Wisdom's Case

“Do you still want to argue with the Almighty?
You are God’s critic, but do you have the answers?” (Job 40:2 NLT)

We often complain; I often complain.

The desert is littered with the people of God who complain.

Our lot (place) in life is determined not by us, but by God.

Where we live, and the time in which we live, are all in the mind of God. (Acts 17:26-27) How we live is for us to choose.

We can bow down and accept God's calls on our lives, or ignore it.

These verses above are fact; the statements are my condensed thoughts about other verses. Like Job, I get frustrated at, maybe God? Well, I wouldn't go that far, because I've read the handbook of life, the bible. So, I know not to blame God, but sometimes I still play a game that's close to it. We humans think we know something and that our knowledge is complete. But myself being an experiential learner, some things just take longer to sink in. Inside and out, I've heard just about everything taught in Christianity. Being a know-it-all and remembering it all are two different things, and doing it is a whole separate matter.

I've forgotten most of what I know; it's lost in my mind somewhere. Like a hard drive on a computer, it's never really gone, just hidden. My software is messed up, confused by the enemy (self, the world, and the deceiver). It's malware; taken down by a virus or something of that sort. Mental confusion rules, or perhaps it's the side effect of the latest and greatest drug peddled by physicians. What it is I don't know, I can't even remember the name of it, as my mind stresses to find it. (Much later) Lyrica, oh that's it. It's made to calm nervous symptom pain, but it's messing with my head so, I flushed them.

Perhaps, I shouldn't try to find my way out of problems bigger than I. I do know that Proverbs says a man ruins his own life, then rages at the Lord. I don't feel like giving the reference, so look it up. I guess the point of all this is that we should know there are factors in life most never consider (why and how). We just take them for granted. We busy our lives with just about everything, and forget one event can bring it all to a screeching halt. Increasing back injury stopped mine (degenerative disc disease and failed back surgery syndrome), but personal sin made it worse.

Driving from a nearby town recently, my daughter passed by a head on collision. She could be the dead one, but she's not. It's not chance, it's the grace of God to move on and live another day. It's the grace of God to see death and not experience it until the right time. With wake-up calls every day, wisdom is calling out.

Proverbs 8 & 9 pleads wisdom's case. Simple people like me need simple answers. Simple in our day and age means slow and stupid, or at least implies it. We have whatever intelligence God gives us. But right now, mine's mixed up. To ease suffering doctor's apply their knowledge of pharmaceutical medications based on generalizations found in studies of particular medications. We (humanity) seek out the best road we think will lead us or our families to its best end (There is a way that seems right to man, but it leads to death—spiritual death—Proverbs, again). Yet, along that road are bumps. The bumps are to get our attention back on the living God.

My focus suffers greatly due to the fact that I just want relief. I want relief from everyday pain; I want to go home to heaven. I'll tell just about anyone I meet about Jesus' love and grace and forgiveness. I will tell them of even my failings, because they are that: they are mine. Most of all though, I'll tell of His power in changing everyday life, every day.

For, it's not just enough to go to heaven. We need to take someone along.

I met a guy camping, who just wanted to talk—I know the feeling. He lost his job, lost his girl, even won a million nickles gambling and hit the road trying to clear his head. With four other empty pick-nick tables around, any would do, but the grace of God brought him to mine. His grandpa gave his alcoholism to Jesus. So, I told him once again how Jesus is still in the life-changing business.

Our personal lives are what Jesus uses to reach people. If we hide who we are, we hide Jesus from people. If we hide who we are, we do it to our own detriment and we never have a chance to be corrected when we err. We all err, it's human, but imputed perfection came through Jesus.