Life is full of choices. There are times we find ourselves in situations that require us to make very important choices that could dictate the course of our lives from that moment onwards. Looking at your life in retrospect, can you convincingly say your choices have been based on the Word of God and on the leading of the Holy Spirit? Do you make wise choices? I don’t mean wise in the eyes of the world but ‘wise’ in the eyes of the Word. You need prudence, a virtue that’ll give you the ability of making wise choices in life. When God endows you with prudence, others will take notice of you. By the time this virtue starts working in your life, you’ll begin to make the right choices and decisions that are applicable everyday and at anytime.
“Huram said moreover, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, that might build an house for the Lord, and an house for his kingdom” (2 Chronicles 2:12). Huram, the king of Tyre was in awe of Solomon’s wisdom for deciding to build God a house. He was shocked because he knew Solomon, being a young man, could have done several other things with his wealth, but he chose to use it to build a temple for the Lord his God.
With prudence, you’ll make fewer errors in life. Since success is also defined as the ability to minimize one’s errors, you’ll live a life of success. As Christians we need to be prudent in our lives. In fact, it’s an important virtue of the Christian. I call it practical wisdom! With it you make wise choices and decisions. Become prudent in your life; be a wise man or woman with the wisdom of God.
