[May 3, 2026] Wisdom To Live By

``Solomon loved the ladies. He was the original ladies' man. Like, he really did. He had 700 wives. Bro, like, how many wives do you really need? And he had 300 concubines. So he loved the ladies, for sure. And he that got him into trouble because he would take on these wives from foreign nations, and he began to worship their way to these foreign gods. And it led his compromise led to corruption generation after generation that ultimately Israel went into captivity into Babylon and they never really recovered after that. [00:13:44] (42 seconds)  #SolomonsDownfall

Realize that you need wisdom more than anything else because every area of your life requires godly wisdom. Wisdom in your relationships, wisdom in your marriage, wisdom at work, wisdom to make decisions. If you're a parent, you need wisdom. Right? How many know that parents have the ability to really screw their kids up? We need wisdom. We need wisdom and humility to parent. Even when your kids are are even older, we need wisdom is what we need. And wisdom, again, let me say this again. Wisdom is seeing life through God's perspective. How does God see every situation? That is where you become wise. [00:21:45] (49 seconds)  #WisdomInEverything

The Proverbs are inspired principles for living a wise and godly life. How many want to live a wise life? How many want to live a godly life? We all do. The Proverbs help you do that. Proverbs three thirteen through 18, Joyful is the person who finds wisdom, the one who gains understanding. For wisdom is more profitable than silver, and her wages are better than gold. Wisdom is more precious than rubies. Nothing you desire can compare with her. [00:08:45] (32 seconds)  #WisdomOverWealth

In a church community, you have to seek that. You have to seek relationship. It's not just gonna come to you. You gotta go find it and be intentional about it. I remember hearing this at promise keepers. Just dated myself right there a long time ago. The guy that was teaching, he said, in life, everyone needs a Paul. A Paul is someone you can look up to that's wiser than you. And he said that everybody needs a Barnabas. Barnabas was Paul's co laborer in Christ, his companion, his friend. And he said everybody needs a Timothy. Paul called Timothy his son in the faith, and he poured into Timothy. So we all need a Paul, we all need a Barnabas, we all need a Timothy to pour into. [00:29:02] (49 seconds)  #FindYourMentors

God, pour out wisdom. We ask for it because you've invited us to. It pleases you when we ask for your wisdom. So we invite that into our situations and into our lives to make good, godly, wise decisions, shape our character, shape our character into the likeness of Jesus. Jesus, thank you for what you did for us through your life, death, and resurrection in in cleansing us from unrighteousness and setting us free from sin. In this life that we have in Christ now, help us to continue to grow every day. In Jesus name, amen. [00:31:31] (46 seconds)  #PrayForWisdom

So let's put some application to this. How do we gain wisdom? How do we gain wisdom? You with me? Do you wanna gain wisdom? I do. I do too. First thing is desire it. Desire it sincerely. Getting wisdom is the wisest thing you can do. And whatever else you do, develop good judgment. If you prize wisdom, she will make you great. Embrace her and she will honor you. Those of you over 30, do you wish you would have dug into the proverbs a little more when you were younger so that you were prepared for your thirties, forties, fifties, and so on? I know I do. I did some dumb things, especially before I became a follower of Jesus. [00:20:55] (49 seconds)  #PursueWisdomDaily

Humility and pride being compared and contrasted are another theme woven throughout the book of Proverbs. Humility positions us to learn from God. It's the creator creation relationship. When we're humble before God, we're saying, God, I don't know what to do in this situation. But you're the creator. I'm the creation. Would you show me? Would you show me? Humility is our posture before the before God. And it's humility our God is a humble God. That's what's the one we emulate is a humble God. [00:18:04] (39 seconds)  #HumbleToLearn

The old adage of you become like who you hang out with, it's pretty darn true. Still true. We become like those who we hang out with. That's why, as a community, we stress involvement in a home group. Home groups are there so that we care for one another, we we provide for one another, and that we sharpen one another, and that we gain wisdom from one another. That's why we also stress core groups. Core groups are three or four men, three or four women who get together intentionally to pray together, to talk through issues, to talk through struggles. [00:27:26] (39 seconds)  #GrowInCommunity