Solomon prayed for it; we all could use a greater measure of it; I pray for our country’s people to turn to God, asking for His guidance and the wisdom to come to our senses.
Luke 21:15: “…for I will give you the right words and such wisdom that none of your opponents will be able to reply or refute you!”
A friend gave me a hand-painted scripture picture with this quote. It sits just about my mouse, (yes, I still use a mouse when I write. The rest of you can wiggle your fingers around a mysterious pad looking for a cursor. I’d rather feel as if I’m in charge!) and directs my thoughts as I write.
I’m wondering if it’s true that when I am brought before the courts and have to answer for my faith, that the Holy Spirit will indeed speak for me. I’m all too sure that I’d express my opinion out of a selfish, prideful heart, or utter something that would get me into further trouble. I do it on a daily basis with my husband and daughter. We discovered, or at least expressed the reason yesterday. They are both so left brained, seeing everything in absolutes, with such logic that makes them think they are always right. I am right-brained, creative, and see all kinds of reasons why there could be multiple ideas which need to come to bear. It’s the teacher in me. It gets me into constant trouble. So, I’m hoping that the wisdom I seek will either keep my mouth shut, or once in a while refuse to be hushed and crushed by my in-home thought police. My feelings get hurt many times just for expressing an opinion. I need wisdom.
As we face this election, I pray that opinions will be bathed in wisdom rather than bias. I can barely stand to turn on scripted discussions on Fox or anywhere else right now. There is such rancor, so many mistruths, so much suspicion. How can we have respect for our leaders after this is all over? How can we teach our children to respect the offices they hold? How can we have positive expectations that things will improve when every last “news” segment casts doubt on those who seek to lead us?
I pray for peace. I pray for wisdom. I pray for the days until November to speed by so we can focus on the things of this world which do need our attention. And I pray I will not add to the fray, and that my answers will be filled with the right words and such wisdom that none of my opponents, even those who live with me, will be able to reply or refute me. Because then I will be humbled in my wisdom.
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