“So true wisdom is not a set of principles but a supernatural person.” – Tim and Kathy Keller
Last week I finished Jack McCallum’s 2007 book :07 Seconds or Less: My Season on the Bench with the Runnin’ and Gunnin’ Phoenix Suns. Because of head coach Mike D’Antoni’s innovative approach to basketball offense, I was utilizing this book as a way to learn about the subjects of creativity and divergent thinking.
It was the 42nd book I read this year.
While I will still be an avid reader in 2021 (after all, leaders are readers), I will be changing my focus in how I learn.
In Tim and Kathy Keller’s year-long devotional study of the Book of Proverbs, they write in the December 20th passage, “But courage is best developed as we, in love and wonder, reflect on Jesus’ courage in going to the cross for us, and a forgiving spirit is best produced in us truly as we joyfully think of Jesus forgiving us on the cross. So true wisdom is not a set of principles but a supernatural person. And we receive this wisdom not simply through acts of the will but through the transformation of our heart and desires by worshipping him.”
They go on, “Proverbs constantly insists that wisdom takes time to develop, and this makes sense if wisdom is a person and we have to learn how he (Jesus) thinks, what his attitudes are, and what actions would please him.”
So the learning for us leaders is we can read all the books, find the best mentors, get the best education, analyze the most revealing data, and listen to the best podcasts, but….
- Wisdom is a Person
- Intelligence is a Person
- Leadership is a Person
And that Person is Jesus Christ.
The more I think like He thinks, treat people like He wants me to treat people, respond like He wants me to respond, serve like He wants me serve, and make the decisions He would have me make, the more I will become like Him and the better leader I will be. And so would you.
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