Wisdom and Obedience

Proverbs 4:1-27

Wisdom and Obedience

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Bill White

Teaching Pastor; Staff Governing Elder; Staff Director

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Key Points

  • Our responsibility with wisdom involves listening and remembering what we hear as we go through the course of life. A wise person isn’t merely someone who has information; they are someone who uses that information in life.

  • When we see a need to change course in our lives, there is inertia in our life choices that we have to overcome. It takes effort to make change.

  • True obedience is more "path" and less "box." It’s a way of life centered on following the direction Jesus leads. It’s less about a checklist we routinely perform.

  • We know we're on the right path when our obedience is unrestrained. We'll do whatever Jesus asks of us.

Application

  • Do I have areas in my life where I have walled off what Jesus can do? 

  • Do I have areas of security and comfort that I protect from anything Jesus might ask of me? What in my life stands in the way of following Jesus?