What is it that we want for our children? We want them to move out and take responsibility for their own lives…right? I want my boys to manage their own checking accounts, do their own laundry, set their own alarm clocks and call their mother on Mothers Day. Self-management is foundational to success in life. But God says there’s more to it.

This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom or the strong man boast of his strength or the rich man boast of his riches, but let him who boasts boast about this: that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight,” declares the LORD. Jeremiah 9:23-24

Most people will be successful if they manage three big areas of life: wisdom, strength and riches. Wisdom can be defined as your intellectual and critical thinking growth. Strength refers to your abilities, capabilities, and competencies. Riches is your material prosperity and your ability to provide for yourself and those you love. Set goals and stay on track in the big three and almost always, you will be seen as successful by your peers.

These three areas are good things! But God says that there is something more foundational to life. Am I growing in understanding and knowing God, through Jesus Christ? What goals have I set, what plans have I made to grow in knowing God?

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