Wisdom says to you can have the fortitude (mental strength-courage) to do no matter what it looks like or talked about representing the cross understanding that the cross represents self-sacrifice for others and all the other characteristics of God through Christ Jesus. What am I talking about? I'm glad you asked, here are some examples: If someone needs gospel understanding, wisdom says you get the resources to them to help them greater understand the gospel at the expenses of your self-sacrifice; If someone is being mistreated, wisdom says to implement strategies to relieve them from their mistreatment at the expense of your self-sacrifice; If someone needs to be encouraged, wisdom says to seek- search for ways to keep them encouraged at the expense of your self-sacrifice. The list goes on and on meaning there are several paralleling circumstances that equate to the above propositional examples emphasizing your personal cost exampled as you being viewed as foolish for the welfare of others, putting forth the personal effort to greater learn for the sake of others, to potentially experiencing personal endangerment for the betterment of others. In other words, I gotcha you! Show up with the kind of love that protects the welfare of others, even if it's at the expense of you self-sacrificing. There is no greater love than to lay down your life for others. You and your families have a wonderful day!
"For preaching the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power to salvation. For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath God not made foolish the wisdom of this world? Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men: and the weakness of God is stronger than men" 1 Corinthians 1:18-20,28
"And they were not able to resist the wisdom and spirit by which he spake". Acts 6:10
"This is my commandment, that ye love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatever I command you". John 15:12-14
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