Three Wise Men

As you may be able to tell I am writing this month with a holiday theme. If you grew up going to church you know the story of the three wise men; also, known as the three kings. These men came from foreign lands to find the messiah being born. They followed the stars to Bethlehem. No one knows what land they came from.

If you have read the Old Testament or heard the story about King Solomon who asked God for wisdom; he is the wisest man to ever live. People from many places came to learn of his wisdom.

The thing about being wise is not necessarily mean that you are very smart as well. Being wise and being smart are two different things. We all know a lot of smart people but not necessarily very many wise people. Being smart means that you know a lot about many things but you may not be wise. Of course, you could be wise but not smart.

Sometimes we need to seek out people that are wise. Those people have a very special talent. They are those that can help us make decisions that can help change our lives. They may not give us the exact answer but give us different alternatives. Likely they will tell us things that we never considered before. The reason they would give us different alternatives is so we can find the right answer for ourselves. These men or women would be known as wise counselors. Depending on the decision we have to make it is likely we will have go to more than one. Also, we may already know the answers but we want someone to confirm it for us.

It is possible for a person to be wise as well as smart but we should not decide whether they are the same person. If you need wisdom but do not know anyone yourself that is wise you can go to someone you know that is smart, and they can refer you to a wise person. The thing is that there are a lot more smart people than there are wise people.

If I were you it would be much better for us to ask for wisdom over being smart. Wisdom can go further for us than being smart. As I said we can find a lot more smart people  than wise people.