Domestic violence impacts millions of people globally every second, every minute and every hour of the day, on an annual basis. The sad thing is that it is increasing as it is being perpetrated from one generation to the next due to a lack of knowledge and wisdom. Domestic violence/sexual abuse is an over-arching term for brutality. It asserts dominance and control over another in an intimate relationship. It can take on many forms: physical, emotional, psychological, intimidation, sexual assault, using children, and the list goes on.
Let’s face it. We all blow it sometimes when we come up against romantic encounters we think with our emotions, instead of our common sense. Although we may think we know how to navigate life adequately, biopsychosocial worldviews affirm the opposite when it comes to understanding the complexities of human nature.
We can have knowledge without wisdom, for there are many unwise people making decisions for our lives. However, we need God’s wisdom and understanding to make sound decisions.
That’s where wisdom comes in. However, before we discuss what wisdom is, we should consider our society’s view of wisdom.
According to Merriam’s dictionary: “Wisdom is to discern inner qualities and relationships;” The Oxford Language Dictionary defines wisdom as: “the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment; quality of being wise ”.

In the vernacular we understand wisdom as: sound judgment, knowledge, insight, factual information, shrewdness, life experience and discerning of human nature.
Now, listen to James who gives us the playbook on obtaining wisdom: if you lack wisdom ask God for it, and He will give you the answers, that’s it, ask God! James 5:1.
Our most brilliant minds of yesterday, and of today are still finite minds, and can only go so far in obtaining wisdom and knowledge. To go further they must seek The Higher Power. God is infinite, and unbound, He knows every relevant, and irrelevant fact, in every possible, conceivable, imaginable, and random event. God can give you what is needed in a nano-second. Therefore, seeing that God Who is Omniscient-All knowing of everyone and everything animate, and inanimate in the universe and on the globe, and the outcome of every event. Wisdom is for all people, it’s like the principle of tithing, it will work for anyone who tithes.
In these days of deception, trickery, and scams, where evil people are out to defraud, swindle, and cheat by any means possible, we are going to need divine wisdom, and knowledge in how to conduct our affairs. We are observant people, and we can no longer turn on the TV and get even close to factual information.
There is so much information given out to the un-suspecting public these days, especially those generated by AI technology. Most of the time we have to do our own fact check, and deep dive to get to the heart of the matter.
Wisdom extends to all areas of our lives: natural, spiritual, scientific, political, social, marital, and economics and the list goes on.
Hence, our working definition of wisdom is: ask God what to do in anything we encounter, if we don’t know the answer. As kingdom minded people we are in the world, but not of the world. We must think and act differently as we are taking our clues from Almighty God, and not this world’s system.
According to one writer we are to: “Wear this world like a loose garment, which touches us in a few places and there lightly.” Saint Fransis of Assisi.

The theme Wisdom was given by the Lord. He knows that not only I, but the majority of us need it. This world is becoming more lawless, malicious, and depraved than ever before, and we are no match for it. He says we are to come out from among them and be separated from it’s system.
The take away from this is everything originates from God the Father. Period. No matter how it is: re-packaged, re-arranged, filter out, or fluffed up, all wisdom and all knowledge is from God. He even gives us the ability to understand that which He has given us. The Lord is telling us, the time period that this generation is living in is drawing to a close, and the wisest thing for us to do is ask Jesus to come into our hearts and save us from our sin. John 3:16-17; Isaiah 60:2,
B. McGibboney