This is so important for us to remember when we are thinking of learning and growing. Wisdom that we need to follow only comes from the Lord. Any other wisdom is worldly and has us focus on ourselves. Chapter 3 verse 13 says, “If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom.”
True wisdom is outwardly focused and takes the spot light off what we can gain and putts it on how we can serve others. It is imperative that we are not just focused on ourselves because when we are we start doing things that benefit us and not things that glorify the Lord. Chapter 4 verse 1 asks, “What is causing the quarrels and fights among you? Don’t they come from the evil desires at war within you?”
We are our biggest struggle sometimes, we must look at what we can do to honor God and see how Jesus never thought of Himself even when He was tired. Jesus was always focused on the Father and we must always do the same. We can’t worry about what others have we must just set out to be faithful with what we have and then work hard to honor God and ask for His strength to get us through.
Chapter 4 verse 2 says, “You want what you don’t have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous of what others have, but you can’t get it, so you fight and wage war to take it away from them. Yet you don’t have what you want because you don’t ask God for it.” We need to ask God always and be faithful with whatever we have and understand that God’s timing is the best timing for us. And when we ask we must have the right motives and the right heart or it means nothing. Verse 3 says, “And even when you ask, you don’t get it because your motives are all wrong- you only want what will give you pleasure.”
We need to keep focused on Him in all we do and never stop growing. Amen