Foolish
There are many circumstances where I’ve felt foolish before. I’ve done some foolish things and been embarrassed more times than I can count. I usually look foolish when I try to look so smart. It’s better for me to let people think I’m very smart than to open my mouth and let them know I’m not! LOL! Smart people look even smarter around foolish people. I think smart people are a bit overrated though. I’ve seen smart people without common sense. I’ve seem smart people do dumb things. I’ve seem foolish people do smart things.
The Apostle Paul was reminded the church at Corinth that even the smartest people in God’s economy may not be “top of the class” in the world’s economy. Check this out…
18 For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but it is the power of God to us who are being saved. 19 For it is written,
I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
and I will set aside the intelligence of the intelligent.
20 Where is the one who is wise? Where is the teacher of the law? Where is the debater of this age? Hasn’t God made the world’s wisdom foolish? 21 For since, in God’s wisdom, the world did not know God through wisdom, God was pleased to save those who believe through the foolishness of what is preached.
24 Yet to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God, 25 because God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength. (1 Corinthians 1:18-21; 24-24 CSB)
I would rather be called foolish in the world’s eyes and wise in the Lord’s eyes. I don’t believe that my faith in God is always logical. I don’t believe that my decisions will always make sense to an unbeliever. I want the Lord to lead my life how He sees fit. I want to follow Him and His ways in my personal journey as well as my business life. I don’t think that there should be a different standard for each. In fact, I think it would be hypocritical of me to act one way at church and another way in business. This may not make sense to business people, but the Lord is the Ruler of everything including my business. Everything I have and everything I know is subject to Him, without exception.
The Lord’s wisdom is profound.
The Lord’s wisdom trumps any decision that I think I might make.
I trust Him.
He is not illogical or “out there”. He is ALWAYS “spot on” with His Wisdom and insight.
I may be foolish in some people’s eyes, but I want to be brilliant in God’s perspective – that may mean being foolish for His call upon my life.
Pressing On!
Dwayne