Feed your brain

Monday December 14^th, 2020

Memorize: Proverbs 18:15 ^{God’s Words Translations (GWT)}

« The mind of a person who has understanding acquires knowledge. The ears of wise people seek knowledge. »

Proverbs 4:7 ^{International Standard Versions (ISV)}

« Wisdom is of utmost importance, therefore get wisdom, and with all your effort work to acquire understanding. »

Read: Proverbs 18:1-2 ^{Good News Translations (GNT)}

¹ People who do not get along with others are interested only in themselves;

they will disagree with what everyone else knows is right.

² A fool does not care whether he understands a thing or not;

all he wants to do is show how smart he is.

Message:
How high you fly will depend on the quality of the knowledge and information you feed your brain with.

A Yoruba proverb says a bird is propelled to fly by virtue of what it has eaten. In other words, a famished bird may not be able to go a long distance, that is even if it flies at all.

People say knowledge is power, but that is not true. If it were, then all world rulers would have been Professors.

Knowledge is only useful when properly applied and that is wisdom.

With just a little knowledge, some with little have ruled others with plenty.

You can’t have wisdom if there is no knowledge.

Therefore, you must feed your brain.

When a Policeman cries Hey you, while an innocent but uninformed person may be afraid, an equally innocent but knowledgeable one would answer with confidence.

Read books across disciplines, attend seminars, watch documentaries. Be an insatiable learner.

Push to know as much as possible because ignorance could be costly.

Of course, we must allow the Holy Spirit guide us in the choice of information and knowledge we feed our minds.

You may claim to be so busy that you hardly have time to read. But if you consider knowledge as important, you will find time for it.

By reading a book, you can gain in a few hours what it took the writer seventy years to learn. Books enrich, so I make out time to learn something from them all the time.

These days, our youth spend hours on social media rather than reading books that can benefit their lives. They can stay alert with their phones for hours, but doze off as soon as they lay hands on an inspirational book to read.

Some don’t even touch their Bibles except on Sundays!

If you would be great – soaring higher than your peers, then you must gather more knowledge than they, and apply it too. That is wisdom.

Key point: If you think knowledge is expensive, note that ignorance is costlier.

Author: Pst E. A. Adeboye.

Text edited by Naomie

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