“The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is the knowledge of our own ignorance”.
Charles Spurgeon
Personally, I would like to stand on the threshold side of being a wise woman, wife, mother, grandmother…however, in the light of these few miserable sentences, I am taking a solitary moment to evaluate how wise I REALLY AM…
Misery is defined and developed by the way I:
Think about myself.
Talk about myself.
Use “I” as often as possible.
Mirror myself continually in the opinion of others.
Listen greedily to what people say about me.
Expect to be appreciated.
Be suspicious.
Be jealous and envious.
Be sensitive to slights.
Never forgive a criticism.
Trust nobody but myself.
Insist on consideration and respect.
Demand agreement with my own views on everything.
Sulk if people are not grateful to me for favors shown them.
Never forget a service I may have rendered.
Be on the lookout for a good time for myself.
Shirk my duties and responsibilities if I can.
Do as little as possible for others.
Love myself supremely.
Be selfish.
Anonymous
Do you know anyone like this?
If we had a sane estimate of ourselves, we would panic at the thought
that our own ignorance condemns us! “The unexamined life is not worth living.” Socrates
Wisdom is knowing what to do next; skill is knowing how to do it and virtue is doing it!
Have a great week…
~Jackie Johnson - I am a former tribal missionary to the Kuna Indians on the Colombian border in Central America. Fluent in several languages, my husband and I currently pastor a Spanish-speaking church in Southern California. My passion is mentoring and equipping dedicated young women for life, marriage, motherhood, and beyond. I am the mother of two daughters and the grandmother of three Princesses and four young Knights.
