Tuesday Tidbit: Your memoir, a wise word spoken at the right moment

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“We have stories to tell; stories that provide wisdom about the journey of life,” writes Saul Rubin. “What more have we to give one another than the truth about our human adventure as honestly and as openly as we know how?”

Think for a minute—isn’t that what memoir is all about?

Believe this: God has made you wise in at least one aspect of life and faith. Surely you have stories to write out of that wisdom!

Your memoir could be someone’s much-needed “word spoken at the right moment” (Proverbs 15:23).

• “Wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare to her” (Proverbs 8:11).
• “The wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy, impartial and sincere” (James 3:17).
• “Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding” (Proverbs 3:13).
• “Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom” (Colossians 3:16).

But how do you become wise?

Chuck Swindoll writes about having a conversation with a friend in which the topic of wisdom kept popping up, “things like intuition, diligence, integrity, perception, consistency, loyalty. . . .

“Wisdom is hard to define,” Chuck said, “because it means much more than knowledge and goes much deeper than awareness. . . .

“I asked [my friend], ‘How does a person get wisdom? I realize we are to be men and women of wisdom, but few people ever talk about how it’s acquired.

“His answer was quick and to the point.

“‘Pain.’”

“I paused and looked deeply into his eyes. . . . I knew his one-word answer was not theoretical. He had walked the path. He and pain had gotten to know each other well. . . .”

Take a couple of minutes to read the rest of Chuck Swindoll’s post, How God Gives You Wisdom. You won’t regret it!

He concludes, “When we have responded as we should to life’s blows, enduring them rather than escaping them, God gives us more maturity that stays with us and new measures of wisdom which we are able to draw upon for the balance of our lives.”

I suspect many of you know exactly what Chuck’s talking about,

and what his friend was talking about.

How did you acquire your wisdom?

Someone needs to know your story. 

Don’t keep him or her waiting!

There you have it, your Tuesday Tidbit.