Wisdom

Wisdom
(Godly Wisdom).

Wisdom is the most important characteristic an individual must have in order to make judgements that as much as possible, positively affects everyone involved.

Our decisions per time not only affect the quality of our lives but that of others, so we can therefore ill-afford to make rash, callous or wrong judgments at the detriment of ourselves and others.

As the social beings we are, we will always have to make decisions that affect others, and the quality of those decisions will go a long way into shaping one's character in the eyes of others.

How we are perceived by others with regards to how trustworthy, responsible, etc., that we are is usually based on the quality of our judgements.

Human Wisdom is the ability to make good decisions concerning a matter based on one's knowledge,  experience and intuition about it.

Godly wisdom on the other hand is the ability to rightly apply knowledge in a just and good manner that is consonant to the will of God. Such wisdom may not seem fair to the disobedient or those who choose to reject God and His Christ but nevertheless It is what God desires His people operate with.

In whatever level you find yourself in life, whether you are in a leadership position or serving another, your ability to apply relevant knowledge from the information you have with regards a subject you must make a judgment about and more importantly, God's divine input in the matter, is instrumental in ensuring God's will is established rather than just maintaining a cordial relationship with those involved.

To those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God and as in 1 Corinthians 1:25, ".. the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom,.." 

What this means is that no matter how foolish we may think the wisdom of what God desires us to do is; at our best - our finite human wisdom is still all the more foolish.

Godly wisdom unlike human wisdom or human knowledge, which is the acquisition of facts, or human understanding, which is the ability to discern good from evil, wright from wrong, etc., cannot be acquired but is a gift from God, that is why we are commanded in James 1:5 thus: "If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you."

The same author who wrote the book of Proverbs, who is reputedly the wisest king that ever lived from the Old Testament times, in Chapter 16 verse 16 advised men that, It is much better to get wisdom than gold, and insight rather than silver, the reason being that he knew that for most men, as in Ecclesiastes 7:12, 
"Wisdom is a shelter as money is a shelter, but the advantage of knowledge is this: Wisdom preserves those who have it." 

The truth is that money is a shelter as is wisdom but money can only go so far in meeting one's needs while wisdom and understanding will not only help one get riches as in Ezekiel 28:4, but the latter will preserve one's life where one's money fails him.

How would you rate your Intelligence Quotient on a scale of 1 to 10?
Do you see yourself as a wise person, able to make sound decisions with regards to most issues in life?
Are the decisions you make per time centered on you alone or people-centered and Godly?

The truth is that Godly Wisdom is the principal thing and we are aptly advised in Proverbs 4:7 KJV to get wisdom and with all our getting to get understanding that God may be glorified through our righteous judgments, in bringing about His heavenly purposes for our lives by serving our fellow men as we ought.

Shalom