Wisdom Is A Principal Thing.Therefore get wisdom and in all your getting, get understanding. Proverbs 4:7

John Wooden says, “It’s
what you learn after you know it all that counts. “Did you hear about the man in the woods who
came across a youg lumberjack working feverishly to cut down a tree? “What are you doing?” he asked. “I’m sawing down this tree, “he replied. The old-timer said, “You look exhausted. How long have you been at it?” The young lumberjack replied, “Over five hours and I’m beat.” Not yet ready to reveal
that he, himself, had spent 30 years as a lumberjack, the older man said, “it
looks as if your saw might be a bit dull.”
“It probably is,” said the young man, “I’ve been sawing all day.” “Then why don’t you take a break and sharpen
it? The older man suggested. “The job will go a lot faster if you do.” The young lumberjack replied, “I don’t like
sharpening and anyway I don’t have time right now, I’m too busy sawing!” It’s one thing to work
hard – it’s another to work well! Don’t
just saw. Take time to sharpen! Every five years. Knowledge in most major
fields doubles. That means if you don’t stay sharp: (1) you’ll be left behind;
(2) the opportunities will go to others; (3) you’ll be qualified to live in a
world that no longer exists. Have you heard of the old time Pentecostals who
are stuck to their old Pentecostal songs and are out of touch with the new generation of this day, yet they wonder why the youths are marching out of the
church and the crowd is no longer coming in. Or the accountant who says: I will
not learn computer, I would like to continue in the use of my ledger book! If you want to stay sharp,
spend time with God, for nobody is sharper than he is. Read His word. Seek His guidance. Acknowledge Him in all you do. Switch off your T V and become a reader; draw
water from the wells of those who've done what you long to do. “Above all and before all, do this: get
wisdom” Prov 4:7.
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