Psalms 111:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; a good
understanding have all those who do His commandments. His praise endures
forever.
To me having the fear
of the Lord isn’t fear as being afraid or experiencing terror, but rather
respect, acknowledgement of His great power, and having complete obedience to
Him. Having this respect and obedience is only the beginning of wisdom. We
reach only the beginning of wisdom when we follow God’s commandments because
what wisdom really boils down to making deliberate Godly choices and actions in
accordance to His will. I can’t have
understanding if I don’t obey the Lord and do his commandments. I’ll miss out
on the lessons that He is trying to teach me if I don’t do what He commands of
me and seek after Him in all things. I won’t be capable of gaining wisdom if
I’m disobedient to the Lord and don’t have any real understanding of how great
my God is. I only begin to gain wisdom and understand how He’s moving in my
life when I do as the Lord asks of me in trust and obedience and prayer.
Wisdom isn’t something
I often pray for. I can’t count the times when I could’ve sought wisdom in the
Lord and instead turned to earthly wisdom. I was too prideful and self-centered
to admit that I needed God’s wisdom and I was incapable of making the right
decisions on my own. I need only pray to
God and humbly ask for wisdom to receive it, just as it is with most things
when seeking after the Lord. But I get so wrapped up in thinking I’m capable of
handling these “little problems” myself and not relying upon Him for wisdom,
guidance, discernment and understanding, that my problems are too small for the
Lord to be concerned with. But God loves every part of me and wants to be
involved in all my life, even the tiniest of problems; I must bring to Him and
ask for guidance and wisdom.
I will pray for wisdom
and direction from the Lord in my next devotional.
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