The Responsibility of Wisdom

Wisdom comes to us in many forms. It can be obtained through books, experiences, listening, or innately. Some people have more, some less. The important thing is, “What do you do with the wisdom you have?”

Yesterday in church my pastor mentioned several great opportunities about having wisdom. Then he mentioned one responsibility. We are accountable for every bit of Wisdom we know. Wow that’s a hard pill to swallow.

I mean, I’ve always been glad about the amount of wisdom I have obtained in this lifetime. Not that it was anything I could ever boast or brag about. There have been many life-lessons learned in the process. I even put a great deal of my wisdom into practice in my everyday life. Never did it occur to me that not only was I allowed to be wise, I am also accountable for it.

This makes me think twice about praying anymore prayers like David prayed. Although it doesn’t necessarily stop me from wanting to obtain more knowledge. Responsibility isn’t a bad thing and what if what I know and have learned can help someone else out. Then it would be worth to me and hopefully to them too.

So as scary as it might be and as much as I might have to choose different actions, I choose to be accountable for the wisdom I have or will have. May I not take it for granted or make choices against what is wise. And if I do something unwise, may I be able to take account for it.

No matter how great of a responsibility it might be, I choose not only continue to become more wise, but also help others in their efforts. I believe we could all benefit from some more wise and accountable individuals in our world.