Imparting Wisdom

Man, I wish I had something exciting to say, something that will compel people to stop pointing fingers and get involved.  Yesterday while doing my daily devotion I read this passage of scripture and I immediately thought of my families on the West End of San Antonio.  This passage of scripture reminded me that not everyone had the luxury of a person of wisdom to speak into their lives, like I did.  I made bad decisions in my life because I was hard headed and rebellious not because no one was there to impart wisdom.   

People sometimes are where they are not because they want to be, but because they don't know any other way.  

How do you learn to be a good parent if you haven't had it modeled or told to you? 

How do you not have 6 children before you are 25 years old, if that is all you've seen? 

How do you get a job when no one in your family has ever worked?  

How do you cook healthy meals if you've only seen people microwave Ramien Noodles and hot dogs?  

How do you know you can eat well off of $35 when all you've ever know is people's scraps? 
 
How do you cope with life's issues without drugs and alcohol when you've seen people use these substances when they are sad and happy?

How do you survive without government assistance if you've never seen anyone do it? 

This is the mindset we contend with on a daily basis.  Mindsets that have become complacent with not having, not because they like it, but because that is all they've ever known.  

Read this Proverb and you'll gain a little Wisdom...
 
Proverbs 4:1-23 (NLT)
¹ My children, listen when your father corrects you. Pay attention and learn good judgment,
² for I am giving you good guidance. Don’t turn away from my instructions.
³ For I, too, was once my father’s son, tenderly loved as my mother’s only child.
⁴ My father taught me, “Take my words to heart. Follow my commands, and you will live.
⁵ Get wisdom; develop good judgment. Don’t forget my words or turn away from them.
⁶ Don’t turn your back on wisdom, for she will protect you. Love her, and she will guard you.
⁷ Getting wisdom is the wisest thing you can do! And whatever else you do, develop good judgment.
⁸ If you prize wisdom, she will make you great. Embrace her, and she will honor you.
⁹ She will place a lovely wreath on your head; she will present you with a beautiful crown.”
¹⁰ My child, listen to me and do as I say, and you will have a long, good life.
¹¹ I will teach you wisdom’s ways and lead you in straight paths.
¹² When you walk, you won’t be held back; when you run, you won’t stumble.
¹³ Take hold of my instructions; don’t let them go. Guard them, for they are the key to life.
¹⁴ Don’t do as the wicked do, and don’t follow the path of evildoers.
¹⁵ Don’t even think about it; don’t go that way. Turn away and keep moving.
¹⁶ For evil people can’t sleep until they’ve done their evil deed for the day. They can’t rest until they’ve caused someone to stumble.
¹⁷ They eat the food of wickedness and drink the wine of violence!
¹⁸ The way of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, which shines ever brighter until the full light of day.
¹⁹ But the way of the wicked is like total darkness. They have no idea what they are stumbling over.
²⁰ My child, pay attention to what I say. Listen carefully to my words.
²¹ Don’t lose sight of them. Let them penetrate deep into your heart,
²² for they bring life to those who find them, and healing to their whole body.
²³ Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.