Want Wisdom?

For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding-Proverbs 2:6

As we read last week that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge and now we know we can ask the Lord for wisdom. Wisdom is the ability to decipher between good and evil. It is knowing how to make a good decision that brings glory to the Lord. James 1:5 tells us that if anyone lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given. Have you ever known about a situation that someone that does not know the Lord is involved in and the way they handled the situation was just plain stupid? It is not just, "I wouldn't have done that." I am talking about what made them come up with the conclusion. With not giving too much detail, there is someone that my wife and I know that had a problem and they did not choose the best way to deal with it. It seems like they are going to be stuck with the same problem again and again because they are not dealing with it in a right way. The blessing with being a believer is that we can make stupid decisions but we have a way out, asking God for the right way to decide on something. God's word tells us that we can ask the Lord for wisdom and he gives it. He is the author of true wisdom. Have you ever just regretted with a choice that you made and you knew that it was not the wisest decision? Did you go to the Lord first with your decision that you had to make? I try to learn from my mistakes and I know I need to the Lord's help in making decisions. Those tough decisions can be not be that tough because God already knows the outcome.

God Bless,

PJ