Make it a Wise Day

“If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.”- James 1:5

I wondered what sort of "wisdom" this verse was referring to and looked it up. In Greek it is sophia and here are a few of the possible definitions:

1. skill in the management of affairs
2. devout and proper prudence in intercourse with men not disciples of Christ, skill and discretion in imparting Christian truth
3. the knowledge and practice of the requisites for godly and upright living
4. supreme intelligence, such as belongs to God

Let's just say I would be happy with #1, let alone any of the others! So, today, I am going to take down my post-it that says "Lord, fill me with your Spirit," and replace it with "Lord, fill me with your Spirit and give me wisdom for this day."

Once again I am faced with my overwhelming tendency to go it alone each day. Sure, I check in with God here and there, but for the most part, I am on autopilot with the dial set to "My Way or the Highway," or "The Way I've Always Done It." No wonder I often feel like I have accomplished nothing but a headache from banging my head against the wall by the end of the day. Duh!

As much as I hate to admit it, a couple of my dear friends are right. They have been drilling it into my head (I don't think on purpose, which is kind of ironic) the importance of Intentionality. We cannot function with wisdom, or with the Spirit, or with the Lord on the throne of our lives if we do not first seek wisdom, seek the Spirit, and seek the Lord. I really long to live as Christ's ambassador and a true princess of the Almighty King. But to do so I need to live in a different state of Spiritual awareness. Life isn't about the daily grind or making it through the next 24 hours. Instead, life is about taking purposeful, directed steps closer to God. Wisdom will definitely come in handy for that! And if the laundry fails to get done as a result... oh well!