What are you building? Whatever it is, it’s a reflection of your wisdom. Proverbs 14:1 says “A wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.” Wisdom builds. Foolishness destroys.

What are you building?

Wise people are builders. They build friendships, relationships, families, connections, businesses, ministries and movements. Fools stand on the sidelines and throw rocks. Fools pick at wedge issues and seek to drive wedges between people. Many of us are foolish with language, letting every moderately-humorous-but-definitely-snarky comment slide from our lips inflicting cuts, scrapes and bruises on our mates, our kids, and those we spend our days with. We’re foolishly tearing down, but so addicted to the aren’t-I-smart, quick-witted narcotic that we can’t see the blood that drips to the ground from our own sharp tongue.

Foolish people destroy. I’ve been foolish. How about you?

Wisdom builds because it is the nature of wisdom to produce life. The Bible teaches that the “person” of Wisdom (yeah, that confuses me a bit, too) was present at creation, participating in the creative process.

Wisdom produces a culture of life. It invigorates.

Wisdom speaks death to death, and life to everything else; because that’s what Wisdom does. It builds.

What are you building?

If any of you lacks Wisdom you should ask God who gives generously to all, without finding fault, and it will be given to you. James 1:5