Asking for Wisdom
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.
James 1:5
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The above is what I read for the kids before we said our prayers together last night, … and these thoughts were shared with them:
There are so many decisions/choices that we need to make every day.
Should I apologise or should I act like nothing has happened?Will I be kind or will I ignore that person? Should I be angry and throw a tantrum when my want is not given, or should I control my tongue and learn to obey? Do I play now or do I clear my homework? Should I apologise or should I act like nothing has happened? Should I follow what my friends tell me or should I find a way to not do what they do because it’s wrong?
Solomon asked for wisdom and God gave it to him.
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(At this point Brie said, ‘Solomon had hundreds of wives, right?’ to which I replied, ‘Yes, but Solomon having many wives is not what God wanted. Solomon asked for wisdom from God though, that’s the right thing to do.’
Brie then asked, ‘How did he marry so many wives?’, but I asked her to listen first before I sidetracked too far 😊)
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I continued,
Every day, we deal with ourselves, our desires, our tendency to do wrong even though we know what’s right.
We have to make so many choices every dayWe deal with difficult people, and we deal with tasks that we like and may not like to do. We have to make so many choices every day.
Wisdom comes from above.
And we must ask God to give us the wisdom we need. Mommy and Daddy need wisdom, too, including when we have to deal with you, ourselves and others.
As you grow up, we pray that you grow to be more wise, more kind, more loving, and be used by God to bless others.
This is the work of God in your heart, not the works of Mommy and Daddy.’
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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.
James 1:5
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(If you ask me, I have no idea how our 3 children will be like in 10, 20 or 30 years from now. We just do what do, pray for them, and instill values as best as we can and while we still can. The rest … is in God’s hands. Really.)
May God have mercy on all our families 🙏
