Leaders Value Wisdom over Wealth

Proverbs 8:11 (MSG) For Wisdom is better than all the trappings of wealth; nothing you could wish for holds a candle to her.

Status, wealth, power, and living the "good life" rule the airwaves. We live in a society where truth is not as valued as is correctness, or tolerance and sincerity (being open to any idea as long as it is passionately, personally, and sincerely believed). We have become society that is more concerned about how we look, how we are liked, and how our decisions "feel" than what reflects Truth that has its source in Wisdom. Taking a stand in business for the Truth sometimes will yield sneering. To battle that belittling attitude, Christian leaders must remember, "Wisdom is better than all the trappings of wealth." It is a lie that "he who has the most toys, wins." Leaders, whose source of strength is their Creator-Lord not their balance sheet may take some "hits" from the "ruler of this world;" but, undaunted, they focus on the goal set before them by their Lord and press on toward a higher calling then net worth. That’s a goal worth living for.

Copyright © 2006 by P. Griffith Lindell