Do we need wisdom? Absolutely. The first thought that comes to mind is what degree do you have and how many years have you attended school . . .impressive, but that is not what the Bible says! Check out James 3.
There are two kinds of wisdom - God given and demonic. Wow . . .
Demonic, earthly and unspiritual wisdom, according to James, is self serving, full of ambition, envy and bitter jealousy resulting in confusion and everything evil.
On the other hand, wisdom given by God is pure, peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy, full of good deeds, not biased and without hypocrisy - transparent. God's wisdom produces those who are humble, not jealous or self-centered, honest with integrity, easy to live with and a joy to be around, mindful of others and their feelings and willing to listen to others without being defensive.
Sound familiar? Galatians 5, maybe?
So apparently wisdom is noted by character not "book smarts" - the heart, not the head.
I like the statement I read in the Daily Bread - "life is dynamic - we are either growing sweeter and wiser or foolish and even sour-faced curmudgeons!''
Charles Spurgeon stated, " Wisdom is the beauty of life that can only be produced by God's workmanship in us".
And what an encouragement! Although changes to our heart when embracing God's wisdom might hurt and the process not as quick as we would like, IT WILL HAPPEN! God cannot lie. He will fulfill His promise to give His wisdom liberally to all those who ask!
James 1: 5
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God who gives generously to all without finding fault,and IT WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU!!!!!
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