a word for the wise

Alexi Murdoch in my ear right now…makes me feel to write. Love a good tune like that.

Been thinking a bit lately about being wise. Lots of transition in life will do that to you I guess. And with getting married, looking for a job (got one!) and trying out churches, basically making some foundational life decisions I’ve been hoping our choices are marked with wisdom.

I’ve always had this image of a wise man. It’s not a picture you can look at but one you sense. I guess I’ll call it a sense of a wise man. I’m sure it’s a combination of what I’ve seen in movies and read in books but I think some more weighty characters play in as well. My dad, other men I’ve known, Jesus ahead of them all (lots of wise women out there too, but I’ve got a pic of a man). They are ones who carry the sense of wisdom. And I want it.

This weekend at church (another that we tried) the pastor talked about living wisely.

He looked to Proverbs 3:5-6

5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

And to Ephesians 5:15-17

15Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, 16making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. 17Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is.

I’m sure I’m in good company when I say I’m still figuring out how to wrap my life around these words and others like them. And as I am so soon into marriage that I can still feel it’s cheek dancing next to mine I feel a renewed desire to be wise. And not just wise in those major decisions with immediate repercussions but with the small ones too. Where the consequences are slow burning and build over time.

So, anyone out there feeling the same?

Words of wisdom for its’ seekers?

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So, Father of lights, who does not change like the shifting shadows, (as the sun sets over the mountains) bring wisdom. Holy Spirit come in. During moments of gravity and in passing comments dress my words and thoughts in your wisdom. Steep me in the ways that are higher than my ways.