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What is the Wise Thing to Do?

Pastor Tom Lundeen

Note Ephesians 5:15-17

The fact is, the only way to make better decisions and experience fewer regrets is to pursue wisdom and make wisdom the  of every choice we make.

Note Proverbs 1:1-7; 3:13-15

Wisdom = the  application of knowledge.

Wisdom = intelligence drawing on experience and governed by  (Webster’s).

1.  is Primarily a Series of Choices

On what basis will we make the endless daily choices that dominate the  of our lives?

Is our world burdened by an  of wisdom?

In Proverbs, a  is not someone with below average intelligence...it’s someone who ignores God’s truth and wisdom and either follows the crowd...or is  by their desires, impulses, and emotions (note Proverbs 12:15; 14:16; 29:11).

Culturally speaking, when a society is dominated by choices made by impulse and selfish emotion, what results is a sick .

2. All My Choices Have

...Every  I had to make would have consequences (good, neutral, or bad).

This truth is part of God’s  principles (we reap what we sow), and science (cause and effect).

Every decision we make has consequences that affect us and sometimes .

Am I making better decisions so I can have fewer regrets?:

• The good news is that God wants us to have  (note James 1:5-8).
• If God came to you today and said, ? Ask and I will give it to you!...what would you ask God to give you? (note 1 Kings 3:5-12).
• Are we  God’s wisdom in our life?
• Note Proverbs 3:16-18 and 1 Corinthians 1:24

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