Where is the Wisdom...

"Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge?" British poet T.S. Elliot once said. 

How can we have so much knowledge and information at our fingertips and still make stupid decisions on a day to day basis?

I know so many people who have great depths of information and knowledge but seem impotent when it comes to applying that knowledge to their life.  They can trick out a car, build computers, run all kinds of advanced technological equipments, perform surgery, and ace advanced tests but then they spend more money than they make, have an affair, or drink and drive.

What the heck is missing?  How can a person be so smart, sharp, and successful but then struggle with day to day decisions?

Wisdom is the lost art of applying information and knowledge to make a good decision.

When making decisions, we ask, "is it wrong?, is it moral?, is it legal?, is it okay?, is it beneficial?"  

What we should be asking is, "is it wise?"  This is not just semantics, there is a fundamental difference in these questions.

So, I am going to take a wisdom walk.  No this isn't some new "Youth group" game similar to prayer walks or whatever.

This is going to be a walk through the wisdom of the book of Proverbs.  

Proverbs is a book full of wisdom, listen to this from Chapter 2.

10  For wisdom will enter your heart,

and knowledge will fill you with joy.

11  Wise choices will watch over you.

Understanding will keep you safe.

We need to learn how to make wise decisions.  

What is a good life but a string of good decisions put together.

Wisdom keeps us safe, watches over us, and inevitably fills us with joy.

There is more to making good decisions than being smart.  Have you noticed this in your life or the lives of the people close to you?