Wisdom is a gift that comes from God. Many are offered this precious gift, but few open the wrapping that contains the priceless jewel that is contained within. For much of wisdom’s nature is founded in the little used common sense that tends to evade many in their journey through life.
And with it comes intuition - ‘the immediate awareness of a concept of truth that is achieved without perception, memory, or reasoning.’ Intuition foresees disaster and creates a plan that will take a higher road. Intuition perceives the character of another from which, as a result of that intuition, an individual chooses to include that one in their inner circle or either treat them with respect while at the same time bidding them goodbye.
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I heard an awesome message at church last night taken from Psalms 107. Part of it reads ‘ They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep…’
There is much more that is covered in this passage, but the basis of the message was that it is only as we get out of our depth or our comfort zone that we can really start to experience some of the greatest victories in life.
I know from personal experience that it is not when the seas are calm that I learn the most. It’s actually been the times when I’ve had my back up against the wall that I have learnt my most enduring lessons in life.
A person’s character is not revealed when all is going according to plan. It is actually developed in the ‘dark room’ seasons of our lives.
So my challenge to all who read this is to launch out into the deep. Start that business that you have been talking about. Take that trip you’ve been dreaming about. Invest in that property that you have been discussing.
For it is when you take action that things happen.
Will it all be smooth sailing? Probably not. But what a wonderful journey of discovery you will have made.
