Finding Wisdom

In contemplating a title for my blog I chose some verses in Proverbs as my inspiration.

Proverbs 3:13-18
Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gains understanding, for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold. She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her. Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor. Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace. She is a tree of life to those who embrace her; those who lay hold of her will be blessed.

I never declared these verses to be my "life verses" but as I look back over my life I believe they have directed and protected me. They have motivated most of my prayers and decisions in life, and when they haven't been the motivator I have suffered the consequences of foolishness.

Often I have friends ask me what I would do in a situation or what decision they should make. I feel inadequate to answer these questions or offer advice. I am a flawed human being who can easily have errors in her thinking. If I have ever given good advice, it has only been because I sought wisdom from God through His Word, the Bible, and through prayer. It never fails to amaze me that He can use us as flawed human beings to help each other. It is truly humbling.

The purpose of this blog is to try to put in writing what God has taught or is teaching me. I would like this to be a compilation of things that I want my kids to know and understand. They may not read it now, but perhaps someday they will wonder "what would mom do" and read this blog and turn to God for wisdom of their own.

Friends have encouraged me to write in the past and I have hesitated because of my own insecurities. What if I write something that isn't wise and misleads? What if what I write is misunderstood? What if something I write is an area in which I later experience failure myself? All of these excuses add up to pride and I need to crucify that pride and allow God to use me to teach others in my wisdom or my foolishness. Whether in my failure or success He needs to get glory through it all anyway. My prayer is that the things I write will point everything back to Jesus. He is the source of all wisdom and the One who I turn to for everything.