Trusting in God alone guards us from the need to defend our self to others. We no longer wrestle with encumbering emotions such as bitterness, anger, and depression, which tie us up in knots and prevent us from experiencing the totality of freedom that we can enjoy in our life in Christ (John 8:36).
Consulting God for His wisdom for each moment of our day delivers us from the futile exercise of attempting to control life in order to prevent the negative consequences of our choices as well as the tribulation inherent in daily living (Proverbs 3:5-6; 2 Thessalonians 3:16).
Relying on our human skills and knowledge limits us in our success in life. We feel constricted and often fail in our attempt to make wise choices. However, God's truth fills us with His limitless knowledge, His spiritual wisdom, His skill for living, and His heavenly understanding, which set us free from the limitations of carnal living.
This new way of relating to our circumstances allows us to walk in a worthy manner, which pleases God in every way and allows us to produce spiritual fruit in all our thoughts, words, and deeds (Colossians 1:9). The older we get, the more we accumulate knowledge that we garner from our mounting collection of experiences. We also improve our understanding of God’s purpose for our life (Job 12:12).
With Jesus as our Savior and Lord living within us, He brings with Him the wisdom of the ages and the spiritual revelation that make our life more fulfilled and successful (Ephesians 1:17-18). Acquiring wisdom from God’s Word, as we spend time reading and studying it daily, helps us to realize that God had a plan for mankind even before He formed the galaxies (Provers 2:6; Ephesians 1:4-6; 1 Peter 1:19-20).
Prayer:
Father God, remind us to jump off the “hamster’s wheel” which we created as our way of life. Formerly, we thought this hectic lifestyle would bring us success, but now we realize that living according to Your wisdom and direction makes us happier than we ever thought possible in our lifetime. Our values and purpose now focus on Your Kingdom and not on the issues and covetousness of this earth.
When we allow Your love to flow through us to everyone we know as well as to those new people that we meet, the love we feel for our fellow mankind springs from our love for You. This love is more committed and unconditional than our human love, and it bears spiritual fruit (Galatians 5:22-23). We start to concentrate on what people say to us, rather than drifting off in thoughts about our own life. Remind us that this focused attention makes people feel valued, and that they actually matter to us.
Thoughts for the Day:
As we daily contemplate God’s goodness, majesty, power, mercy, love, wisdom, justice, and sovereignty, we attempt to walk in a different dimension than unregenerated humanity. We make better choices, and we experience more fulfillment in our life. Even if attaining Godly wisdom costs us the loss of what we formerly cherished in this life, we reap a benefit that is eternal and positively affects every area of our present life.
- Proverbs 4:7
