Wise Up!

Have you ever been in a situation where you do or say something and immediately after that you regret it? Young people often find themselves in this situation. Why? Because they act according to the impulses of their hearts, without wisdom.

What comes to mind whenever the word wisdom is mentioned is the image of an old man, full of experience and knowledge... this is the world’s image of wisdom. But there is a big difference between the wisdom that comes from God and the wisdom of the world.

The wisdom of the world often bears a lot of tragedy and problems simply because they act based on their own understanding. It’s equally easy to see the bad fruits of those who are unwise.

"Instead of kicking yourself every time you commit the same mistakes

seek wisdom from God that you may deal with things the right way."

For God, age or experience is not an issue. When Solomon asked for wisdom he was young, he had no experience of running a kingdom but he recognised that he wasn’t mature enough to deal with that responsibility and sought wisdom from God. He received it because his heart was after God’s own, meaning he wanted to do things right by God.

You may not be running a kingdom but you need wisdom to deal with family, finances, school, friends and the situation around you. Instead of kicking yourself every time you commit the same mistakes seek wisdom from God that you may deal with things the right way.

When you receive counselling from pastors or assistants, they don’t just sit there talking about things that they know. They are linked with God, they seek for wisdom and consequently God gives it to them in order to give people the right direction and advice.

Be wise.

If you want to grow in your faith, make sure you attend the last YPG Real Talk meeting of the year next Thursdays at 7pm.

Find your local YPG branch.

Luke Castro

YPG National Coordinator