Biblically Speaking, Wisdom = Listening

Owen Strachan has a good reflection on wisdom and listening. Here is his conclusion:

To conclude this little piece, biblical wisdom is not autonomous and isolary, as so many of us might think in our individualistic age. Biblical wisdom involves closing our mouths, humbling our hearts, and opening ourselves up to receive God’s transforming, redeeming, gospel-rich wisdom, the embodiment of which is Jesus Christ. This has implications for all of us. This means, at base, that we humbly listen to the Lord. From there, we need to adopt a balanced posture of submission and humility in the presence of leaders, counselors, parents, and others whom God has ordained to “cry aloud in the streets” to people just like us.

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