Wisdom-Trek / Creating a Legacy

Welcome to Day 2 of our Wisdom-Trek and thank you for joining me.  

This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom.

Today we are recording our podcast/journal from our studio in The Big House in Marietta, Ohio. Since I will be recording  either from "The Big House" in Marietta, or from our "Home 2," which is located south of Charlotte, North Carolina, you may hear external sounds of the outdoors, such as birds singing or other noises which. Instead of being distracting, it will add to our authenticity of life.  I may not always present a perfect podcast/journal, but I will provide valuable content in an excellent manner.

So let's begin. Today I want to focus on what tools are needed to have a successful trek to gain wisdom.  On Day 0 we set up base camp, and I was able to introduce myself so that you could get to know me better. On Day 1 we discussed the Guidelines for a Successful Trek.

If you have not taken the opportunity to listen to these podcasts or read the corresponding journals, I would encourage you to do so.  I would also encourage you to subscribe on iTunes or your favorite media site, so that these daily episodes will download automatically for you.

I will use the analogies of hiking throughout my episodes, because it ties into our lives as we trek through each day.  With any camping experience, hiking or trek that we experience, as with life each day, we need the proper tools and equipment to help us have a successful trek.

After we set up base camp on Day 0, on Day 1 we looked at the need to have a destination in mind, and establishing good habits or guidelines to reach that destination through the use of a compass, GPS, or map.  We realized that we may get off the path, but with the proper guidelines, the destination set, and the proper habits ingrained into the fabric of our lives, we can stay the course.

Today we want to look at the tools needed to have a successful trek, that will enable us to live abundantly (fully) and serve a purpose that is greater than ourselves.  In other words, what tools are needed to create a living legacy that positively impacts everyone that is in our world?

What are the tools that we need to have in our backpack for a successful Wisdom-Trek?  As a person of faith, many of my lessons and examples of wisdom will come from the Bible, because it has been the foundation for wisdom in my life.  Today the tools or the attributes that we want to study are taken from the book of Galatians 5:22-23.  Just as I am your guide to wisdom, these tools should be part of everyone's Trek for Wisdom.  These attributes are provided by God's Spirit which guides my life.

These tools/attributes are referred to in Galatians as the "Fruit of the Spirit."

If we see fruit on a tree, such as an apple, then we know what kind of tree it is because of its fruit.  In the same way, others will be able to tell what type of person we are, by the fruit or attributes that are manifested in our lives.  This is an important concept to grasp as we look at the various tools/attributes that we will need in our lives in order to be wise and create a living legacy.

As we explore these tools, I would like you to visualize your life as a wheel,  and particularly a bike tire with a hub and spokes extending from the hub.  Without the hub as the core or foundation, the remaining tools/spokes would not have anything to attach to, and the wheel would be broken and useless.  Click on the images below to access a full size PDF of these two tools so that you can plot how "well-rounded"  you are in each of the tools that we will discuss over the next 9 days.

 

The first tool/attribute, which will be the hub of the wheel, is love.  Without love,