Wisdom is the essence of life. Without it, we may as well be dead. We can choose to be wise by our own means or seek the wisdom God appointed for our knowledge. Every human is wise in their own respects. If anyone live life and learns from their mistakes they definitely become wiser. For example, if you ever burned your hand on a hot stovetop or under running hot water, you’ll better to be wary next time. However, the sting of the burn will always be a reminder of a time of pain in our lives. On our own, pain will hold us back and keep us down. It is something we easily dwell in. Pain in God’s ways brings forth wisdom and knowledge and allows us to process the negative aspect of the pain, yet seek a positive result from the trauma. As the phoenix rises up from the ashes, so to can we rise above the pain of mistakes if we trust in God to provide us his wisdom and if we heed that wisdom. How do we look for God’s wisdom? Proverbs 8:34 gives us a hint:
Blessed the man, blessed the woman, who listens to me,
awake and ready for me each morning,
alert and responsive as I start my day’s work.
If we wake up expecting to receive wisdom from on-high, our sensory perceptions will be ready to respond to it. If we start off our day feeling tired and depressed and expect nothing, then it will be easy for us to completely miss out! Just as some of us seek caffeine through a trip to Starbucks or a cup of hot tea to wake us up and get us ready for work or school, we should look to listen to God even before the jolt of caffeine to ignite our senses. How much more prepared would be for our day if we had an indwelling of God’s wisdom to prepare us for what only he knows we will be facing that day.
Wake up and put your first thought to the Lord. Invite his wisdom into your mind and soul and ask him to give you the awareness to call upon him when wisdom is required. With God we can get through the trauma and pain of our past mistakes, but wouldn’t it be so much better to be immediately aware of God’s wise ways for us so that we can avoid the mistake from ever happening?
God wants to help you get through whatever troubles you or prevents you from moving forward. Take a moment this morning to let him know you are ready for his wisdom rather than trying to rely on your own ways to get through it all.
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