Proverbs
1:1-5 gives the purpose as this: The Proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of
Israel: To learn wisdom and moral instruction, and to discern wise counsel. To
receive moral instruction in skillful living, in righteousness, justice, and
equity. To impart shrewdness to the
morally naïve, and a discerning plan to the young person. (Let the wise also
hear and gain instruction, and let the discerning acquire guidance!)
There is a stark contrast between
knowledge and wisdom. Knowledge fills the head....teaching wisdom fills the
person with character. That’s the
ultimate goal in our parenting and what we all strive so hard to do!
Recently a friend of mine mentioned
a difficult “character” event in their home. Their 4th grade son, who gets straight A’s, received a
behavior indicator for his math homework.
She mentioned that they had been working on organization with his
schoolwork all year long. This meant
that although he usually finds his homework, it was not always turned in on
time. This failure was going to keep him
from a big school award, which was a very tough lesson for him. He was only 1 point off of qualifying for the
honor. She admitted, “Letting your kid
fail is hard”!
Yes, it is!
Allowing our kids to fail grows them
in wisdom. That’s not head knowledge,
but heart knowledge!
Proverbs
2:1 continues with this: My child, if you receive my words and store up my
commands within you, by making your ear attentive to wisdom, and by turning
your heart to understanding, … (5) then you will understand how to fear the
Lord, and you will discover knowledge about God. (10) For wisdom will enter
your heart, and moral knowledge will be attractive to you.
Yep, that’s what we want!
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