Wisdom

Moses prayed in Psalms 90:12, "Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom."

What an interesting prayer. There's something about a proper understanding and perspective on life that allows us to grow in wisdom. Without a proper perspective it's easy to become distracted, focus on the wrong things, be consumed by the moment, miss the meaning of our lives. In short, we don't grow in wisdom.

Wisdom as defined in the biblical sense can best be described as the ability or skill to live well. Proper perspective helps us grow in this skill. Understanding the brevity of life leads us to live now for what's eternal, what really matters, what will last. In the end, so much of what we focus on and lose sleep over just won't matter! God has given us all temporary resources (time, talent, careers, money, etc) that is to be invested and leveraged for eternal value. When we live for the eternal we are living well and growing in wisdom.

I was recently reminded of this as our team spent the past week in Bulgaria on outreach. Nothing like a mission's trip to energize you spiritually and help you regain perspective. By the way, beginning in June we'll launch our Summer Mission Bridge School, a discipleship experience designed to prepare you for a life on mission and living for the eternal. Below are a few pics from our MBS trip to Bulgaria. I honestly wish every person in our church could have been there with us. It was such an amazing time. I'd encourage you to think about joining us for our Summer MBS...it will change your perspective!

May you grow in wisdom,
-Ben