First Evangelical Free Church Sioux City, Iowa

Wisdom

I've mentioned before that I believe our culture is particularly bad at listening wisely - especially those of us who are younger and feel like we need to jump right in to a conversation not realizing that we aren't the first ones to confront a particular issue. Of course it is also true that wisdom and folly are traits which can be found in all people regardless of age, and so whatever your point in life I'd encourage you to give thought to some great Biblical truth about opinions and disagreements that I wanted to pass on from Pastor Paul Martin:

1) Remember how long Elihu waited before he spoke to Job and his three faulty counselors.

2) Younger men ought to focus on growing personally spiritually strong by overcoming the devil's work in their life and growing deep in God's Word (1 John 2:13-14).

3) Waiting to be asked for an opinion is not such a bad thing: "Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent." (Proverbs 17:28)