---MISSING / WISDOM ~~

--"-"If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him."
---(James 1:5)

--"Give your servant a discerning heart...to distinguish between right and wrong."--[1 Kings 3:9]

--TWO-YEAR-OLD Kenneth went missing. Yet within three minutes of his mom's 9-1-1 call, an emergency worker found him just two blocks away from home at the county fair. His mom had promised he could go later that day with his grandpa. But he'd driven his toy tractor there, and parked it at his favorite ride. When the boy was safely home, his dad wisely removed the toy's battery.

Kenneth was actually rather smart to get where he wanted to go, but two-year-olds are missing another key quality: wisdom. And as adults we sometimes lack it too. Solomon, who'd been appointed king by his father David (1 Kings 2), admitted he felt like a child. God appeared to him in a dream and said, "Ask whatever you want me to give you" (3:5). He replied, "I am only a little child and do not know how to carry out my duties...So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong" (Vs. 7-9). God gave Solomon "a breadth of understanding as measureless as the sand on the sea shore" (4:29).

Where can we get the wisdom we need? Solomon said the beginning of wisdom is a "fear" or awe of God (Proverbs 9:10). So we can start by asking Him to teach us about Himself and to give us wisdom beyond our own. Truly, only God knows the intents of our hearts. Let's go to Him in knowing how to pray and how to love others as He loves us. ~~

--ODB/AC~~
--"Nobody Loves Me Like You (lyrics) --/Chris Tomlin <https://youtu.be/eyp_oL4m5k4>
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