How Wise Are You?

How wise are you?  What is wisdom?  Webster says wisdom is “The soundness of an action or decision with regard to the application of experience, knowledge, and good judgment.” 

There are those today that are not using good wisdom when it come to the Coronavirus. Their decision produces actions that are not good judgment. Thus putting others in danger. 

On the other hand there are those who do not use wisdom when it comes to Godliness. They don’t take advantage of the knowledge they know about what the Bible says about being born again nor of their knowledge of what the Bible says about the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in those who obey Him.

It doesn’t take reading Proverbs very much before you are confronted with the subject of wisdom. The Book is full of this topic. In fact, Proverbs means wise sayings. The Book of Proverbs is a compilation of wise sayings – mostly from King Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived. 

There are many wonderful benefits of wisdom and many hardships come from a lack of wisdom.

Proverbs 4:5-9 “Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn away from them. Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will watch over you. The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding. Cherish her, and she will exalt you; embrace her, and she will honor you. She will give you a garland to grace your head and present you with a glorious crown.” 

From the Message Bible, in the book of James 1:5-6, “If you don’t know what you’re doing, pray to the Father. He loves to help. You’ll get his help, and won’t be condescended to when you ask for it. Ask boldly, believingly, without a second thought. People who “worry their prayers” are like wind-whipped waves. Don’t think you’re going to get anything from the Master that way, adrift at sea, keeping all your options open.”

Again from the Message Bible, James 3:13,  “ Do you want to be counted wise, to build a reputation for wisdom? Here’s what you do: Live well, live wisely, live humbly. It’s the way you live, not the way you talk, that counts. Mean-spirited ambition isn’t wisdom.”

Let’s see what happens when we pray for Godly Wisdom. I think we will see a big change in our lives.