Sunday School today was focused on James 3:13-18.
We started by giving our definition of Wisdom. The simple definition is: the ability to apply the knowledge you have. Knowledge is great, but without the ability to apply it, it is useless. We all want wisdom, but God’s instructions are clear about wisdom. It should be used with gentleness, and it is pure, peace-loving, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, without favoritism, and without hypocrisy. He is also clear wisdom that contains bitter envy and selfish ambition is earthly, sensual, and demonic.
In my simple brain, all that means wisdom can either be full of stuff God hates (favoritism, hypocrisy, envy, and selfish ambition, or it can be full of things He loves (purity, peace, gentleness, compliance, mercy, and good fruit. I choose which type of wisdom to pursue. One of these types is the “trademark” of a godly life and the other is the “trademark” of the world’s system.
How do we ensure the wisdom we pursue is the type God wants us to have? How do I keep my life free from the things God hates?
Let us know what you think?
WG
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I feel like the way we ensure the pursuance of the wisdom God intended for us to have is to strive to live our life each day as an example of Christ; if we do that then we ensure that we are living in God’s will. If we are living in God’s will, then every experience (be it minuscule or major) we endure will be experiences God has laid before us to teach us something about Him or ourselves that will further bring Him glory (and these are the experiences that develop Godly wisdom).
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