Responsibility and Wisdom
Responsibility and Wisdom There are two verses that have been on my mind recently. The first is from Luke: “From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.” — Luke 12:48 The second is from James: “If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.” — James 1:5 Recently, I've begun to realize how closely they are connected. Life has a way of placing responsibility into our hands before it places understanding into our minds. Sometimes we are entrusted with something precious long before we feel prepared for it. A child, a family, a challenge, a calling, a circumstance we could have ever imagined experiencing… And suddenly responsibility arrives….immediately! But wisdom, direction, and Understanding often do not. Looking back, I realize that many of the most significant responsibilities in my life arrived long b...