Psalm 119:97-104
English Standard Version (ESV)
I didn't know much about marketing 8 months ago. Now, I know quite a bit about marketing and how to position a product to aim for a certain target segment. I learned this because I was willing to listen to someone with experience and knowledge of the particular field.
The same is true of almost anything we learn. When we trust the knowledge and expertise of those who know more about a subject than we do, we are then able to absorb that knowledge and grow our own small areas of expertise. If we refuse to acknowledge that they know more than us, however, our stubbornness prevents us from learning & growing.
The question, then, is whether or not we trust that God knows more about life than we do. Do we trust that God can guide our feet and our hands and our words and our hearts and our minds to lead us toward a faithful and rich life, defined not in the specific ways the world defines 'goodness', but rather rich in love and grace and wonder and awe? Do we trust God to lead us forward and protect us, to sustain us, to challenge us and give us life? Can we humble ourselves, accept his teaching and his law, and learn and grow? Or will our stubbornness prevent us from gaining from the knowledge and wisdom of the Holy Spirit?
It is a choice to make daily, but choosing to follow the wisdom of God that we find in Scripture will lead us deeper into a faithful life, and over time that will reveal itself, I believe, to be rich in blessings and grace.
May we read God's Word, taking it in and letting it shape us
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