Wisdom
is not what’s
in your head
-
and it’s
not what’s
in your heart.
Wisdom is
only what’s
in both your
head and
your heart,
-
and then
has been
tested
by
ACTION!
BLOG POSTING, WEEK OF AUG 24, 2026: IT TAKES A WHILE
Back in my college days I worked for the city of Greendale to spray and kill poison ivy from around every public building, city park, walkway, etc. in the city. It took a while, but my brain was slowly trained to instantly recognize the patterns of poison ivy in ANY size, age, or variety possible, while someone else could be standing in it and not notice. What does that have to do with God? Hold on, you may not like what else I have observed.
You become trained, or sensitized to what you focus on; from chess to Trump hating. But it gets worse. You also tend to actually become what you continually focus your spiritual and emotional energy upon! If you won’t forgive, as God orders you to do, you slowly become similar to the thing or person you won’t forgive! Even if you are sure, “No, the details of MY actions are different!” Hate? Fear? Negativity? Yup, every single one of them and more. You WILL be affected then become the effect of what you focus on and practice.
Flip side? If you focus on Jesus (the Bible one, not the modern, progressive, butter wouldn't melt in his mouth reinterpretation of him), you will become like him. But—
IT TAKES A WHILE
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