"WHOEVER TRUSTS IN HIS OWN MIND IS A FOOL, but he who "WALK IN WISDOM" will be delivered."
Many times in life we have to ask "What were they thinking?" Someone does something that, in hindsight, proves to be a "not so wise" decision and most around them question their intelligence. There have been many times fellow church members have told me "GOD gave us minds to make good decisions". I have even used that reasoning myself before. We want to THINK we have the best interest of all concerned, yet we can't know the hearts and minds of ALL parties concerned regarding an issue. But GOD's word tells us that OUR MINDS cannot be trusted to guide and direct us to "WALK IN WISDOM".
True WISDOM comes from The LORD! Proverbs 2:6-7 "For the LORD gives wisdom; from HIS mouth come knowledge and understanding; HE stores up sound wisdom for the upright; HE is a shield to those who walk in integrity," However, trusting in our own minds is a very dangerous path to journey down. Our minds are a battlefield. In Romans 8:6-8 we are told to "set our minds on the Spirit", and not "on the flesh"! One must realize that "An idol mind is the devil's workshop" is not just a catchy phrase.
I have become more and more careful about what I allow into my mind. I use to blame my losing aggressiveness on the brain hemorrhage I experienced. But I am beginning to understand that it may be Spiritual maturity, not allowing the enemy to keep my mind so "busy" that I don't have time for the things of the Spirit! In retrospect, I wonder how many times I have made decisions based on what my mind thought rather than what GOD directed me to do? Could some of those decisions have drawn the question "What were they thinking?"
I prefer not to call someone a FOOL, but the Bible says WHOEVER TRUSTS IN HIS OWN MIND IS A FOOL! The Bible is calling someone a FOOL, not me. If we "WALK IN WISDOM" we are not trusting in our own mind. If we can't trust in our own mind, what can we trust in? Proverbs 3:5-6 says "TRUST in the LORD with ALL your heart, and do not lean on your OWN understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths." To enable your MIND to be controlled by GOD, you must surrender to HIS Spirit. Only then will you "WALK IN WISDOM"!
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