The Wisdom of God

How baffling often are God's dispensations! The more we attempt to fathom their mystery, the more we are driven to rest in the best earthly solution, "Your judgments are a great deep!" But where sense says, "All these things are against me!"  faith has a different verdict, "All things are working together for my good!" This is the province of faith, confidingly to lean on the arm of God, and to say, "The Lord is righteous in all His ways."

We speak of God "foreseeing," but the past, present, and future are with Him all alike. He sees the end from the beginning. We can discern but a short way, and that, through an imperfect and distorted medium. In a piece of earthly mechanism we seldom can discover beauty in the uncompleted structure. The mightiest works of science, while in progress often appear a chaos of confusion. It is only when finished that we can admire the relation and adjustment of every part to the whole. So also with the mechanism of God's moral administration. At present, how much mystery! But, when in the light of eternity we come to contemplate the completion of the mighty plan, how shall we be brought to own and exclaim, "The works of the Lord are right!"

Believer, are the dealings of your God at present displaying a mysterious aspect to you? Are you about to enter some dark cloud, exclaiming, "Truly, You are a God that hides Yourself?" Do you "fear to enter the cloud?" Take courage! It will be with you as with the disciples on their Mount of Transfiguration; unexpected glimpses of heavenly glory unlooked-for tokens of the Savior's presence and love await you! If your Lord leads you into the cloud, follow Him. If He "constrains you to get into the ship," obey Him. The cloud will burst in blessings. The ship will conduct you (it may be over a stormy sea) to a quiet haven at last. It is only the surface of the ocean that is rough. All beneath is a deep calm; and in every threatening wave there is a "needs-be!"

Oh! trust Him, who is emphatically "The Wisdom of God." He is your Counselor combining the infinite knowledge of God with the experience and sympathy of man. He is pledged to use the discipline most wisely suited for each believer's case.

[John MacDuff]

Psalm 147:5 … Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.

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Humble and Teachable

Not until we have become humble and teachable, standing in awe of God's holiness and sovereignty. acknowledging our own littleness, distrusting our own thoughts, and willing to have our minds turned upside down, can divine wisdom become ours.

[J.I. Packer]

Proverbs 14:6 ... A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.

1 Peter 5:6 ... Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:

Matthew 18:4 ... Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.❤

Wisdom Garden

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God makes a promise. Faith believes it. Hope anticipates it. Patience quietly awaits it.

The best way to stand up before the world is to kneel down before God.

If you want to defend Christianity, practice it!

Worry looks around. Sorry looks back. Faith looks up.

The Bible contains the vitamins of soul health.

Confessing your sins is no substitute for forsaking them.

Do not ask the Lord to guide your footsteps if you are not willing to move your feet.

A coincidence is when God performs a miracle and decides to remain anonymous.

When satan is knocking at your door, simply say, "Jesus, could you please get that for me."

Don't go digging where God has buried your sins.

If you don't like the way you were born, try being born again.

In the dark? Follow the Son.

The most essential element in any home is God.

Thank God for what you have -- Trust God for what you need.

Your life may be the only bible some people read.

Feed your faith and doubt will starve to death.

God still speaks to those who take the time to listen.

God looks not to the quantity of the gift but to the quality of the giver.

A Christian is a living sermon whether or not he preaches a word.

When we have done what we can, God will do what we can't.

When God measures a man, he puts the tape around the heart.

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Proverbs 10:23 ... It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom. ❤

Where Wisdom Is Found ~

... But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?

Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.

The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me.

It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.

It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.

The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.

No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.

The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.

Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?

Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.

Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears.

God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.

For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven;

To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure.

When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:

Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.

And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the LORD, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding. Job 28:12-28 ❤

Nuggets of Wisdom

I've Learned ... that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them.

I've learned ... that no matter how much I care,some people just don't care back.

I've learned ... that it takes years to build up trust, and only seconds to destroy it.

I've learned ... that it's not what you have in your life but who you have in your life that counts.

I've learned ... that you can get by on charm for about fifteen minutes. After that, you'd better know something.

I've learned ... that you shouldn't compare yourself to the best others can do but to the best you can do.

I've learned ... that it's not what happens to people that's important. It's what they do about it.

I've learned ... that you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life.

I've learned ... that no matter how thin you slice it, there are always two sides.

I've learned ... that it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.

I've learned ... that it's a lot easier to react than it is to think.

I've learned ... that you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them.

I've learned ... that you can keep going long after you think you can't.

I've learned ... that we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.

I've learned ... that either you control your attitude or it controls you.

I've learned ... that regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, the passion fades and there had better be something else to take its place.

I've learned ... that heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.

I've learned ... that learning to forgive takes practice.

I've learned ... that there are people who love you dearly, but just don't know how to show it.

I've learned ... that money is a lousy way of keeping score.

I've learned ... that my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time.

I've learned ... that sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down will be the ones to help you get back up.

I've learned ... that sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.

I've learned ... that true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. Same goes for true love.

I've learned ... that just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.

I've learned ... that maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had and what you've learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.

I've learned ... that you should never tell a child their dreams are unlikely or outlandish. Few things are more humiliating, and what a tragedy it would be if they believed it.

I've learned ... that your family won't always be there for you. It may seem funny, but people you aren't related to can take care of you and love you and teach you to trust people again. Families aren't biological.

I've learned ... that no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.

I've learned ... that it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others. Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.

I've learned ... that no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief.

I've learned ... that our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.

I've learned ... that sometimes when my friends fight, I'm forced to choose sides even when I don't want to.

I've learned ... that just because two people argue, it doesn't mean they don't love each other And just because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do.

I've learned ... that sometimes you have to put the individual ahead of their actions.

I've learned ... that we don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.

I've learned ... that there are many ways of falling and staying in love.

I've learned ... that you shouldn't be so eager to find out a secret. It could change your life forever.

I've learned ... that two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.

I've learned ... that no matter how you try to protect your children, they will eventually get hurt and you will hurt in the process.

I've learned ... that no matter the consequences, those who are honest with themselves get farther in life.

I've learned ... that no matter how many friends you have, if you are their pillar you will feel lonely and lost at the times you need them most.

I've learned ... that your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who don't even know you.

I've learned ... that even when you think you have no more to give, when a friend cries out to you, you will find the strength to help.

I've learned ... that writing, as well as talking, can ease emotional pains.

I've learned ... that the paradigm we live in is not all that is offered to us.

I've learned ... that credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.

I've learned ... that the people you care most about in life are taken from you too soon.

I've learned ... that although the word "love" can have many different meanings, it loses value when overly used.

I've learned ... that it's hard to determine where to draw the line between being nice and not hurting people's feelings and standing up for what you believe.

[Omer B. Washington]

Walk in Wisdom

Some things you cannot recover...
the stone, after the throw...the word, after it is said...the time, after it is gone.

[Author Unknown]

Psalm 90:12 So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. ♥

Ask God

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

James 1:5 ♥