Wisdom-Trek / Creating a Legacy

Welcome to Day 10 of our Wisdom-Trek and thank you for joining me. 

This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom.

Today we continue to investigate the tools needed for a successful Wisdom-Trek.

Hello – and welcome to Wisdom-Trek!   This is Guthrie Chamberlain and I am your Guide to Wisdom. This is Day 10 of our Trek as we continue to investigate the tools needed for a successful Wisdom-Trek.

Today we are recording our podcast/journal from our studio at The Big House in Marietta, Ohio.  One of the pleasures of being at The Big House is to be able to walk around our property and realize that this is the same property that my parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents walked on.

The Big House was built in 1903 by my great-grandparents and it is still in the family. We only have about 5 acres of the original farm, which was long ago sold off in parcels and is now an older, but well maintained, suburban neighborhood. The small remaining portion is still as beautiful as always and is like stepping back in time to a mystic and wonderful place. We are grateful to be able to live here.   As I am creating this podcast/journal this week, the peonies that used to be along the pasture fence line are in full bloom, and they are beautiful this year.

                             

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During these first 11 days of our podcast/journal we have setup base camp, discussed some guidelines, and chatted about the tools needed for a successful trek.  My hope is that you have enjoyed this part of the trek as much as I have.

Today, we are continuing our exploration into the tools or equipment we need in order to gain wisdom, live fully, and enjoy our trek of life while we create a living legacy.

Our wheel analogy, is nearing completion as we once again consider love as the hub of the wheel and the remaining tools or attributes as the spokes stemming from a perfectly round hub. So far we have inserted the spokes of  joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, and gentleness.

In our 2nd analogy of love being your backpack for our  trek, we only have this last tool/attribute to complete the set.   I hope that these analogies help you to understand the importance of each of these traits.

The remaining spoke to make our wheel complete (or my 2nd analogy the tools in our backpack) is self-control. As with the previous attributes, self-control  is referred to in the Bible as the "Fruit of the Spirit." This fruit is an outward manifestation of the seeds we possess internally.  As these attributes grow in us and produce good fruit they will allow us to create a legacy of wisdom, seek out discernment and insights, and boldly grow where few have chosen to grow before. In doing so, we will establish the framework in our lives that will truly allow us to "Live Long and Prosper."

So onto our final attribute/tool which is self-control.

It is not by coincidence that self-control is our last attribute on the listing of the Fruit of the Spirit.  Just as love is the hub of our wheel analogy, self-control can be compared to the rim of this same wheel.

If we look at the second analogy of love as our backpack, then self-control would be the drawstring or clasp that keeps all of the other tools in place.

Self-control applies to all areas of life, but for our time together today,