I read a quote that has caused me to contemplate my way of life where it comes to Wisdom. “Wisdom can be defined as… SEEING a situation as God does, ACTING on it as God wills and LEARNING from it as God intended all along.” There are decisions that we need to make in just about every area of our lives where we need God’s wisdom. Decisions about our future, the people we associate with, schooling, job, relationships, finances, family, and the list goes on. More times than I care to admit I have gotten impatient and went ahead and did something without clear understanding and/or direction from the Lord, and it rarely, if ever worked out well. I pray fervently over what is written in *James 1:5 If any of you lacks wisdom [to guide him through a decision or circumstance], he is to ask of [our benevolent] God, who gives to everyone generously and without rebuke or blame, and it will be given to him. 6 But he must ask [for wisdom] in faith, without doubting [God’s willingness to help], for the one who doubts is like a billowing surge of the sea that is blown about and tossed by the wind. 7 For such a person ought not to think or expect that he will receive anything [at all] from the Lord, 8 being a double-minded man, unstable and restless in all his ways [in everything he thinks, feels, or decides].* I have heard people say that “they know what they need to do and God needs to get on board”, this is a very dangerous way of living life. God promises to give us the wisdom to make godly decisions. There are many that desperately desire to have peace of mind and seek it from the people around them but don’t acknowledge that the wisdom from above is far greater than any earthly insight. I read, “To have wisdom is to apply knowledge to everyday life, so we obtain knowledge by reading God’s Word, and wisdom by meditating upon that knowledge.” No matter what our future holds, as disciples of the Lord Jesus we must trust in and ask the One who holds our future in His hands for direction and discernment, then to wait expectantly for Him to answer. This is what true wisdom looks like. My BeLoved, may the grace of the Lord Jesus, and the love of God the Father, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. Amen. In Christ Love, douglas. HE>i. pastord.blog

Special Note: I want to thank those who read what I write and are encouraged to give either one time or have decided to give on a monthly basis in support of the different ministries God has entrusted to me. I am encouraged to see certain verses playing out before my eyes like what is written in *Philippians 4:16 For even in Thessalonica you sent aid once and again for my necessities. 17 Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that abounds to your account.* 

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