SEEING WITH THE HEART

"Let no man deceive himself. If any among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. (1 Corinthians 3:18-19).

We know of many people who may be knowledgeable, but few are wise. Wisdom is not about how smart we are, but it is a mean by which we have an humbling spirit that allows us to accept the fact that someone else can teach us something about ourselves that we do not already know. The Bible teaches us in Proverbs 1:7 that "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction."

True wisdom which comes from God begins with a holy life. James 3:14-18 says "But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace." Having said that, wisdom provides us the knowledge and ability to make the right choices at the right time, and serves as a mean by which people learn to love and get along. Wisdom helps us to, when we make mistakes, learn from them; accept our weaknesses by getting closer to God through the study of his word; and when faced with oppositions or problems, having the ability to give it to God. Most of the time our hearts know the wisest course to take, but we may still choose a foolish path. The lessons most learned comes not from our successes, but from our failures. And, our foolish choices may lead us down a path we never planned to take, but directs us by divine intervention back to the road we left behind. The old Psalmist says, we should ask God to "So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom." (Psalm 90:12).

God is on his way back for the Church. His time is not our time - "For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night." (Psalm 90:4). Don't be fooled. Our hearts see and show the things about us that we want hid from others. But remember, God is all-wise and all-knowing. So if anyone lacks wisdom, ask God.