Wisdom

Are you smart? I wouldn't say I was smart but I'm not the dullest apple on the tree either. Some things come pretty easy to me and then other things have me looking like the Aflac duck screaming "Ehhhhhh!!!" Math is probably my worst thing and I'm sure if you talked to my bank they would agree! haha Many a salary has been paid from NSF fees on my account from simple mathematical errors. But, that's the way it is and I try to accept it.

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The rest of my family are like walking calculators, especially Gabe. There are times that I can convince him to go to the grocery store with me and when he does he adds everything up as we go. As we walk towards the check out counter he will ask "How much is the sales tax here?" to which I answer "Ummmm....8% I think" and within what seems like one minute he will give me the grand total of my grocery buggy. He is usually within a dollar or two. His mind amazes me when it comes to numbers.

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Well, Gabe's mind amazes me with everything else too to be quite honest. Gabe doesn't watch the typical Disney channels all the time. His days are spent watching How It's Made, Survivorman, anything and everything that comes on the Military Channel, Discovery Channel, and any other information based channel. He is full of information that most 12 year olds don't even know about. If Gabe learns you are either in the military or have been in the military then you will have a discussion on your hands that will last for hours. He talks about weapons, ammunition, wars, tanks, etc. and he talks about them as if he is a 40 year old man who has served in the military his entire life. Gabe is full of wisdom and loves to share it!!

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You know what I wonder when I think about my own wisdom though? I think about what type of wisdom I am sharing on a daily basis. Am I sharing with others the secretarial skills that I have? Am I sharing my creative side? Am I sharing the wisdom I have about working for attorneys? AM I SHARING THE WISDOM I HAVE ABOUT MY JESUS? Ouch! That one hurt! "The whole world sought audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom God had put in his heart." 1 Kings 10:24. Did you get that? The whole world came to see Solomon! Not the local townspeople. Not just the people that lived in his county, state, country....the whole world! Good gracious is my rear-end convicted on this! I am so convicted about what, when and with whom I share Jesus with that I can't finish this blog.

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Lord, help me share the wisdom that you have put in my heart with the world. Give me the strength and the courage and the words to say. I get so scared sometimes when push comes to shove and it is time to share your word and I just need to be reminded that your son Jesus was just as scared when he died on that cross for my wretched ole soul. Thank you God for giving me wisdom and thank you for giving me another day of life to share that wisdom with someone today! Amen!!