Isaiah 55:7 (MSG)
“Let the wicked abandon their way of life and the evil their way of thinking. Let them come back to God, who is merciful, come back to our God, who is lavish with forgiveness.”
Sometimes in life the right path is hard to find. We wonder which way to go–which path will lead us to our destiny. Proverbs tells us that a man’s way seems right to him. When we go with our own wisdom and knowledge, we end up on a path we think is right, but it may not be. Without wisdom, we’re just choosing blindly. Proverbs also tells us that the fear of the Lord is beginning of wisdom.
When we fear the Lord, we have access to His wisdom. He’s the one who created us. He has good plans for us. The Bible tells us that the Lord has prepared ways for us to walk in. When we turn away from our own knowledge, when we look to the Source of Wisdom, we find the path that God has prepared for us.
What holds you back from seeking God’s wisdom? Oftentimes, it’s a fear of judgement or a feeling of shame. But God is merciful and lavishes us with forgiveness. That means He supplies forgiveness in abundance. It’s overflowing fountains of forgiveness. We can choose to turn from our own way, which seems right in our eyes, and seek out God’s way.
Father, thank you that you have prepared a way for me to walk in. All your plans for me are good. If I walk in the path you prepare for me, I know I will experience wonderful blessings beyond anything I can imagine. Father, forgive me for the times I’ve tried to walk in my own way–the times I sought my own wisdom and knowledge as my source. I want you to be my source of Wisdom, God. I want to turn from the ways that seem right to me and walk in the ways you’ve prepared for me instead. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
A Beautiful Mess 