I was just going through some notes from the beginning of the semester and thought I would share something one of the pastors talked about the first week - that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom (Proverbs 1:7), but the fear of the Lord is hardly a passive thing:
"My son if you receive my words, and treasure my commands within you, so that you incline your ear toward wisdom and apply your heart to understanding, yes if you cry out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding, if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures; THEN you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding; He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk uprightly; He guards the paths of justice, and preserves the way of His saints. Then you will understand righteousness and justice, equity and every good path.""
Proverbs 2:1-9 (emphasis mine)
The Lord desires to give us wisdom, but He also desires that we seek it.
Please pray for me that I will desire to actively seek to fear the Lord and gain His wisdom -- I'm feeling a bit passive and stressed out at the same time. There is a big outreach this weekend and a big paper due Tuesday!
~ Lydia
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