Are You Smart?
April 18 —
My friend Charles didn’t think he was. He had struggled in school while his friends breezed through. Charles struggled with reading and math because he was dyslexic. They didn’t diagnose the problem, so everyone just thought he was a “dummy”. In reality, Charles WAS smart. Word smart and number smart are just two kinds of intelligence. There are five more! People who are visual smart make great artists, designers, photographers and videographers. People who are body smart make great athletes, sculptors, dancers and actors. People who are music smart make great singers and musicians. People who are people smart make great counselors, leaders and salespersons. People who are self smart make great thinkers. It’s important to have faith in and work out of areas where you’re smart.
But there’s something even more important than being smart. “The Scriptures say, ‘I will destroy the wisdom of the wise and discard the intelligence of the intelligent.’ So where does this leave the philosophers, the scholars, and the world’s brilliant debaters? Since God in his wisdom saw that the world would never know him through human wisdom, he has used our foolish preaching that Christ was crucified. This foolish plan of God is wiser than the wisest of human plans. God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise.” (1 Corinthians 1:19-27) Have you humbled yourself before God and put your faith in the love He shows you through Jesus?
See you in church Sunday!
Grace & blessings,
Pastor Bob
