Two Teachers, Two Pains

Spring is a beautiful time in our back yard with the water fall surrounded by blooming iris and other striking colors.

There are two effective teachers. We must choose one, either WISDOM or CONSEQUENCES. Lessons learned from consequences result in real suffering and acute pain. She is the tougher teacher with a back-end price, according to "The Divine Mentor" a book written by Wayne Cordeiro.

Wisdom has a front end price – discipline, obedience, consistency and time. Wisdom learns from the experiences of others, beyond their lifetime and beyond their own experiences. The primary source for wisdom garnered from others is the Bible – viewing the successes and failures of Biblical characters. "The whole Bible was given to us by inspiration from God and is useful to teach us what is true. It shows us what is wrong in our lives. It straightens us out. It helps us do what is right. It is God’s way of making us well prepared at every point fully equipped to do good to everyone." 2 Timothy 3:16-17 LB
Garnering wisdom from people we respect, who've "gone on before us", who have experienced a portion of life that interests us, is also a key source.

Just as there are two teachers, so there are two pains, two kinds of pain – the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. For wisdom we need the pain of discipline. The pain of regret is associated with the teacher consequences. The pain of discipine costs far less than the pain of regret.

FEED YOURSELF WITH WISDOM. We'll post tomorrow some thoughts on garnering wisdom.