Friday, May 26, 2017

Insight + Endurance + Action = Change - Part 3

Seldom does a day pass that didn’t require the need to change some aspect of life. Here we have two options: deny the need and neglect the chance for change, or go forward and pursue the opportunity God provides. God is at work to bring about maturity and insight. Listening and responding are choices which ensure that healthy change is acknowledged.

Insight is key to growth and maturity. 1 Timothy 4:29 identifies the source of wisdom and insight. "God gave Solomon wisdom and insight, and knowledge too great to be measured."  Proverbs 7:4 offers this advice: "Treat wisdom as your sister and insight as your close friend." Webster defines insight as the capacity to discern the true nature of a situation.

Insight should be pursued because it provides a permanent richness and fulfillment to life. It's the avenue to better relationships with friends, co-workers, family and God. Yet gaining insight requires diligent study and listening with determination to understand. God gives this gift to the willing, responsible recipient, so choose to be one. 

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