How to be Wise

The Bible has a great deal to say about the importance of wisdom. The Book of Proverbs, in particular, is a treasure rich with insights into the attainment of Wisdom. I want to have as much wisdom as I can to do life and ministry the right way, so I try to read a chapter everyday out of Proverbs. There are 31 chapters, so I can do one a day and finish the book each month.

As the information has finally begun to penetrate my thick skull, a very simple path to Biblical Wisdom has emerged. Proverbs talks quite a bit about the importance of listening and holding your tongue. It seems that wisdom is attained through the ears and lost through the mouth, so if you want to become wiser, all you have to do is listen more and talk less! For more insights, I challenge you to read from Proverbs regularly. You'll get a little wiser every day!

Pain

One of my sons has a painful wound that requires cleaning and applying ointment to bring about healing (ah, the joys of parenthood). The entire process is very painful for him (and much more painful for me), and the process is complicated by the fact that he is too young to understand what is happening. In his limited persepective, all he knows is that his daddy is hurting him. I know that the painful process of cleaning the wound and applying medicine is the only way to bring healing, but he can't see past the pain.

I think that we often look at God with the same, misguided persective that my son has. We blame Him for our pain, since He's the one who's in control. What we don't see is the pain that He endures as we suffer and how our pain is often the only way to bring spiritual healing and the development of wisdom and Christ-like character which is His ultimate goal for our life, but still, all we see is that our comfort has been taken away and replaced with pain. Next time life brings you pain, instead of blaming God, ask Him to use the experience to draw you closer to Jesus. That is a prayer that He will always answer!

That's my boy!

I guess "silliness" is an inherited trait, because my oldest boy, Cooper, recently woke up from a nap and decided to entertain himself by invading his underwear drawer and making a hat from his underwear. He said, "Look, I'm silly like Daddy!" Ah, what a legacy I'm creating! I could keep writing the details, but "a picture is worth a thousand words," so enjoy this picture of Coop and his underwear hat.

Creek TIthe Rap

Check out my first (and probably last) public rap performance. Todd, Kevin and "D-Money" (that's me) performed this at church on Sunday. Oh...the stuff I do for Jesus!