Day 367
Wisdom
There are 2 kind of wisdom
1) Human knowledge, reasoning, philosophy.
2) The wisdom that comes from God.
When we talks about human wisdom;
Human wisdom is talking about human knowledge, and when human knowledge ignores God, it only highlights our problems because, it cannot provide answers that need an eternal perspective and solution.
In my search for life's meaning as an experiment. I tried pursuing pleasure. I start selfish indulgences. Appearance clothed with worthless designers items, well food and wine. Increment of knowledge in Arts and music. Attended seminars over seminars for personal interest. Travels and activities. Human love relationships. Philosophies in life. Vain money search in career. Extravaganza pursue in life especially those days in school.
But none of the pleasure I sought can give me real satisfaction of what I am seeking.
Some, or I should say MANY ! of the pleasure I sought were wrong though some were worthy but even the worthy pursuits such as education and music were futile. When I pursued them it turns out into an end in themselves.
I learned to look beyond activities to the reason we do them.
Is your goal in life to search for meaning, or to search for God who gives meaning to the things we do?
In certain months, I bring home 5 figure fat paycheck, I was happy for I have gotten more options in life. Having money in life do gives us more options I really cant deny it. But I understand, not everyday is a happy Sunday. My satisfaction fluctuates as the months go by. I realised unless God protects my wealth, gives me His wisdom to create more wealth in terms of rightful and sound investments, rightful givings to life constructing work to the society. So Unless the Lord protects me, in a whole, if not, what I do, turns in vain. Everything seems to be back to zero.
My bank account is a good example. Up and down, Up and down, Up and down ! As I examined my projects of life and goals, what and where is my starting point? What is my motivation? How long can my motivation last?
Heard of Anthony Robins? Attended his course? Millionaire Mindset? How long can these motivations last?
After years of vain seeking and searching. I found out that without God as my foundation, all I have lived for will one day turn useless to me. It is like:
Life chasing after winds of life. . .
We feel the wind as it passes, but we can't catch hold of it, or keep it. In all of our accomplishments, BIG ones, small ones, our good feelings are only temporary. Security and self worth are not found in these accomplishments.
Sometimes during my quiet time with God, I think about what do I consider worthwhile in my life - where I place my time, energy and money. Will I one day look back and decide that these, too were life chasing after wind?
So, how to build my life not on perishable pursuits or rather on the solid foundation of God. Then even when one day God says, give those perishable things away, I still have God. Who is One whom I really need in my life. What do we really need?
Because knowledge has its limits, and the most important knowledge is found in knowing the infinite God. When you have a real relationship with God, you see what is beyond infinity. You cannot see the end of God's wisdom.
Personal Thirst and Satisfaction . . . . .
Personal satisfaction by itself is empty because we are alone in the enjoyment we receive. Whai is your attitude about what you do? If your goals are based on making only you feeling satisfied, then you will find yourself empty, seeking one thing after another. Thinking when my goals is to serve God and the people he puts in my life. That will be then I receive and experience a full life.
Serving all my clients God brought to me. Meeting people who were given by God to me to change their life. Hard work done by proper motives brings life. We must work hard and be responsible for the physical and spiritual well-being at the same time. If not we will be unhappy all the time, blaming all the time, offended all the time, complaining all the time about Life!
We can never be completely satisfied with earthly pleasures and pursuits because, God has created us in his image and has planted something in us. God has planted Eternity in us. This means that we have
1. Spiritual thirst
We question, when we feel sad, we seek for answers in life. We ask why and we do not know why!
2. We have eternal value
We keep looking for the real value in ourselves, it seems that in our life, we always optimise our potential " THINKING". We will not reach an end. Because the value in each human composition is of an Eternal value.
So, what is the purpose of life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Purpose in life starts with whom we know, not what we know or how good we are.
We have to know our true identity
who we really are
It is impossible to fulfill your God given purpose without knowing who you really are
What authority do we really have in life
But apparently . . . .
There are serveral contradictions concerning God's control of the world
Because . .
1. There is unfairness where there should be justice
2. People created in God's image die just like the animals
3. No one helps the oppressed, no one led the lost to the truth
4. So many people are motivated by envy and jealousy
5. People are lonely
6. Recognition for accomplishments are temporary
So it is how we show ways towards the problems of our lives yet still, keeping our faith with an everlasting God. This is the life I live! BUT, This life is not all there is, yet even in this life because we are limited and cannot explain some things through logics, we pass judgement on God because we can never know the depth of God's wisdom.
Therefore it is easy to use contradictions as excuses not to believe God exist.
If our lives are created by God drawn on a piece of paper. The life line is drawn by God, the mountains in our lives is drawn by God, the ups and downs are drawn by God. You must be feeling so imprisonated. God controls everything. The best part is, do you know that God is that piece of paper as well. God picks up that piece of paper and he can wobble it as well. Which is why, what happens in our lives, we seems to be in control, yet not.
Because God has planted eternity in a man's heart which is why, everyone has an unique purpose in God overall plan. Yet we canot discover God's purpose for our lives by our own efforts, but through building a realtionship with him seeking his guidance.
He knows best and I trust him with all my heart and soul. Because I saw Him as the line on the paper, the artist of my life, the colour of my line and most of all he is the paper himself. How wonderful God is.
Some relate God as destiny, some as fate, who is God to you ?
Are you now using your life as God would have you to? Do you see it as a gift from him?
God is my father. My best friend. My guide. My refuge. My shelter. My trust. My faith. My love. My teacher. My resting point. My first
My H.O.P.E