Lena Journals to Proverbs 13 Today

Children by term are not usually noted as wise. Wisdom is gained in maturity. If a low wisdom level, a low maturity level.
It is actually ok to not be matured or wise, if a child. What is not so ok is being a child for a prolonged amount of time. Notice childhood in the natural stages of growth in human beings is short, very short, according to the whole scheme of the length of days?
There is a deception out there on staying young, foolish, immature, and unwise, as though it is somehow fashionable!
Maturing is what is fashionable with God.
He is our Father and it would be strange that any father would not desire his child to grow up, become a son, and then a man because he learns, applies what he’s learned, and has chosen to become a responsible one.
Immature children at ages of matured ones bring shame and dishonor to the parents. We want God to be proud in our growth and maturing process. Not that we’ve fully arrived and He’s somehow not pleased till we get there. No, He is pleased as any parent would be, that we are going there, growing up in Him.
Wisdom is the practical application of knowledge. That is gotten on purpose, because the one seeking it wants it enough to grab a hold of it and keep it, embrace it, and use it.
Do we like pride? Do we like being right? Do we like feeling justified? Do we argue a lot?
God hates pride and arrogances. He loves and delights in a humble spirit that trusts Him to justify, even if it is not in the here and now. He is looking for ones that trust Him to make things right and reveal truth for us. If (we trust God at His word and know that) God is for us…..why do we have to defend ourselves so much with others? There’s that question again, who do we represent?
How do dreams really come true? Make God’s happen, and you’ll see the one’s He gave to you happen also. We reap what we sow.
Those who only want friends and well wishers do not love with an everlasting love. We really truly love those we are willing to correct. Those who receive correction are wise and true sons. Wow, huh?
This so goes against what our culture is teaching us in our day.
But we are kingdom Of God citizens and we do not follow after the patterns of this world, which is why we study the word of God, to learn kingdom of God ways no matter what culture we live in.
We are a counter-culture.
Representatives of His will and of His ways. When we learn and then apply His words we show Him in the earth.
It cannot be about the majority and popularity. It must be about Loving God and then loving people into eternal life through eternal truth.