GET WISDOM - from the Father of Light

I am called wise, for my hearers always imagine that I myself possess wisdom which I find wanting in others: but the truth is, O men of Athens, that God only is wise; and in this oracle he means to say that the wisdom of men is little or nothing... as if he said, He, O men, is the wisest, who like Socrates, knows that his wisdom is in truth worth nothing.            - Socrates

Struck by the beauty of fall in the crisp afternoon air and soundtrack of praise in my heart.... pursuing the God who gives wisdom generously. Recently I have been seeking the wisdom that God gives, learning about what hinders God from answering our prayers, and continuing to realize how large the plank in my eye is versus the specks in other's eyes.

How else can I conquer my tendencies to rely on my own thoughts / conclusions??  - - - - - Especially as a chronic over-thinker.

Putting this photo in here = hilarious to me. It fits somehow...

James 1:5 ESV - If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.

Ephesians 5:15-17 ESV - Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

James 3:17 - But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere

 

Proverbs 17:27-28 - Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding. Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.

Jeremiah 9:23 ESV - Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches,

1 Corinthians 3:18-20 ESV - Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, “He catches the wise in their craftiness,” and again, “The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.”

Isaiah 55:8-11 ESV - For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.

------>I have recently listened to a talk by Joni Eareckson Tada and have had a deeper revelation concerning this as she spoke about how her quadriplegia was in God's plan to display His glory in her weakness. There are just way too many examples of this... comment some if you think of any!!!

Romans 11:33 ESV - Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways

1 Corinthians 3:18 ESV - Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise.

Daniel 12:3 ESV - And those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky above; and those who turn many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.