Think About It

I came across a Facebook post the other day that made me say, “Hmmmm ...”.   According the post a guy named Jeremy Goldberg observed, “Courage is knowing it might hurt, and doing it anyway.   Stupidity is the same.   And that’s why life is hard.”.   I am not sure if this is supposed to make me laugh or cry – but I do know it made me think.   I look back over times in my life when I have stood on the brink of a decisions understanding that the likely result was something that was going to put me in an uncomfortable situation – should I do it or not?   Was it venturing into stupidity or stepping out in faith?   Folks, I would like to say that after some pondering I figured it out, but in all honesty there are many times when the answer still isn’t all that clear! As I thought about this dilemma that we face on a consistent basis, I realized that there is something that can help us know the difference between courage and stupidity – wisdom.   We may not be able to determine the ultim