When we begin to reflect on our destructive and addictive lifestyle, we recognize the dumb choices we have chosen to make. For too long we've lived like fools. It’s time to learn how to live well. Wisdom is God's gift to us, but it is also the result of our effort to search for it and then put it into practice.
What are we to do to gain wisdom? “Listen. Ask. Cry out. Search.” This suggests an attitude of humility of being teachable. We need to have our eyes and ears wide open so we can learn some truthful facts. We also need to apply the knowledge we have gained to our everyday situations. We need God's Spirit to show us how it all fits together. He is the power greater than us who can restore us to sanity.
We have long believed that we had all the solutions, and we told both God and others how things needed to work. To become wise and live well requires that each day, in every situation, we pause and seek God’s input on our plans. God promises to guide us if we will persist in seeking Him for His wisdom.
Wisdom will help you follow the example of good people and stay on the right path. Honest people will live in the land, and those who do right will remain there. (Proverbs 2:20-21 ERV)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, Thank You that all the wisdom I need is available to me today. Help me to make every effort to learn Your ways and put them into practice. Thank You for mentors and friends who have walked this way before me. Help me to humble myself and listen to what You and others have to say, so I grow in wisdom and become more like You. Amen
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