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by Bob and Debby Gass
Learn from Experience (2)
April 28, 2010
‘...the Lord gives wisdom...’ Proverbs 2:6 NKJV
Contrary to what you may have heard, experience is not the best teacher-evaluated experience is the best teacher! Everybody has some kind of experience; it’s what you do with your experience that matters. We all begin our lives as empty notebooks. Every day we’ve an opportunity to record new experiences. With each page we gain more understanding. Ideally, as we progress our notebook becomes filled with observations. But not all of us make the best use of our notebooks. Some of us leave the notebook closed; we rarely jot down anything at all. Others fill their pages but never take time to read them, reflect on them and gain greater wisdom. But a few of us not only make a record of what we experience, we linger over it and reflect on it. Reflection turns into insight, so that we not only live the experience, but learn from it. We all know people with lots of knowledge, but little understanding. They have the means, but they don’t know the meaning of anything. What’s the problem? Their life experience is void of reflection and evaluation. When 25 years go by they don’t gain 25 years experience, they gain one year of experience 25 times! To win in life you must turn your experience into wisdom. So, slow down. Wisdom is gleaned over time, not overnight. Then, drill down. The treasure is there, but you have to dig for it. Finally, get down. Yes, get down on your knees and talk to God, because ‘…the Lord gives wisdom…’ (Proverbs 2:6 NKJV)
SoulFood: Num 7, Mark 5:11-20, Ps 94:12-23, Pr 10:27
The Word for Today is authored by Bob and Debby Gass and published under licence from UCB International Copyright © 2010
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