I like to think I have a lot of wisdom; what people usually call “common sense”. But how much of it do I have when I use the biblical definition? James 3:17 says; “But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.”<\/b><\/p>\n
Of that list of spiritual attributes, I’d say my greatest challenge is “willing to yield.” My natural tendency is willing<\/i> to make it happen, willing<\/i> to do it my way, willing<\/i> to win. I’m pretty strong willed all the way around in fact. But willing to YIELD? Not often, I’m afraid.<\/p>\n
I think about the yellow triangular signs at cross streets. Yielding there means you have to slow down and look both ways and wait if anyone else is coming. A “Yield” sign means someone else has the right of way. Maybe that would be a good way to look at it regarding the wisdom from above too.<\/p>\n
For every decision, for every human interaction – slow down and look both ways. No pushing ahead – peddle to the metal so to speak. If someone else is coming, let them through; give them the right of way. But when we feel we are right on an issue we want to force our own right<\/i> of way.<\/p>\n
Caution! That is not the pure peaceable gentle wisdom God gives us — if only we are willing to yield.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I like to think I have a lot of wisdom; what people usually call “common sense”. But how much of it do I have when I use the biblical definition? James 3:17 says; “But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":381,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n