James 3:17
The wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceloving, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, without favoritism and hypocrisy.
My desire is to operate with the wisdom from above leading me in my life - daily, second by second. My wisdom gets me nowhere. Even worse than nowhere. It leads to places that I don't want to be. Been there and done that too many times. At this stage in my life, I truly want to follow The Lord - period.
As I was reading this scripture this morning and applying it to a situation in my life right now, I was checking myself to make sure I was following these characteristics of wisdom. I began thinking "oh, maybe I'm not being compliant enough", or "maybe I'm not showing enough mercy". But then the next two characteristics stood out to me - without favoritism and hypocrisy.
Without favoritism means I shouldn't treat one person different from another. Without hypocrisy means that I should be truthful. Combining these two characteristics of wisdom tell me that I should not flatter people. I should speak truth. I should have balance. Yes, I need to be compliant. I need to show mercy. I need to treat people the way I want to be treated. But if I flatter and disregard truth, then I am not being honest. I'm not being pure.
God doesn't flatter us and He always gives us Truth. Even when it hurts. He is the Perfect Father. All of my days, I want to follow His ways and walk in His truths. Trusting Him to take care of situations that are out of my control. To right wrongs. To speak to people's hearts in ways that I never can. He knows the end from the beginning. I just know the past and the here and now.
So - today I give Him anew every situation in my life. I pray I seek His wisdom above my own. Thankful that my Father is the Great I Am. The Beginning and The End. He knows how to reach every person in every situation. He knows how to get the job done. His arm is not too short to reach anywhere it needs to reach. He is God and I am so glad,...
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