I’ll admit, I sometimes allow impatience and agitation to get the better of me. There are times where I’ll snap, without any warning, because I’ve allowed it to dominate my impulses. It’s a challenging thing to prevent, but I’m slowly learning how to govern it.
This Saturday, during my time in the Word, I read about our tongue and the authority we are supposed to have over it. Proverbs was the main book I studied, since it has over a dozen references on this subject. Most of these references explained how the wise man controls what he says, what the fool uses his tongue for, and the wisdom that given to a person who fears the Lord and holds his tongue.
We are rewarded when we ask God for wisdom. Look at Solomon, he was greatly rewarded for choosing wisdom, after God gave him the chance to ask for his heart’s desire (1 Kings 3:1-14)! “For the Lord gives wisdom and from his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.” (Proverbs 2:6)
For the last couple of weeks, I’ve been asking the Lord to give me wisdom. I believe it’s one of the most important tools you can have, as it’s one of the keys for surviving in today’s society. There is so much persecution going on, that we need to stand up as warriors of God and be ready to fight when the battle comes onto our doorsteps. The Bible declares that, “Wisdom makes one wise person more powerful than ten rulers in a city” (Ecclesiastes 7:19), so we don’t need to be afraid, because we have the wisdom of God in us.
I want to be ready for the questions, threats, or insults that people may throw at me. I also want to know when I shouldn’t speak, as I can be very outspoken at times; well, most times, hehe. As I continue to grow up, I need the Spirit to guide me, because without Him, I know I’ll walk off the path again. Proverbs 3:5-6, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”
A fool is someone I definitely don’t want to be. I’m sure many of you don’t want to be known as fools, I know I don’t; yet, people are not heeding to the warnings the Bible gives us about becoming fools. Some of these warnings tell us that, “A foolish son brings grief to his mother” (Proverbs 10:1), “The mouth of a fool invites ruin ” (Proverbs 10:13), “They are corrupt, their deeds are vile” (Psalm 14:1).
I want to be a wise, not foolish, person. After reading all I have about the wise verses the fool, I’d much rather choose to be a God fearing person any day, wouldn't you? God is very giving and He will never fail you. Because I believe this with all of my heart, I am continuing to grow in my faith and asking Him to pour His wisdom into me so I can show others who He really is! What about you, what are you asking God for today?
Trying to cut through the noise
I stand a broken man
Who longs to be Your voice
Cause I don't just want to fall in love with You
No I don't just want to fall in love You
I want to be an echo...of You" - Colton Dixon
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