This was an email I sent last year and wanted to pass
along! Have a great week!
While listening to Dr. McCoy’s sermon last Sunday (from
Nov. 2013), I was reminded of our seniors and the desire for wisdom as you make
decisions. The sermon was titled “Inquiring of the Lord: How to Seek
God’s Guidance Today” and was based on his messages on the life of David.
In the sermon, Dr. McCoy contrasted how Saul and David sought out guidance in
their lives.
At the end of the sermon, he posed this question: What
are the practical ways God gives us wisdom (in the circumstances where there is
no specific command revealed in scripture)?
The words in black are off the outline…the words in
orange are some thoughts I had for you.
He gives us wisdom through…
- The “wisdom books” of the Bible…read
these books…Dr. McCoy suggested reading a Proverb a day
Proverbs, Ecc., Job, Song of
Solomon, Psalms
- The principles revealed in the Bible...listen to the principles of the scriptures…they
are crucial in our day and age and always have been
- The examples revealed in the Bible…learn from the examples of those in scripture (that
is why those examples are in the Bible)
- Our parents…listen to the
advice of your parents
“Hear, my son, your father’s
instruction, and forsake not your mother’s teaching” Prov. 1:8
- Regular association with wise people….place yourself among the wise; you know who they
are and you also know who the unwise are….
“Whoever walks with the wise
becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm” Prov. 13:20
- Seeking out wise counsel…seek
and listen, talk to teachers, administrators, youth pastors, parents, and
wise friends
Is this person godly? Is this
person experienced? Does this person have expertise? Does this person have a
track record of success? Does this person have a personal stake in my decision
(are they impacted either way)?
- Personal study and learning…stay
in the word and pray for wisdom
“Wise people treasure knowledge”
Prov. 10:14
- The experiences of life…look
back at previous times of needing wisdom and know you are training
yourself for future times also
“But solid food is for the
mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant
practice to distinguish good from evil” Heb. 5:14
Please remember to keep us
posted on all decisions!
We will be off campus
tomorrow morning touring a college but should be back around lunch.
