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A wise man is one who
is always on the offensive. The word
"scales" in this proverb means that he "stirs himself up
mentally". He refuses to allow
himself to even think of defeat. The
word for "city" can also mean an enemy. Your enemy could be your own fear or your own
anger.
God's wisdom
makes us bold, confident. He turns wimps
into warriors. He turns inadequate,
insignificant nobodies into warriors who take back the land that the enemy has
stolen and who won't take "NO!" for an answer.
Wisdom is the skillful
application of God's words to our lives.
His wisdom STIRS UP our spirits to fight wisely. The knowledge of His thoughts toward us stirs
us up to believe and have confidence in the ultimate outcome of our testing or
trial. Fighting our battles without wisdom, without a Master plan, is foolishness
isn't it? Can you imagine a soldier
engaging an enemy and even though the commander of his battalion has access to
unlimited knowledge of the battlefield, the foolish soldier decides to go off on his own? Of course, he has no knowledge of where the enemy is hiding, or
where the danger may lie, and so his battle will be short lived, and unwise.
David had written the
Truth on his heart. I can't imagine that
a day went by when he was not thinking about and imagining wonderful things
about God. The truth that HE lived by is the Truth that WE still live by today.
His truths are written on many of our hearts.
Knowing God's
Word is the means by which the seed of faith in us will grow, however, just
knowing it won't help-it's just the first step.
Understanding what God has promised us and then applying
it to our lives is the key to our success.
God's word is the key Jesus has given us that open the door to the
kingdom of God. But, until you actually unlock the door by inserting the key
and turning it-until you make His word "KEY" in your life you will
never take possession of your possessions. Even though they are yours, you will
never "own" them until you use your key.
I talk with people all
the time who are depressed or discouraged. They know God. Many of them even
know His what His word says. They can
quote you chapter and verse, but they have never moved beyond memorizing
it. They have never taken it to
heart.
What if, when you have
a need, you begin to speak out what God says about that? Not as a hopeful, pleading prayer but as a
strong declaration of the promises you have from Him for that specific
situation.
For example:
You may be struggling with fear about your future. Instead of
trying to figure it out with your limited understanding, what if you
reminded yourself, and God, of what His promise is specifically for that? What if you said, "Father I thank you
that You have promised me a future that is filled with hope and good
things. I understand that that is the
only future You have prepared for me, because YOU are full of hope and full of
good things!" (Jeremiah 29:11,12))
AND- say it like you mean it!
You may find yourself in a situation where there seems to be no
way out. It appears to be hopeless. What if instead of "crying and
moaning", you said, Father, I thank You that I can live in the Truth of
Your promises to me today. I thank You that You have said, "Nothing is too
hard for You!" (Jeremiah
32:27). I believe that nothing in my
life is too hard for You to repair, rebuild and restore."
You may find yourself weary, tired of the battle and ready to
give up. What if, instead of thinking about how tired you are, you said to Him,
"Father You have promised that when I am weary, You will strengthen my heart? I will run and NOT be weary; I will walk and
NOT faint! (Isaiah 40:31). You have
promised me that Your people will be satisfied, (filled to the full), with Your
Goodness. (Jeremiah 31:14). I am going
to be strengthened by those words and walk in the power of the hope that they
give me."
Beloved, life can be
hard-but with God, you can DO hard!
Without Him, hard just stays hard. If You really allow His words to
become the thoughts in your head that fill you with hope and expectancy, then
life becomes easy. When You yoke yourself to Him, He makes peace
reasonable in unreasonable situations.
He provides reasonable wisdom specifically tailored to lift you up and
out. The absolute steadfastness of His care for your cares will make a way
where there seems to be no way.
You can trust
Him. He is a GENIUS at knowing exactly
what to do in your situation. He has already set His heart on loving you. When
you set your heart on living in response to that truth, everything changes-otherwise nothing changes. And it's not
because God isn't ready, willing, and able. It's because you haven't turned the
key and unlocked the kingdom.
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Copyright © 2015, Suzanne Roberts, Unpublished Work
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