My mil, bless her soul, would say I was book smart, but didn't have any common sense. I have worked on that over the years. More than book knowledge, we need to share our love with others. This is from Our Daily Bread devotional.
A Harvard Business School professor wrote an open letter to the nation's graduates. He told them that in one sense they needed to forget what they had learned in school. He said that schools tend to put too much emphasis on the idea that success comes as a result of passing tests. The professor pointed out that in the workplace doing well depends largely on learning to succeed in what he called a "web of relationships"-- the ability to cooperate with others and function as an effective team.
This truth also applies to living the Christian life. We often think that spiritual maturity and success comes from how much we know about biblical facts and principles.
Jesus showed us, however, that real success comes from something else-- from loving one another in the same way He loved us. He made it clear that we can do this only if we "abide" in Him (John 15:7). This means that we must stay close to Him through prayer and willingly obey His commands (v. 10). Our web of relationships must extend first to God and then to others.
The secret of spiritual success is not just in acquiring individual knowledge-- it's in combining that knowledge with love in all our relationships.
I love the Banditas! And I'm getting good typing pratice.
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