Good Sense vs. Lacking Sense

[393 words] With a name like “common sense,” one would think that everybody has it. That does not seem to be the case though. Someone with common sense would surely think they need to tie down trash bags in the back of their truck filled with junk if they are going to exceed 50 mile per hour so some do not fly out the back. I would not say this person did not have common sense, but they were certainly lacking in sense by choosing to neglect the necessary and seemingly obvious solution to a sure problem. This also might be the result of laziness, which is another symptom of one lacking in sense. The wise man wrote this, ”A man is commended according to his good sense, but one of twisted mind is despised” (Proverbs 12:8). Someone with good sense also has self-awareness and is humble. It is senseless…