Before any effort I undertake today, I need to seek wisdom for how to proceed.
Wisdom does not come naturally to us or we wouldn’t have to seek it.
It’s more than common sense.
Some choices are obvious in life such as making sure your car has enough gas or enough air in the tires before heading out of town.
But some choices are not so obvious. Do I stop to visit a shopping mall on the way to Grandma’s house for the night or do I stop on the way back?
Common sense might say it doesn’t matter since you’re going to stop at one time or another.
But wisdom says to stop on the way back so that precious time with feeble Grandma isn’t sacrificed due to spending several unplanned, extra hours sifting through all the sale racks at an unadvertised, 40% off sale in the mall’s stores.
Wisdom says we’ll always find deals in the future but we won’t always have time with Grandma.
It’s a principle of life that seeking wisdom before making choices is the best path.
For haven’t we all made choices that turned out to be the unwise ones because we didn’t seek the wisest course of action before we made our choice?
For the believer, there is the powerful, concise multi-tool for wise living that is found in Matthew 6:33 —
“Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things (necessities such as food, clothing, shelter, income) will be given unto you.”
Even God established the place of wisdom before He did anything else in Creation.
For through His wisdom, Creation was formed.
“The Lord formed me from the beginning, before he created anything else.” (Proverbs 8:22)
If God thought that wisdom needed to be in place before the crafting of Creation, shouldn’t we make every effort to have God’s wisdom via scripture and prayer-seeking guidance of the Holy Spirit before we make important decisions regarding family life, church life or work life?
I think so.
Whatever important decision you’re facing now at home or church or work, please take the time to seek God’s wisdom before making your choice.
Seek biblical principles and examples relating to your choice.
Seek advice from trusted, spiritually mature believers.
Pray.
Make no decision without the guidance of godly wisdom.
The regrets of not doing so are just too painful.
As always, I love you
Martin
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