The World of WIFOM
In the film, The Princess Bride, the short bald genius, Vizzini, debates with himself about which glass of wine is poisoned. He argues in a circle about whether The Wine In Front Of Me is poisoned… or the other cup. And because he has no firm logical foundation, but rests his arguments only on his own brainpower and reasoning, he ends up dead.
We call that circular and foundational arguing, WIFOM.
And without the absolute truth of God’s Word, we live in a world of WIFOM.
When we base our ethical questions on whether the action we consider is right for society, or someone else, or myself, we end up in WIFOM.
When we base our financial questions on whether the decision we are making is right for MY family, or YOUR family, or the GENERAL good, we end up in WIFOM.
When we are pragmatic, self-serving, self-trusting, small minded, we end up in WIFOM.
Wisdom is simply (however difficult it is) accepting God’s definitions, God’s plans, God’s revelation, God’s Word as foundational to everything. It is choosing God instead of me.
And it always defeats WIFOM.