It's always been interesting to me that we generally associate "wisdom" with older age. Like somewhere between...what...60-75 years of age, all of a sudden something special strikes and you're wise.
I get it, generally after swinging wildly at a few of life's curve balls, somewhere along the continuum you are supposed to learn to wait for the right pitch. Yah, I would hope to think that after a few really bad decisions, you finally figure out how to make some pretty good choices so as to make solid contact with the ball.
But that's not what James tells me in what I read for today, he says through the Holy Spirit's guidance as he writes, "if you need wisdom, ask our generous God and He will give it to you..." (James 1:5) I guess I've been misled all this time, wisdom is right there for the asking. God, thank you that I don't have to wait until I grow up.
Please, please remember, a definition of wisdom, God's wisdom, is the ability to view life, from His (God's) vantage point. This means, in each and every circumstance of life, God invites me to sit next to Him in the lifeguard stand or in the pressbox high above the field of play to see what He sees. I would get to see not only the incredible good stuff but also the horribly bad junk (James 1:2).
Imagine how different my choices and decisions would be if I made them based on observing what God observes and then doing what God would do. The verse is a GAME CHANGER!
Thank you Lord that you not only want me to see what you see, but you want me to ask you to guide all that I do and then you promise to stand next to me facilitating my every move. Wow, what an opportunity!!! All I have to do is ask. Thanks for this very amazing gift!!!
Tim Celek
Lead Pastor
The Crossing
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facebook.com/timcelek
twitter.com/timcelek
thecrossing.com/3thirty
I get it, generally after swinging wildly at a few of life's curve balls, somewhere along the continuum you are supposed to learn to wait for the right pitch. Yah, I would hope to think that after a few really bad decisions, you finally figure out how to make some pretty good choices so as to make solid contact with the ball.
But that's not what James tells me in what I read for today, he says through the Holy Spirit's guidance as he writes, "if you need wisdom, ask our generous God and He will give it to you..." (James 1:5) I guess I've been misled all this time, wisdom is right there for the asking. God, thank you that I don't have to wait until I grow up.
Please, please remember, a definition of wisdom, God's wisdom, is the ability to view life, from His (God's) vantage point. This means, in each and every circumstance of life, God invites me to sit next to Him in the lifeguard stand or in the pressbox high above the field of play to see what He sees. I would get to see not only the incredible good stuff but also the horribly bad junk (James 1:2).
Imagine how different my choices and decisions would be if I made them based on observing what God observes and then doing what God would do. The verse is a GAME CHANGER!
Thank you Lord that you not only want me to see what you see, but you want me to ask you to guide all that I do and then you promise to stand next to me facilitating my every move. Wow, what an opportunity!!! All I have to do is ask. Thanks for this very amazing gift!!!
Tim Celek
Lead Pastor
The Crossing
thecrossing.com
facebook.com/timcelek
twitter.com/timcelek
thecrossing.com/3thirty
