Seek knowledge

One thing that I have realized the past couple of months is that there is wisdom all around you, and it is really up to you to seek it and find it. You have to put in the work to get on the path to wisdom and righteousness. You are not going to all of a sudden become wise by doing nothing and just living by the routines of your daily life. Just like when you want to put in that extra work in the gym or extra studying what do you do? You can't really become successful in any aspect of life without putting the work in and seeking it with confidence. Another thing I have learned is once you realize something, you take advantage of it and go in head first with everything you have. I realized that there was wisdom around me so every single day, I am going to try and get it from whatever way that may be. There are a couple of ways I get it.

1.) Reading The Bible
2.) Digging into people around me
3.) Reading books
4.) writing

I really encourage you to try a couple of those things. True wisdom comes from the Word, specifically the book of Proverbs. Try digging into the people around you, I know that every person who reads this post can at least think of a couple of people in their lives who they look up to because of their relationship with Christ. There are so many books out there. I know that it is so hard to find time to read, especially if you are a college student. You have even less time if you are a college athlete. It doesn't have to be much, carve out 15 minutes a day, I bet you spend more than 15 minutes a day on your phone or playing video games. (I know I do) Seek the time and find wisdom. Finally, try writing, get yourself a journal and write down some of your daily thoughts or prayers, or whatever it may be. One thing I have learned about myself the past couple of months is that I love writing, apart form basketball, and my relationship with Christ it is my getaway from everything. Writing allows to me express what I am thinking and what I learn on a daily basis. Part of the reason I love doing this blog is because I get to write and what I write about is what I learn. What I learn every day comes from a process I go through of seeking wisdom and a desire to become more and more like Jesus every single day. That whole process is not only for myself but for you. I hope that by taking the time to read my posts that it is something that you desire to do, not just because you felt like it. Or maybe you thought, what the heck, I'll give it a look, and once you do that, you're ignited with a desire to seek wisdom and learn. One of the main reasons I started the bog was so that I can share what I learn every day. I hope that is something that gets done. I know I listed four things, but there are obviously many more ways out there for you to seek knowledge, those four ways are the four ways that have worked best for me on a daily basis.

There are a couple of verses from Proverbs that really stick out to me in regards to this topic.

Proverbs 19:8: The one who gets wisdom loves life; the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper. 

I love that! Getting wisdom leads to a love for life. I love life and I love everything about it, yeah school might suck sometimes, class might be boring, we lost a game last night, but so what? Life is so good and every day is filled with new blessings and opportunities to love others, better yourself, and strengthen your relationship with Christ. If you know my fairly well, I hope my love for life and optimistic lifestyle is something that sticks out to you and motivates you. The second part of that verse is just as great as the first. Cherish wisdom and you will prosper. I know sometimes it may seem like certain people just keep trying to get you to do the right thing, and it can get annoying. Don't be annoyed by it but cherish people who are pouring life and wisdom into you, cherish it and you will soon prosper.

Proverbs 19:20: Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise.

That verse relates to what I just said above. People in your life are going to give you advice and people will discipline you. Don't let discipline distress you, sometimes distress is destiny in disguise. Accept it. It might be hard and you are going to have to throw your pride to the side, but accept it. You may not think it's the right thing to do or that it is very wise, but that's because you have to be patient. In the end you will be counted among the wise. Strive for that and you will not regret it.

Proverbs 20:12: Ears that hear and eyes that see-the Lord has made them both.

I wanted to share this verse because of the simplicity of it. The Lord has made us both ears to hear and eyes to see. Do you ever wonder why? The Lord blessed us with tools to seek wisdom. You can seek it through what you hear (the people you are around) and eyes to see.

The verse I am going to close with is below. Are you seeking wisdom every day? Seek it and you will love life and the process. Once you get knowledge, share it, share the the greatness of Christ. Don't be arrogant, but be loving in all that you do. Lips that speak knowledge are rare.

Proverbs 20:15: Gold there is, and rubies in abundance, but lips that speak knowledge are a rare jewel. 

~ you are loved ~