July 8, 2008
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For the Lord gives wisdom,
And from His mouth comes knowledge and
understanding.Proverbs 2:6
Duh . . .Didn’t you know that dummy? Duh has become a word in our
vernacular that denotes cluelessness.
As a mother of an almost 11 year old girl, duh is a word I hear a
lot these days! “Duh . . . Mom don’t you think I already know that?” Sometimes we sarcastically use
duh to describe a temporary oversight or lapse into clueless behavior on
our part. At other times it is used
to sarcastically tell others their questions or comments are irrelevant, out of
place, redundant or unnecessary.
However it is used, duh is a derogatory word that indicates we are
“dumb,” and without a clue about what is really happening. When I began researching the word duh
I actually found entire websites devoted to the duh comments of
famous, and sometimes infamous, people who opened their mouth without
considering their words! My
favorite duh comment was made during an anti-smoking campaign: “Smoking kills.
If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life.” Another great duh quote, “We
didn't send you to Washington to make intelligent decisions. We sent you to
represent us.“ muttered by a disgruntled voter. All of us have our favorite duh
comments—and recollections of the times we were the ones who spoke before
thinking.Yes, all of us have duh moments. That’s part of being human. However, a encourager sent
me an e-mail about a new meaning for duh that we can apply every day with complete confidence we won’t be found
clueless: Don’t
Underestimate Him. Proverbs reminds us that it is the Lord
who gives wisdom, and from His mouth come knowledge and understanding. When we hide His word in our heart, we
will not be clueless. We will
always have a ready answer when we allow God to speak through us and rely on His
wisdom instead of our own.
Scripture memory is one of the nine commitments of First Place. God’s Word is the truth on which
we can build a firm foundation.
Today it is my prayer that we will all adopt the acrostic
DUH . . .Don’t Underestimate Him. Yes, we may still say dumb things in the
eyes of others, but we will not be truly clueless when base our lives on God’s
Word, the source of all truth.
No question is so difficult to answer as that to
which the answer is obvious.--George Bernard Shaw
Comments (13)
That was an awesome post!
Amen! I loved this whole post and I like the way the word DUH was turned into a positive meaning! THANK YOU!
Love it! Can't wait to tell my grandkids what DUH really means!
Blessings....Q.'
I love that acrostic for those times when I'm worried -- "Who's in control?" - "DUH!"
WOW!
Are you keeping cool out there? We've got storms moving through here overnight, it's hot, muggy, steamy, humid ... all those adjectives that describe July summers here in Indiana! You have a blessed Wednesday! <><
Good post! Hope you have an awesome day!
I love the duh lesson.
That was fantastic!
I am going to teach this to my daughter and then I think I will use it at camp.
I could use this new def of DUH.
Thanks for sharing this....great job on this post.
Don't Underestimate Him. Don't Underestimate Him. Don't underestimate Him. I have to remember this. Whenever I use this word or hear others use it I want to remember this! Thanks and Blessings!
Very encouraging post!
Off to share this with my family. Thanks! 
what a great devotional. it is only when I move into my own understanding....then the DUH is back to the original meaning! why oh why do we think we ever know better than the almighty????!!! that is really a DUH! I am going to retrain myself to the new definition ASAP!!!!! it is a great one for us to share... THANKS!
are you ok out there? are you anywhere near the fires?
@zibasue - so far so good....no fires here...they are mainly up north and in central calif
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