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Saturday, April 30, 2011
1 Kings 3 - Raw Talent
Imagine God came to you with this offer.
What would you ask Him for?Is wisdom the best choice?
The truth? Many of us would ask for money, and lots of it. In our culture, maybe even fame, celebrity. Even in that far different time and place, it would have been a no-brainer to ask for power or cash. In asking for wisdom, did Solomon show he already had it?
I think anyone who has led a group of any kind (corp, sports team, church, etc) can understand Solomon's situation. Leadership can be hard and the guy needed help. You really cannot go wrong asking for wisdom. I think it was pretty self-aware of him to see his need for more wisdom. That is a great leadership trait: to see where we are personally weak and objectively admit it. It's not always easy to do. I think Solomon's inadequacy must have really been on his mind too. If God had come to me (dream or not) and given me that offer I would have stuttered and fumbled around. "Can I get back to you, God?" Solomon knew right away what he wanted as if he'd been thinking about it.
In raising my 3 girls and 3 stepkids I find myself so often saying to the Lord please give me wisdom here!
Ugh! Speaking of kids... I just got a call from the school. A sick child. I gotta go!
The truth? Many of us would ask for money, and lots of it. In our culture, maybe even fame, celebrity. Even in that far different time and place, it would have been a no-brainer to ask for power or cash. In asking for wisdom, did Solomon show he already had it?
ReplyDeleteI think anyone who has led a group of any kind (corp, sports team, church, etc) can understand Solomon's situation. Leadership can be hard and the guy needed help. You really cannot go wrong asking for wisdom. I think it was pretty self-aware of him to see his need for more wisdom. That is a great leadership trait: to see where we are personally weak and objectively admit it. It's not always easy to do. I think Solomon's inadequacy must have really been on his mind too. If God had come to me (dream or not) and given me that offer I would have stuttered and fumbled around. "Can I get back to you, God?" Solomon knew right away what he wanted as if he'd been thinking about it.
ReplyDeleteIn raising my 3 girls and 3 stepkids I find myself so often saying to the Lord please give me wisdom here!
Ugh! Speaking of kids... I just got a call from the school. A sick child. I gotta go!