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"Therefore give to Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people, that I may discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?"
(1 Kings 3:9)

A heart to understand, to judge between good and evil: there is no way any of us can do this without the wisdom of the Holy Spirit. The only way a man (or woman) can achieve this is by turning their life over to Christ and allowing His Spirit to take control. We don’t have to be a King (as was Solomon) or government leader to ask the Lord for needed wisdom and a heart to understand things. We need Him as a parent, as a co-worker, as a son or daughter, as a church member.

We react much too quickly to things (at least I am guilty of such action). We think we know what to do right away. Most of our hasty decisions however, turn out for the worst. If only we would allow God to show us WHEN to do something and tell us WHAT TO SAY in key situations. As we study His word day by day, we begin to understand the character of God. As we share with fellow believers we gain Godly wisdom. As we listen to Godly teaching, absorb Godly advice, and witness Godly character around us, we learn much about WHEN to do things and WHAT TO SAY!

Boy do we need a discerning heart today. If you haven’t been hit in the face by a driving spiritual storm lately, you have a good chance of experiencing one soon. Get ready… get ready… get ready……! If you’re right in the middle along with me, keep moving forward…leaning into the wind! If you’re just out of a challenge, enjoy the peace knowing God has gotten you through! As we go through the spiritual seasons in our Christian walk, we continually need to ask the Lord for a listening heart, wisdom to discern evil from good (it’s hard to tell these days!), and the control of the Holy Spirit. To fully honor God and for Him to receive the praise, we need to need to realize we can’t ever do it in our own power! Let’s give Him control over WHEN we do things and WHAT we say!

May the Word of God use the Spirit of God to make us all more like the Son of God, so the Father gets all the praise! Amen!?!?