Luke 2:52 "And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man."
There are four areas of well-rounded development mentioned here. These four areas correspond to 4 different disciplines that will be discussed partially here and in the future.
- Mental
- Physical
- Spiritual
- Social
These 4 ideas have been taken from an article written by a dear friend, Dwight Knight. You can read more of this article here.
Here is a short excerpt from his 1st article in a series called "A Challenging Word"
" 'A man that doesn’t think is dangerous.' One of the men who trained me in leadership hammered that in my head. Why? Because, men, in general, are inherently lazy and that particular trait will eventually be detrimental at the most crucial time. This is due largely to the fact that over the process of time and with the advent of the westernized self-centered culture, men have been allowed to become mentally lethargic. Society has worked tirelessly to take away from us the necessity to cognate at the abstract level. I find that even when dealing with the intellects of the university educated or corporate level upper management types, there is a depressing drought of men who want or are capable of wrestling with a passage of scripture or a problem in life until the truth is revealed or a solution presents itself...We are at war with the mediocre."
" 'A man that doesn’t think is dangerous.' One of the men who trained me in leadership hammered that in my head. Why? Because, men, in general, are inherently lazy and that particular trait will eventually be detrimental at the most crucial time. This is due largely to the fact that over the process of time and with the advent of the westernized self-centered culture, men have been allowed to become mentally lethargic. Society has worked tirelessly to take away from us the necessity to cognate at the abstract level. I find that even when dealing with the intellects of the university educated or corporate level upper management types, there is a depressing drought of men who want or are capable of wrestling with a passage of scripture or a problem in life until the truth is revealed or a solution presents itself...We are at war with the mediocre."
Let me know what you think and please read more of what he's written.
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