“That’s just great! What am I going to do now? How am I going to get out of this?” Have you said something along this line in recent days? It seems like I have, a lot, or on several occasions. Some, when faced with problems or challenges don’t sleep much, while others, might get worried sick.
I generally have no problems sleeping, ever, but I am guilty of focusing too much on answering the question, “How am I going to take care of this?” Did you catch my mistake, or see where I went wrong? My thinking and attitude is totally off balance. “How am I going to do this?” Sure, it’s always easier to see what someone else is doing wrong. Here is what I should have done: gone to God and asked for wisdom.
“But if anyone is deficient in wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without reprimand, and it will be given to him.” James 1:5 New English Translation (NET Bible)
I picked this translation because the word, “deficient” is a better translation of the Greek word instead of “lack”. And, to be honest, I can identify with being deficient, bankrupt, empty, void of understanding of the problem, which almost paralysis me. According to Rick Renner,
“Wisdom gives you special insight that helps you know what to do.”
Also, the word, “ask” is more of “reverently expecting an answer”.
So go back to sleep, or go back to living life. Admit you don’t know, ask God for wisdom, and be confident your answer is on its way, because God gives wisdom generously. That’s the wise thing to do!
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Growing up, my father always got home at 4:30 PM. The family would be sitting at the table, have prayed, and start eating by 4:33 PM. My mother had this super power of having all the food ready on time. Although, I didn’t realize what a talent that was until I got older and tried it myself.
A very good friend of mine couldn’t sleep the other night. She lives on the other side of the world, so when she video called me via Messenger I was up. She said she had already done the usual things one does in order to fall asleep again, but to no avail. I said, “Sorry, but this is a sign of old age! They don’t warn you about it in the manual of life.” She didn’t like it, because she lives in a state of denial concerning her age.
Should it turn left or right? Come to think of it, I have never turned the water off at the street. The valve was hard to turn as well. I got frustrated, and while looking down into the dirty, yucky, spider enticing hole in the ground I said, “God, I need help.” I literally looked up, from the hole, and down the street, about three houses away, was a city water department truck. I tell you the truth, the truck was not there when I started the task. I walked to the truck and the employee drove down to my house and helped me.
There it is. Another ugly, races, hateful, hurtful word from one I know very well. “I don’t understand,” has been cried out to God many times after one of their zingers comes out of their mouth. “God, why do they still feel, act, and say these things? After all, they go to church!”
I was facing several issues the other day. To be honest, they overwhelmed me. I cried out to God to ask why was this happening, and how am I going to pay for it all? (My first ungodly belief (UGB) was thinking that I was going to pay for it all. Everything my wife and I have comes from God, He pays for it all.) I spoke to a couple of others about it, and they were encouraging, but it still consumed my thoughts. I got mad, complained, and cried, to no avail, because I felt the same after each one of my flesh’s outburst.
Those who believe in God should be void of fear. I know a woman who trust God while it is light outside, but she doesn’t trust him at night. It’s not totally her fault, she was raised to be afraid of everything. She hasn’t learned to overcome the lies, but I know she will! Joyce Meyer says fear is:
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