11月5日
标 题： 智慧的判断
经 节： 但智慧之子都以智慧为是。（路加福音七章35节）
这世界充满各类的“专家”，要以个人的智慧说服你接受他们的看法。但神说，不是那些大声喧嚷其主张的人，是最有智慧的人，而是那些经得起时间考验的人，才是真有智慧。
你不能够以争执或辩论来证明智慧。智慧需要经过时间的考验。有些人固执地认为自己的意见一定是最好的，不管这些人的观点多具说服力，时间是最好的判断工具。不是谁的声音大，谁就是对的，乃是事情的果效证明他们是否有智慧。当你顺服神的旨意时，有时会遇见反对势力及一些不同意你智慧行动的批评。你的第一个反应很可能是为自己辩解，然而，如果耐心等待，时间比辩解更能显露你行动的智慧。
神话语的智慧已经过历世历代的考验，证实它是真理。以圣经来判断你的所见所闻，是很重要的。心理学与哲学的趋势会变来变去，但神的话语不因时间而有所改变。当你在辅导人时，要确定你的意见是源自圣经，不是你个人最佳的意见。只要你人生的抉择是基于神的话语，时间会是你最好的辩护者，会证实你所选择的智慧。如果一段时间后，你看到自己显然是错的，求神赦免你，并且在圣经中寻求神话语的指示。然后，顺服那句话，观看神如何将祂的智慧运行在你的生活当中。
Wisdom Justified
But wisdom is
justified by all her children. (Luke 7:35)
The world is full of “experts.” There are people everywhere who want to
convince you of the wisdom of their opinion. Yet God says that it is not the
one who declares his viewpoint the most loudly or vociferously who is the
wisest, but the one who is vindicated over time.
Wisdom is not proven by argument or debate. Wisdom is proven over time.
Some people adamantly proclaim that their opinion is best. Regardless of how
convincingly these people defend their viewpoint, time is the best judge of
their wisdom. The result of a practice proves its validity, not how loudly it
is promoted. When you seek to obey what God has told you, you will sometimes
meet resistance and criticism from others who disagree with the wisdom of your
actions. Your immediate response may be the urge to vindicate yourself.
However, if you wait patiently, time will reveal the wisdom of your actions far
better than you could through argument.
Through the ages, the wisdom found in God’s Word has been tested and
proven true. It is critical that you measure everything you hear against the
Scriptures. Trends in psychology and philosophy come and go, but God’s Word is
timeless. Whenever you share an opinion in counseling someone else, make sure
that it comes from the Scripture and not merely from your best thinking. As
long as you base your life choices on the Word of God, time will be your
defender and will validate the wisdom of your choices. If, over time, you
clearly see you are wrong, ask God’s forgiveness and seek a fresh word from God
through the Scripture. Then obey that word and watch to see God confirm His
wisdom in your life.
