Proved Right...

The end of Matthew 11:19 (NIV) says, "But wisdom is proved right by her actions."

My thoughts begin to wander to the different aspects of a person having wisdom.

One can have wisdom in their head, their mind.
They can know right from wrong.
They can know what to do and what not to do.
But the knowledge of wisdom amounts to nothing if it is not displayed rightly in our actions.
Our actions are of course controlled by our will.
Our will is controlled by either our flesh or our spirit.
A way that we put our spirit in control is not just knowledge but in understanding - a deepness and a fullness.

Understanding wisdom.

Why do we or shall we be wise?

If maybe we knew the heart of a matter, we may be more inclined to obey it.
To live by it.

The heart of a matter.

Our heart.
The very center of who we are.
It is deceitful but it is tamable.
Maybe "tame" is a word that makes you think of fear or control.
But me, I see it as, 'I will because I love.'
I want my heart to be tamed by the understanding of the love God has for me, and out of that love, He directs me in a way that is wise, holy, and in turn, loving.

If still the connection is fear, may it be in a way of honor.
I am tamed because I honor who God is to me and what He has done for me.
In all He has given me, I could never give that amount back to Him.
Out of my reverence, I give what I can. Myself. My person. My love. I give honor.

If still the connection is control, may it be the giving up of my life to let God whom is more able than me to control the rudder and the direction of my life.
And my heart controls my life.

"Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life."
Proverbs 4:23

Of whom controls my heart will in turn control my actions.
May my actions prove His wisdom so wrought within my soul.

I could give, and give, and give, yet it'd still amount to nothing at all.
In comparison to what has been given me.
In that my gratitude springs.

When the world should look at me, may I prove Christ right who is living in me.
To leave unmarred the name I carry written upon my heart and every fiber of my being.