Is it truly possible to learn from the mistakes of others? To heed the wisdom of our elders without having to go through what they did? Or, do we all have to be rebellious teens, so to speak, who need to learn from our own experiences?
I want to heed the wisdom of those who have gone before me, my spiritual elders. I want to take Wisdom by the hand and walk this path God has laid before me. Is it possible without having to learn the "hard way?"
"Man that is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble." (Job 14:1) The way I see it, trials and suffering come to all. They are a part of this dying world and as long as this is our abode, we must endure them. But how to rejoice through them? By allowing the godly wisdom imparted to us by those who have endured already to be our guide. Jesus foremost, Paul, Peter, John, Timothy and such, but also those we know now.
If it is possible to not have to add to the trials, this is the way I want to endure.
"And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the LORD, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding." Job 28:28
"My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding." Ps 49:3
"Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding." Prov 3:13
Think about it: Speak of the fear of the Lord, let the meditation of your heart be on departing from evil. In these we will find happiness. :)
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