Domestic violence impacts millions of people globally 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, and manipulation. It asserts dominance and control over another in an intimate and family relationships. It can take on many forms: physical, emotional, psychological, sexual assault, using children, and the list goes on. We may think we know how to navigate life adequately, however; bio-psycho-social 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 judgments, and discern good from bad especially in this day and time.
In the vernacular we understand wisdom as: knowledge, insight, factual information, shrewdness, life experience and discerning of human nature.
Now, James who gives us the playbook on obtaining wisdom says: 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, and how to apply it. To go further they must seek The Higher Power. God is infinite, and unbound, He knows every relevant, imaginable fact and its outcome. God can give you what is needed in any situation in a nano-second!
Therefore, God Who is Omniscient-All knowing of everyone on the globe and in the universe and the outcome of every event, if we don’t know the answer ask Him. Wisdom is for all people it will work for anyone who use it. 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. Most of the time we have to do our own fact check, and deep dive to get to the heart of the matter, and make sure it’s not deceit, especially now, that AI is seemingly taking over.
Wisdom extends to all areas of our lives: natural, spiritual, scientific, political, social, marital, and the list goes on. 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. 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 take away is to asked Jesus to come into your life and save you from your sin-now that’s Wisdom! Romans 10:9,10. B. McGibboney