Spiritual IQ

<p> 1Corinthians 2:13 We are not using the words that human wisdom teaches but those which the Holy Spirit teaches, using the Spirit’s words to explain spiritual truths.</p> <p>Intelligence is a knowing of a particular kind. Do you have any intelligence concerning the cause of a certain matter? We have ways of measuring wisdom for different areas of our lives. One is called our IQ or Intelligence Quotient, which measures our intellectual intelligence - how competent we are to associate different things together, shapes, numbers, words, concepts, problem solving. There is also much emphasis today in measuring our emotional intelligence, our EQ - how effectively do we respond emotionally to life – calm responses or frustrated reactions? AND we also have an SQ, a spiritual intelligence - how we respond spiritually to life and resonate and flow with the gift of God’s Spirit living within us through Jesus (spiritual things with spiritual). I can have a high strategic intelligence and not have an emotional intelligence awareness because I allow frustration and annoyance and resentment to rule instead of peace and calm. I can also have emotional intelligence but not have spiritual intelligence, not living in spiritual resonance or harmony with God’s Spirit within, not being grateful to God in all things, and indifferent to the needs of others. So finding emotional peace and calm is not just for making me an island of peace isolated from the needs around me.</p> <p>These are all valid measures for different areas of effectiveness or success in our lives. So it is good to be aware of them all. And to do the work needed in each area.</p> <p>What does the Bible say about natural wisdom and intelligence? – The parable of the unjust steward. Luke 16:8 …Children of this world wiser than the children of light… Doesn’t mean Christians should learn how to cheat better in the rat race. But in the natural wisdom of the rat race the smart rats win. In the world of market place strategies those who have the clues and intel