Our Only Hope; Our Only Help; Our Only Wisdom

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Proverbs 3:5-6 reads, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your paths." For most believers, our first response to the challenges and victories of life is to respond out of our own emotion and wisdom. Of course, this is also true of non-believers, but that is to be expected from those who do not know Jesus. However, for those of us who have a personal relationship with Him, there is a better way. Our wisdom is limited and flawed. Hope, from within ourselves, is futile. This is why we are commanded in Proverbs 3 to avoid our own understanding and trust, solely, in Jesus. King Solomon, the inspired writer of Proverbs, is known as the world’s wisest man. That wisdom came from seeking God, from requesting of God a wisdom that cannot come from within the human soul and mind. Anyone who has read about the life of King Solomon knows that he made his share of mistakes. When he acted out of his own emotion, he messed things up (just like we do). But when he exercised that wisdom granted by God, he astounded all. The only way we can have the wisdom to make wise choices and the endurance to handle life’s roller coaster emotions is to seek God. We must live life (all of it) from a Biblical worldview. We must surrender our whole being, holding nothing back, to the Holy Spirit. As Joshua 1:8 commands, we must meditate day and night in the Word. It is only then that we will have true success.