Proverbs 3: 5 Trust in the Lord with all you heart and do not lean on your own understanding. 6 In all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight.
Over time our lives become the sum total of our daily choices. Foolish choices over time can lead to a life that is at best - simply wasted and meaningless, or is at worst - a huge mess. To keep from wasting our lives, or to keep from making our lives a total mess, we need the wisdom of God.
Proverbs helps us to recognize two very important first steps in receiving the wisdom of God......
1) Trust in the Lord. You have to believe that HIS wisdom is what you need or you will trust in everything but Him. Trusting God in this verse is presented as the opposite of trusting yourself. Your understanding of things may not be accurate. You need to seek God's understanding of things.
2) Acknowledge Him in all your ways. Give Him access to all your life. Some people compartmentalize their lives and have certain parts of their lives where it seems as if they are saying to God, "Hands off this area, I can do this on my own." Is there any area of your life in which you have shut out God? You have to open up every area of your life to God if you want His wisdom.....
Lord, teach us to know Your wisdom.
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