Ironic. I asked for wisdom. I got it. Then I had to actually use it.
What is wisdom if you simply think about it? It's a noun but in my book it's a verb. It's not just a thing, it's an action. The hard part for me is doing the opposite of my flesh. To turn away for the antonyms of "stupidity" and "ignorance" (aren't those words great?) and having the knowledge of what is true and right.
Wisdom is hard.
It involves will-power. Self-control. Discipline. Things that are good. But. It. Is. Hard. So. Hard.
Wisdom is more than being surrounded by intelligent facts or smart people. It takes work to be wise. I by no means have this perfected. I would much rather do something based on a feeling. I've been praying James 1:5, "If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who give generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him". The real test is walking out the knowledge I have gained. It sucked.
I was recently given a situation to put me at a crossroads. I had two choices. Walk wise or unwise. Be strong or be weak. Trust God or trust myself. I felt like I was in the middle of a busy street and I had to make a quick choice in the moment. It was stressing me out. My flesh was saying the opposite of my mind. I realized in that moment that once I start down the path of stupidity then it is much much harder to get out of the hole. If I put healthy boundaries on the path then I acknowledge the problem and do something about it. I step over the hole, I go around it, I do whatever I can to avoid getting stuck. The indecision sucked. The end result was peace.
Wisdom is more than being surrounded by intelligent facts or smart people. It takes work to be wise. I by no means have this perfected. I would much rather do something based on a feeling. I've been praying James 1:5, "If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who give generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him". The real test is walking out the knowledge I have gained. It sucked.
I was recently given a situation to put me at a crossroads. I had two choices. Walk wise or unwise. Be strong or be weak. Trust God or trust myself. I felt like I was in the middle of a busy street and I had to make a quick choice in the moment. It was stressing me out. My flesh was saying the opposite of my mind. I realized in that moment that once I start down the path of stupidity then it is much much harder to get out of the hole. If I put healthy boundaries on the path then I acknowledge the problem and do something about it. I step over the hole, I go around it, I do whatever I can to avoid getting stuck. The indecision sucked. The end result was peace.
The situation challenged me to focus on God, not self. To allow the process to refine me and develop a deeper dependence on Him who I need to ultimately trust. To know that I have choices to make every day, I simply need to chose this day whom I will serve.
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