Article 104 | Why Gideon? (Pt. 3) God doesn't see where you are; He sees where you're going. He doesn't need you to be ready; He only needs you to be willing. This week, we're putting those together and talking about what they form, Faith. What better way to do so than through the lens of a broken man? A man of little faith: Gideon. We find him in a pressing dilemma. In the last article, he destroyed the local altar of Baal and the neighboring Asherah Pole, two common instrum

Insight 103 | Why Gideon? (Pt. 2) We love the destination and, as such, are quick to miss the nuances of the transformation or the journey it took to get there. Consider some of the most epic training scenes in cinema history: Rocky Balboa preparing to fight Apollo Creed, Bruce Wayne becoming The Batman, or Luke Skywalker with Yoda on Dagoba to end the Sith. While on screen, these took a matter of seconds at most, a minute or two; the time they represented spanned months or e

Article 102 | Why Gideon? (Pt. 1) Have you heard the popular motivational expression, “God gives His toughest battles to His strongest soldiers”? Well, it’s not true. Or I should say, it’s not in the Bible. And as a matter of fact, when we do take a look at scripture, what we find is something very different. God doesn’t give His toughest battles to His strongest soldiers; He gives them to the soldiers He wants to make stronger. In a time when Israel was without a king and re

Insight 101 | New York Lessons (so far) It’s the concrete jungle where dreams are made. It’s the streets that will make you feel brand new, with big lights that will inspire you. Yup, we’re spending the summer in New York City. It’s only been a week, but here are the two things I haven’t been able to stop thinking about since acquiring my Empire State of Mind. You Can Make The First Move. To some, this may seem strange, and truthfully, it can sometimes push you out of your co

Article 100 | Well DONE, Good And Faithful Servant, Today's takeaway is simple: Don’t let YOU be the first to say “no” to yourself. Let other people do that (lol). Consider most deathbed regrets. They are never a warning against “trying something different”, “meeting someone new”, or “spending more time with family”. No, they are always about what they wish they had done but didn't. About dreams they left unfulfilled, chances they didn't take, time they never invested. In ot

Insight 99 | This past week, something very special happened. The type of moment that you know, with full certainty, was only possible due to its orchestration by God. As such, I have found myself in a particularly grateful mood. One in which I do not tire of giving thanks to the Lord for both this and other smaller details it seems I have suddenly become more sensitive to recognizing. Naturally, because of this development, I have realized I do not always operate in this sta

Insight 98 | You should know, we are not average. But we are also not special. Yes, we are unique, and at the same time, there are countless others like us. We are simultaneously one of a kind and one among a million others. Why am I reminding us of this? Because too often, we get into our own heads and overcompensate towards one end of the “we are special” spectrum. In some instances, we start thinking we’re better than we are (we are not), and in others, we start believing

Insight 97 | Wednesdays of Wisdom is officially 2 years old. 🥹 CHEERS! 🥂 First, thank you to the Lord, who has helped us grow together and has been a constant rock. Secondly, thank you to all the readers who have loved, supported, and shared this newsletter, which has greatly contributed to its growth. God bless each one of you! As Junior Year comes to a close, here is a reflection on the biggest takeaways from this latest semester. Short N’ Sweet: The Power Of The Tongue G

Insight 96 | How To Feel Your Feelings Without Them Controlling You (Pt. 3) The greatest lie is the one we tell ourselves; of this I am convinced. This is made even more concerning, given we live in a world that tells us to “follow our hearts”, the greatest liar of them all. While a nice sentiment, if we’re not careful, this path, sooner or later, leads to traps we unknowingly lay for ourselves. Cultures' messages are built on the premise that the heart will always tell you

Insight 95 | How To Feel Your Feelings Without Them Controlling You (Pt. 2) The phrase “Facts don't care about your feelings” has become a popular slogan, often used when crafting an argument based solely on logic. And although a rigorous argumentative structure grounded in rational and analytical thinking can go a long way, as humans, we don’t make decisions through an exclusively logical lens. In fact, this statement's mirror image also carries significant weight. In many c

Insight 94 | How To Feel Your Feelings Without Them Controlling You. (Pt. 1) Emotions can be tricky, as feelings are often fickle, difficult to understand, or even outright unreliable. How we “feel” about something is not always how that thing truly is, meaning our whims cannot be trusted as the ultimate truth, but at the same time, they add spice to living. Without them, this world would be robotic and even colder. So given that our heart does not bargain, the question becom

Insight 93 | Our heroes are human , too, and should learn to love the artist even when we can’t bring ourselves to love their art. King David is a man who fits this description entirely. In the previous article , we walked through his downfall in the infamous Bathsheba episode, in which ignoring his calling led him to be in the wrong place at the wrong time . Enabling him to fall to his lust, steal a man's wife, and then proceed to have that man murdered. Yes, that is indeed

Insight 92 | Being in the right place at the right time is how blessings flourish. It's that moment when everything and everyone perfectly sync, and doors to ideas or connections that were previously locked supernaturally open. By the same token, there is very little worse than being at the wrong place at the wrong time. It’s those moments in life that could have and should have been avoided, but our naivety, pride, or stubbornness blinded us to their encroaching march. One o

Insight 91 | Did you know that? I had never really thought of it, but when I did, it seemed counterintuitive. Generally speaking, most of us conjure mental images of “waiting” that, in some form or another, connect to ideas of lingering, standing around, and twiddling one's thumbs; pictures that all communicate the passage or movement of time while we, instead, stay stuck in place. Our understanding of “waiting” has morphed into equating to doing nothing while someone else

Insight 90 | 3 Lessons From Becoming A Writer: Gardens, Graves, And Thieves. I would like to begin with a thank you. Whether you’ve been here since day one or just last week, I am eternally grateful that you have decided to join me on the lifelong journey of pursuing wisdom. That said, I do have some very exciting news to share… by the end of today's article, there will officially be 86,733 words published under the Wednesdays of Wisdom (WOW) Newsletter 😱. It is quite humb

Insight 89 | You. Me. And Us. All have one thing in common. Guaranteed. We’re all human :) It's my favorite word for a reason: it's raw and honest, communicating so much in so little. The beauty of this word lies in its simple complexity. If you are seeking to live life to the fullest, die with no regrets, and enjoy the process of writing your story on this side of humanity, then here are the three principles you must remember: Be Charismatic, But Never Corrosive. Remember: “