God bless,

It is peculiar how wisdom is determined in this day and age. You have to have certain credentials, diplomas, doctorates, work experience and referrals from high esteemed people before you are considered wise or even acknowledged. You have to fall into a certain social bracket or have exposure to certain crowds before anyone will look twice or consider listening to anything you have to say, but all of that preparation does not guarantee people to have it all put together. It is a sad reality, but that is the society we are living in today and it doesn’t matter what culture, race, country or even what language you speak, you have to be someone and have something for you to be considered worth listening too.

Wisdom or to be wise is learning from your experiences and those of others around you and then taking those lessons learned through those experiences and teaching them to others through your works (testimony). How were the great people in history remembered? They were remembered because of what they did (action) not by what they said and how they affected (positively) those around them. It is wonderful to get a great education, doctorates, diplomas, certifications etc. These will give us knowledge in the specific subjects studied, but if we want to gain wisdom, we need to seek God and live His Word and our testimony will be enough to draw people to the wisdom God gives us and we won’t even have to open up our mouth because our conduct will be sufficient!

Help me to gain your wisdom Lord, Pastor Elizabeth Z. Perez          

James 3:13 “Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom.” (NKJV)