Wisdom

 Greetings to you all in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ,

     Proverbs 21:23 says, “Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.”

     My Father would often have short little sayings that were really packed with wisdom, like, “Be sure to put your mind in gear before you put your mouth in motion.”  In some ways, they were little “proverbs” that  would help you in life.  There were also some that are not printable but just  as true.  The world has its own set of proverbs also such as “Don’t judge a book by its cover.”

     The Bible contains the Book of Proverbs and much of it is from King Solomon, but not all of it.  Solomon wrote about three thousand proverbs but only eight hundred or so, are found in the Book of Proverbs.  Other authors make up the rest of the book.  The book is made up of proverbs that will help every believer have a life that  is uplifting in its dealing with other believer.    It  has been said by others that Psalms represents our relationship with God while Proverbs reflects our relationship with mankind.  They are also considered to be “Wisdom” literature.  If followed, they will help you be a wise person.  As you read the proverbs, you can say that all of th em are applicable to all of us and should be implemented in our lives.  Just pick one and do it.  That leads me to the above quote from Proverbs 21:23.  This one stands out for me as it is an area that often leads to trouble with others when I say something that shouldn’t have been said.  Take for instance the time I mentioned to my 33 year old nurse that soon she would be able to get a discount at McDonalds.  I don’t know why I said it, but the reaction was intense to say the least and I was definitely in trouble.  I was indicating that  I t thought she was close to 55 years old which was not a good thing to say.  The words just rolled out of my mouth  for no unknown reason and I can say that I had not been keeping my mouth and my tongue under control and as my Dad would say, “I had not thought  ahead before speaking.”  You also come to realize that once you say something, you cannot recall the words no matter how hard you try to do so.    It ‘s like putting toothpaste back into a tube after it has been squeezed out.  This was not the first time  I had freely said something that got me into trouble and so trying to implement this into my life is needed and does not easily takes place.  If you have come to that point where you would like to improve your wisdom status, work on a proverb a day or a proverb a week or whatever you need to implement wisdom into your life.  James says that wisdom comes from God and so the Book of Proverbs is certainly a good place to find it.  Praise God today for His instruction.  May we implement it into our lives.