Ask It (2) – Musical Chairs

Welcome to CROLCC, we are so glad you are here worshiping with us. Last week we started this series Ask It and we asked that you do just that this past week, ask it. Did you have a chance to ask at every decision, every opportunity, every invitation, what’s the wise thing to do? We even said that you don’t even have to do what you think is the answer just yet, but just by simply asking the question, we believe that you will learn more about yourself. You owe it to yourself to know the answer to that question.

We all want to know what to do in life. We all want to find wisdom in areas that are important to us; areas including our relationships, our career, our finances, our future hope and dreams. Solomon, the third king of Israel, wrote more about wisdom than any other biblical writer. He was considered by some to be the wisest man who ever lived. In his writing, he laid out three kinds of people who lack wisdom: the simple lack experience; fools know the difference between right and wrong, but don’t care; and mockers not only know the difference between right and wrong but are critical of those who choose to do right.

Eventually, people in each of these categories need wisdom. Identifying who others’ are may be easy, but the key to gain wisdom would be identifying if you are one of the three.

Moving Forward

The path of wisdom offers a way to live in safety, peace, and without fear of harm. But in order to gain all that wisdom offers, you have to ask it: In light of my past experience, current circumstances, and future hopes and dreams, what is the wise thing for me to do?

Discussion Questions

1. If you could go back in time five years, ten years and tell your younger self one thing, what would it be?

2. In what ways have you seen simple or foolish behavior in people around you? How did those people’s choices affect your life or influence your choices?

3. Read Proverbs 1:20–33. Does this passage bother or offend you in any way? If so, how?

4. Talk about a time when you traded what you wanted most for what you wanted in the moment. What did you learn from that experience?

5. What is an area of your life where you tend to behave like a simple person, a fool, or a mocker? What is one thing you can do this week to change your behavior in that area? How can this group support you?