Every time we pray the serenity prayer we are asking God for wisdom. What is wisdom? Why should we want it? What do we do with it once we get it? Wisdom is the ability to think and act wisely based on information, experience, and common sense.
The book of Proverbs in the Bible has 31 chapters of short sayings which express useful truths for everyday life. Some folks find it helpful to read one section each day – usually the section that corresponds to the day of the month. So, on this 4th day of the month, what can we learn from Proverbs 4 to help us think and act wisely?
Carefully guard your thoughts because they are the source of true life. Never tell lies or be deceitful in what you say. Keep looking straight ahead, without turning aside. Know where you are headed, and you will stay on solid ground. Don’t make a mistake by turning to the right or the left. (Proverbs 4:23-27 CEV)
Someone has echoed these thoughts in a well-known poem: Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny. (Author Unknown)
Wanting to be wise is not enough. We need God’s Holy Spirit living in us to help us recognize what wisdom looks like. When we consult with and obey the Holy Spirit in the situations we face each day, we will gain wisdom and power to live life in a new way.
We have received God’s Spirit (not the world’s spirit), so we can know the wonderful things God has freely given us. We speak words given to us by the Spirit, using the Spirit’s words to explain spiritual truths. But people who aren’t spiritual can’t receive these truths from God’s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can’t understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means. (1 Corinthians 2:12-14 NLT)
Prayer: Lord Jesus, come and live in me today and help me to be a wise person. Help me to understand what is right and good in every situation I face. Fill me with Your Holy Spirit and strengthen me to obey Your principles in all I do and say. Amen
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