“Take my instruction instead of silver,
and knowledge rather than choice gold,
for wisdom is better than jewels,
and all that you may desire cannot compare with her.”
– Proverbs 8:10-11
We have a unique opportunity at this time when many have been forced, involuntarily, to slow down the pace of life, stay home for extended periods of time, and temporarily quit chasing all the things we usually spend our lives and energy pursuing. We have the opportunity to stop slurping up endless amounts of infuriating information (from the internet, the news, social media) and genuinely seek wisdom.
Wisdom takes more time and effort to gain than information, because information is cheap and ever-present, while wisdom is rare and requires genuinely thoughtful engagement. For once in our frenetic lives, we have the chance to thoughtfully engage. TAKE THAT CHANCE!
Go deeper in your daily Bible reading. If you aren’t reading the Bible for yourself every day, start reading the Bible every day. Use an LRBC reading plan, or just start in Matthew and read a chapter every day. If you’re already reading, go deeper – spend more time thinking about what you read and how it applies to you. Meditate on it. Memorize a verse that really stands out to you.
Listen to great teaching and preaching online.
Join an online Bible study, or get help to start one of your own.
Turn off your social media feed and read actual books (or Kindle ebooks) by some of the great Christian writers of the past or present: Tim Keller, John Piper, A.W. Tozer, C.S. Lewis, Charles Spurgeon, Jonathan Edwards, John Wesley, John Bunyan, John Calvin, or Augustine, just to name a few.
Friends, our current situation is going to last awhile. Specifically, it’s going to last long enough to solidify whatever new habits we form in the days to come. Form the right habits – the habits that fill you with precious wisdom!