God’s EveryDay Wisdom
Maya Angelou wrote, "When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time." In the poem, Snake, a hiker picks up a snake which promised not to bite him. When the snake reached his destination, he bit the hiker. When the dying hiker cried out, the snake said, “Ha! You knew I was a snake when you picked me up.”
How many of us will make wrong decisions but feel they will never reap the consequences of bad decisions? That party with sketchy people, the employment opportunity that you kept noticing red flags, or the date with a person with shifty eyes. To avoid those bad choices, God wants us to ask Him for His wisdom when we have an important decision to make, and He promises to give it to us (James 1:5). God promises to be a light for us guiding our way through life (Psalm 119:105) He even says that when we go through dark valleys, He will be with us (Psalm 23:4) and will never forsake us (Hebrews 13:5).
God promises that we can trust Him with all our heart and not to allow our own understanding of things to lead us astray (Proverbs 3:5). To avoid problems with people, places, or things, let us acknowledge Him in all our ways; He promises He will be the director of our lives (Proverbs 3:6).
James 1:5
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5 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.
Psalm 119:105
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105 Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.
Psalm 23:4
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4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
Hebrews 13:5
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5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”
Proverbs 3:5-6
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5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
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