WISDOM

Wisdom is not the same thing as knowledge. 

Wisdom in Daily Living

When it comes to acquiring spiritual wisdom, the truth is what while many of us may desire it there are probably few who know what it really is. Wisdom is not the same thing as knowledge. As a matter of fact, you can very easily be acquainted with facts, truths or principles, but if you don’t apply this information to your life, you are actually the opposite of wise. Wisdom, especially spiritual wisdom, is not just about knowingwhat’s good for you, but applying that knowledge into your everyday life. When you do that, this is when you know that you are truly wise.

How Can One Achieve Spiritual Wisdom? There is a story in the Bible that speaks of Solomon, a young man who, after God offered him anything his heart desired, he requested wisdom.  In response to his humble wish, God said to Solomon:

Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked riches or wealth or honor or the life of your enemies, nor have you asked long life—but have asked wisdom and knowledge for yourself, that you may judge My people over whom I have made you king— wisdom and knowledge are granted to you; and I will give you riches and wealth and honor, such as none of the kings have had who were before you, nor shall any after you have the like (2 Chronicles 1:11-12, NKJV).

Whether or not you are Christian, there is still a lot of personal revelation that can be received from a tale such as this. The Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary defines wisdom as “knowledge, and the capacity to use of it.” The fact that Solomon asked for (not just knowledge) but insight on how to apply the knowledge effectively, he was granted things like riches, wealth and honor. Why? Because once you know what to do with what you have, the universe can entrust you with more. Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw once said, “We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.” The Roman writer, Seneca confirms this by saying, “No man was ever wise by chance.”

The pursuit of spiritual wisdom is good for your human trinity (mind, body, spirit). This quest is not some magical thing that comes to some and overlooks others. If you want to be wise, all you have to do is simply make the choice to do so and act on it.

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