Your Sphere of Wisdom

Are you surrounding yourself with a godly sphere of wisdom, those wiser than yourself, and those you’re imparting wisdom into?

March’s Awakening, Day 20

What the wise do in the beginning, fools do in the end.

 —Warren Buffet 

Common Sense is genius dressed in working clothes.

 —Waldo Emerson  

The next best thing to being wise oneself is to live in a circle of those who are.

 —C. S. Lewis 

Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Psalm 90:12 NIV

and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills— Exodus 35:31 NIV  

            Unlike God, who knows the end from the beginning, we as mortal human beings, do not. We must live on a linear timeline moving only in one direction. Therefore, we must make the best of each day and learn from it, not repeating the same mistakes, and using every source of information and wisdom at our disposal. No one single individual has a monopoly on wisdom and it is often good for us to seek godly counsel and surround ourselves with those wiser than us. Surrounding ourselves with mentors rather than apprentices encourages us to grow. It is good to be a mentor and pour into an apprentice, but every great mentor has a mentor too. Sometimes, a challenging apprentice with lots of poignant questions can truly motivate the mentor to keep pace.

            Pray to be filled with the Spirit of God and be filled with wisdom, understanding, knowledge and with all kinds of skills. Embrace wisdom from whence it comes. Be the inquisitive apprentice. Excel as the sought-after mentor. Surround yourself with others wiser than yourself. And don’t overlook the obvious, as sometimes wisdom comes humbly clothed in the guise of common sense.