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We’ve all made really bad, stupid decisions....
-A business deal we should have avoided.
-A purchase we shouldn’t have made.
-A relationship/marriage we should
-Jobs we wish we wouldn’t have taken.
-A quiz we should have studied for.
Some decisions have even greater implications..
-drugs we should have never tried
-drugs we should have never tried
-relationships we shouldn’t have walked away from
-Marriages we should have never entered into
In hindsight, it’s easy to see our faulty decision making.
-But we can’t go back and undo the consequences of our decisions.
It’s easy to see when someone else is about to make a poor decision.
But, when it’s us....emotions cloud our vision, circumstances pressure us and suddenly our thinking gets fuzzy and we end up making a decison (often in haste) that we later regret.
Imagine if we could see and think clearly before we make a stupid decision.
Nine-tenths of wisdom consists in being wise in time.
Theodore Roosevelt
I think we all would desire that.
And here’s the thing - so does God!
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So, we’re talking about wisdom…Being Wise!
And it’s contrasted with being a fool.
We’ve all done foolish things, made foolish decisions…but are you a fool?
Characteristics of a Fool
A fool always thinks he’s right ()
A fool despises instruction (; )
“Only a fool knows everything”
A fool trusts his feelings, impulses and emotions ()
A fool repeats the same mistakes ()
Characteristics of the Wise
“walk circumspectly” - looking around; carefully
Illust - On patrol in Afghanistan
LOOK WHERE YOU’RE GOING
(portrait of a foolish young man)
The fool wanders, the wise man travels
Because he has no destination in mind, the fool winds up in places he shouldn’t be doing things he shouldn’t do…and ultimately will end up in a destination he regrets.
-He didn’t intend to…he just didn’t intend not to.
Life’s Goal - Glorify God
What is the goal?
-Glorify God
Then what are the mini-goals the accomplish that?
-Financially (no goals - debt, lack of savings)
-Relationally (meet a nice guy, have a good time)
-Educationally (get through school)
-Vocationally (get through the week)
Once you’ve established your goals then it’s important to establish what you’re doing to accomplish those goals.
-I want to lose weight (still going to Golden Corral weekly)
-I want to start saving money (still spending more than you make)
-I want to grow spiritually (not reading your Bible, not coming to church, small group, etc.)
Direction, not intention, determines your destiny!
What you sow now you will reap later.
Direction, not intention, determines destination!
You don’t sow corn and get beans
LOOK WHO YOU’RE WITH
You are the average of the 5 people with whom you spend the most time.
Jim Rohm
LOOK AT, AND LISTEN TO, THOSE YOU WANT TO BE LIKE
Learn from your mistakes........ Learn from the mistakes of others....Learn from others who haven’t made the mistakes
Learn from the mistakes of others
Learn from the lives of those that aren’t making those mistakes
Learn from those that haven’t made the mistakes
The fool thinks he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be capable of foolishness.
The fool doesn’t listen to anybody - or at least the right people.
The wise person
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