God’s wisdom … seeking God’s guidance … knowing God’s will … these are all things I hope you have pondered at one time or another … In fact … as a child of God … your eternal life purchased through the suffrage of our Savior … you should not only ponder these things … you should strive for them …
You aren’t here by accident … we’re here because God put us here … He put you here for a reason … He wants you … us … to come to know Him in a personal way … The greatest discovery you’ll ever make is to come to know the love of God through a personal relationship with Him. You were created to know God and to be His friend forever … He not only has a general purpose each of us … He also has a specific plan for our lives … You’re not a surprise to God … He knows all about you … the good … the bad … and the ugly … and He loves you beyond your imaginings … and has a plan for your life … and an eternal plan …
Have you ever felt a tug to do something … help someone … call someone … visit someone … or sundry of other actions … did you wonder if it was God speaking to you? This could very well be the case … in many instances it probably is … However …. Feelings and emotions … given to us by God … are important … but can be tricky and deceiving … but God also gave us mental abilities … when contemplating something we need to look at it carefully and logically … part of discerning God’s will is for us to ask Him to help us see all sides of any issue … which sometimes comes through the help from others we trust …
But emotions and intellect aren’t enough … when we face a decision … we need to pray about it with a heart that trusts God to lead us … and with the influence of meditating on God’s Word … Knowing God’s will can give you peace in the midst of situations that consist of suffering and everyday trials … When we are in constant fellowship with God … He will lead us in fulfilling His plan … 1 Corinthians 10:13 … “No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.”
God’s wisdom is not tainted by the needs … the desires or the emotions of humanity. God-given wisdom is divine wisdom … it comes from the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. God-given wisdom cannot be acquired through the pursuit of earthly things or through man’s efforts since it is strictly a gift of grace ... Only God is wise ... only He can give us this kind of wisdom … what we know is limited.
We can’t see the big picture or how one action will affect another … We can’t see how our decisions affect the people around us … God can … God is all-knowing … He has perfect wisdom and is capable of understanding the impact of every single decision on every single thing … But God’s wisdom is so much better because He is invested in working things out for our good … He desires to use His wisdom to draw us closer to Him … not only was God willing to give wisdom to anyone who asks, but He would also give wisdom generously … James understood that wisdom was something to be sought after. In James 1:5 we see … “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.” … Proverbs 2:6 … “For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;” … James 3:17 … “But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.”
Everything was made with the purpose of pointing our hearts and minds back to our Creator God … That is the whole reason why we exist. The truth is that we are living significant lives simply because we have been made in the image of God … and He is the one who gives us purpose.
I’ll leave you with a verse from James 1:17 … “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.”
Submitted by Joan Paschal
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