Wisdom in the Heart

08-20-09

Wisdom speaks in various forms including that of a mother, father, friend and lover. In Proverbs 3:1-2, Wisdom presents herself as a mother directing her son to remember the laws she introduced to him. she also instructed him to let his heart protect the commandments. Wisdom has imparted her gifts in the form of laws and commandments and now she is urging her son on how to treat the gift he now has the responsibility to embody.

Length of days affords the son a duration of existence that covers great lengths of time and not shortened. Long life affords him a special quality of existence that’s beyond the average life. This sort of existence is an added benefit as a result of following the instruction. In addition to length of days and long life Wisdom adds peace that confirms itself through safety, health and wealth.

By ensuring the heart keeps Wisdom’s commandments the son is able to live with all of the promised benefits. The heart acts as the conduit that leads into the life of promised benefits. It is an agent of protection, promotion and wealth that’s reliable for safely securing life. The heart is also an agent with options in what it does holds or focuses on. Wisdom encourages her son into a good life by bringing his attention to his heart.

Quality of existence relates to the situations and discussions we deal with on a daily basis. Every society has an average level of quality of existence. By looking at the life expectancy we can find how long the average person in a society is expected remain on the earth. The quality of existence can be observed by looking at the number of home owners, average debt, divorce rate, unwed pregnancy rate, crime rate, etc.

Proverbs tells us that Wisdom adds to the length of days and increases the quality of existence. The level of peace is directly associated with the quality of life. Peace brings in welfare, health and safety. There is a sense of tranquility and wholeness with comfort and harmony. With peace there is prosperity in all aspects of life, that is health, wealth and relationships; ‘Shalom’. Life is a journey with vicissitudes.

Every day people are placed in situations and circumstances that facilitates their movement and challenges their quality of existence. Wisdom increases the quality of life and level of peace, regardless of the situation or circumstance. It stabilizes our mobility and neutralize the challenges to our quality of life.

Wisdom provides the stability people to carry them through trouble times.