Have you ever found yourself without the answer you need to get out of a fix? It always feels hopeless and helpless to be in such a situation unless, of course, you know this one thing: you are never by yourself.

If you are a believer and you’ve ever thought you were by yourself in a situation, you did so because you believed your senses instead of your spirit. Unlike sense knowledge that changes with the changing environment, spiritual knowledge is accurate and is always able to separate truth from error.

Think about it. There are people who have turned out to be successful without any form of formal schooling at all. Plus, some of them have done it in foreign lands where they had no people connections to take advantage of. How is that possible? It is because they followed their spirit. In the midst of their seemingly impossible and confusing situation, they were able to quite themselves, turn inward and get an inner knowing of the step to take or move to make – moment by moment.

That is what the fear (or consciousness) of God does. It keeps you out of the fear of your senses and puts you in a place of divine presence. The Bible tells us, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.” (Proverbs 1:7).

Confidence in the presence of God with you will always direct you to seek wisdom when you are uncertain about what to do. It points you to look inward for the wisdom of God instead of outward for the wisdom of men. It delivers you from the false comfort that comes from trusting in the help of man, and leads you to the peace of having God as an ever-present help.

Have you noticed that for many people, more is always better because of the false feeling of security that they find in their position or possessions? That feeling of false security is what the Bible calls the love of money; and we are instructed to keep away from it: “Stay away from the love of money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, “I will never, never fail you nor forsake you.” That is why we can say without any doubt or fear, “The Lord is my Helper, and I am not afraid of anything that mere man can do to me.” (Hebrews 13:5−6, TLB).

So, whether you are in a moment of trouble or triumph, know that God has your best interests at heart and wants you to wisely manage that moment. It is by the wisdom of God that we find our way into the will of God; and it is in the will of God that we are able to reach our highest wellbeing. Living life outside the will of God always equals living a shallow and suboptimal life.

God means business. He wants you living a full and abundant life (John 10:10); and He is at work in you to get you there. “If you want to know what God wants you to do, ask him, and He will gladly tell you, for He is always ready to give a bountiful supply of wisdom to all who ask Him; He will not resent it.” (James 1:5, TLB)

By Joseph ENYIMU