Mothers, what is wisdom?
Wisdom is a gift which is developed through experience and comes in the fullness of time. In principle, the longer we are on the planet, the greater we grow in wisdom.
Wisdom is recognising our limitations, while having confidence to lead our families into right living, sound attitudes, whole emotional health. Wisdom is foreseeing the pitfalls and avoiding them. Wisdom is safeguarding our children against harm: emotional, physical, spiritual.
How do we walk in wisdom?
Humility is so important in us, to show our children that we have confidence without conceit.
Our children need to feel secure, and so they need to see us as confident.
Our children need to learn humility, so that they don’t become proud. Conceit is like a bad taste in the mouth and others recognise it as an unpleasant odour. But confidence — with humility — is leadership with plenty of room for sensitivity and kindness.
Let us lead our children with the wisdom we have, as their elders and as their defenders and as the leader of their fan club!
Blessings,
Sarah