The Wisest Way

 Yesterday I was blessed with a “This Day”, and as I sit here enjoying the gorgeous summer morning I am hit with the realization I have been given yet another this Day.  Another day full of opportunity and possibility. How will I go about utilizing this day in the wisest way? First, I will remember that this day is a gift, not to be taken for granted.

James 4:13-15,  Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” ¹⁴ Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. ¹⁵ Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.”

How reassuring to know that my life is in God’s hands. I am not going to boast about my plans for today or tomorrow. I know God’s plans are far better than anything I can dream up. I don’t look to the stars for guidance, I look to the Maker of the stars. He is the One who has given me this day, so I bet it would be a good idea to seek His will and direction for it. I want His wisdom! How do I go about getting it? Just ask Him!!! Yes, it’s that easy!!

 James 1:5 says, “if any of you lacks wisdom he should ask God, who gives generously to all…”

All wisdom, knowledge and understanding needed for a life well-lived is found in the LORD, and He wants to give me that info. As I seek after His wisdom, store up us His Word and His commands in my heart and mind, and actually apply it to my life,  I can get into bed at night knowing I lived my this day in the wisest way, His way.

True wisdom is more than just knowing the wisest thing to do, it’s acting on that knowledge.