HOW TO ACQUIRE WISDOM
PROVERBS 2:1-7
None of us wants to believe we are fools in God's eyes. But we are playing a "fool's game" when we ignore what God says and instead live the way we want. Our reliance on intelligence, education, and talents will lead us astray. While useful, they are not substitutes for godly judgment. What does God say will help to make us wise?
Commitment. We must resolve to see all of life from God's perspective, making it our true desire to gain wisdom and obey.
Devotion. View Scripture as a treasure trove of infinite worth. (Proverbs 3:15) Devote time and attention to learning who we are in Christ and what God's plan is for us. Meditate on His Word daily. Realize that no material thing compares in value to spiritual understanding.
Obedience. To live wisely, we must have more than knowledge about the Bible's contents; we need to apply what we learn. Storing up scriptural truths is good but does not make us wise. Wisdom means having God's perspective as well as obedient responses to His commands. (Proverbs 10:8)
Prayer. God provides spiritual insight to those who ask. (James 1:5-6) But that requires us to slow down long enough to make the request and receive His answer. Our willingness to do that is frequently dictated by our sense of neediness. Satan works to keep us feeling self-sufficient so we will not think to pray.
"Wisdom walking" is the only way for us to become the people God has planned for us to be and to accomplish the work He has set before us.
By: Charles Stanley
Copyright © 2005 IN TOUCH Magazine.
None of us wants to believe we are fools in God's eyes. But we are playing a "fool's game" when we ignore what God says and instead live the way we want. Our reliance on intelligence, education, and talents will lead us astray. While useful, they are not substitutes for godly judgment. What does God say will help to make us wise?
Commitment. We must resolve to see all of life from God's perspective, making it our true desire to gain wisdom and obey.
Devotion. View Scripture as a treasure trove of infinite worth. (Proverbs 3:15) Devote time and attention to learning who we are in Christ and what God's plan is for us. Meditate on His Word daily. Realize that no material thing compares in value to spiritual understanding.
Obedience. To live wisely, we must have more than knowledge about the Bible's contents; we need to apply what we learn. Storing up scriptural truths is good but does not make us wise. Wisdom means having God's perspective as well as obedient responses to His commands. (Proverbs 10:8)
Prayer. God provides spiritual insight to those who ask. (James 1:5-6) But that requires us to slow down long enough to make the request and receive His answer. Our willingness to do that is frequently dictated by our sense of neediness. Satan works to keep us feeling self-sufficient so we will not think to pray.
"Wisdom walking" is the only way for us to become the people God has planned for us to be and to accomplish the work He has set before us.
By: Charles Stanley
Copyright © 2005 IN TOUCH Magazine.
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