
The
key to losing weight is to eat less and to exercise more. The key to getting
out of debt is to earn more and spend less. The principles are simple, yet we
always search for an “easier” way.
If
we want to change the way we live, then we must change the way we think. We
need to focus on a single path and stop dabbling in 14 different things. As the
great theologian, Alice in Wonderland, once said, “If you don’t know where
you’re going, any road will get you there.” But, which path do we take?
The
Bible says the “person with understanding” or the intelligent person looks for
wisdom. The fool will fall for anything. Wisdom is not so hard to find. The
Bible gives us wisdom. Mature believers can give us wisdom. God promises to
give us wisdom.
There
is wisdom in persevering in God’s ways rather than persisting in our own ways.
There is wisdom in evaluating how we are going about things and making a course
correction when necessary. There is also wisdom in working things out rather
than just getting out.
Where
do you need wisdom today? The Bible says, “If any of you lacks wisdom, you
should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will
be given to you” (James 1:5).
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