{"id":338,"date":"2020-06-16T00:11:09","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T00:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/?p=338"},"modified":"2020-06-16T12:42:27","modified_gmt":"2020-06-16T12:42:27","slug":"wisdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wisdom\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisdom \u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tuesday, June 16<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wisdom \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trails of many kinds. James 1:2<\/strong><\/p>\n

The book of Proverbs is full of practical wisdom. It encourages you, for example, to be discerning about what you believe: \u2018The gullible believe anything they\u2019re told; the prudent sift and weigh every word<\/em>\u2019 (v.15, MSG). Ultimately wisdom is about how you relate to God and understand His hand (movement) in your life.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve often read the verses from James 1, knowing that I\u2019ve not truly welcomed trials in my life. But when we understand the connection between verse 2, which tells us that we should count it all joy when we encounter those trials, and we do what is said in verse 5 \u2013 \u201cif we lack wisdom we can ask the Lord for it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Today I encourage you to ask for godly wisdom and perspective in trials, so that they\u2019re not meaningless, and can truly help us towards maturity in our walk of faith and our relationship with him. I am committed to understanding Gods providence and how He moves so I do not miss out on an opportunity to show great faith. I don\u2019t think receiving that wisdom always means that we have an explanation for all we suffer in life, but I do believe it helps us to trust the Lord as we go through those times and not be overcome by them. Perhaps, sometimes, it\u2019s simply the assurance that \u2018all things truly work together for good to those who love God<\/em>\u2019 as written in Romans 8.<\/p>\n

God\u2019s providence brings assurance. Knowing that things are not well but they can be. knowing that this mess can turn into something beautiful when placed in the hands of God. In the moment it can be hard to see the hand of God over your life when all you witness is let down. Do not be discouraged. Take a page from the book of Joseph and keep looking to God. Gods providence has got you covered. Everything that happens in this world is within the sphere of God\u2019s working. \u2018Providence\u2019 means God\u2019s foresight: the way he anticipates and prepares for the future. \u2018Providence\u2019 is the way God guides and steers human history \u2013 he is present and active in the world \u2013 sustaining it and ruling it.<\/p>\n

Prayer for today<\/strong>: Lord Jesus, thank You that Your presence with me in trials can somehow transform them for my good and my growth. Help me to understand Your providence, receive Your wisdom, and look to You as I journey on to see things from Your perspective, and trust You in them. In Your name I pray. Amen.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tuesday, June 16 Wisdom \u00a0\u00a0 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trails of many kinds. James 1:2 The book of Proverbs is full of practical wisdom. It encourages you, for example, to be discerning about what you believe: \u2018The gullible believe anything they\u2019re told; the prudent sift and weigh every […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=338"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":349,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338\/revisions\/349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}