Day 7 // The Importance of Wisdom #wiseupchallenge24

Blessings everyone and welcome back to day 7 of our Provisional Actions Challenge in the Wise Up Challenge 24. I'm excited to be here with you guys. I pray that you guys are getting an understanding. Of course I'm gonna ask, what are you getting? Um, we are on day 7, which has been very enlightening. It has been very uplifting. It has been very packed with a lot of knowledge and understanding and instructions and teachings and commands, which we delight in from our Father. And so today we are on day 7, and today is the importance of wisdom. And as we are getting wisdom, which is the principal thing, we want to remember Also what we've learned in the past 6 days. So on day 1, this is just a recap. Day 1, we talked about the fear of the Lord. And day 2, we talked about seeking wisdom. Day 3, we talked about trusting in the Lord. Day 4, we talked about guarding our hearts. Day 5, we talked about avoiding evil. Day 6, we talked about the value of working higher. And now we are on day 7, which we're talking about the importance of wisdom. And this has been a week packed with a lot of things that really makes it really important. As far as there was— the main thing is remembering. Remember and hear and listen. Those are the main things that we can take away. That's why the principal thing is wisdom. And so our strategy is, is to get wisdom, get the instructions and the teachings that God has given us in his word. And so this is the word from the Lord, and the purpose is so that we can recognize that wisdom protects us from poor decisions, as we talked about in, um, the past couple of days, as far as how protection is wisdom. Wisdom is the, the true protection and not that false sense of protection that we get from people. We talked about the provisions, and that's why this is the Provisional Actions Challenge, because even today we're going to talk about our actions on how to be proactive. God is proactive. God, um, and I, um, God is proactive, so we can too be proactive. We need to be proactive. We need to get wisdom before we try to get anything else. We need to get an understanding. And so that's what we're doing as we go through these challenges. And so with our mindset, it allows us to be proactive and not reactive. So a lot of times we, we get into a situation and we— it causes us to react, but we also have the ability to be proactive. And the same thing goes as even for our healing. Sometimes we wait for things to happen before, but we can even be proactive in our healing. Um, The Lord said we will have trouble, but take heart. And this is one of the things that we're learning as far as taking heart, taking and having a relationship with God and loving the you know and trusting in the Lord with all our heart. And that's why today is the importance of wisdom is because our relationship with God is very important and. We talked about yesterday a valuable lesson that we can take from the ant, and we we talked about how the ant is brainless, but it also has it does and follow the commands and the teaching, and how it stores up provision is proactive. It go it goes before the summer it go during the summer harvest during harvest time and store up food and provisions, and the same thing as far as when we go down the the journey of life. We too need to store up food and provisions, and that's the word of God, and that's what wisdom is. The more and more we learn about Christ, and that's why it's very important. And I broke down important— I'm port, ant. And so just like that, it's like God, when we pull up, you know, the word and park ourselves in a relationship with God and giving God all our heart, It's it's it's like us pulling into like a ship and pulling into the dock and docking and putting ourselves there and storing up the storing up the food, the word of God into our hearts. And that's what we that's why it's important for us to get wisdom. And so now our actions. So that's going to our actions. Let's outline our actions. Our actions is that we have to seek. The instructions. We have to seek the teachings. We have to seek the word. We have to seek the Lord. He said, ask and it shall be given to you. Seek and you shall find. Knock and the door shall be opened. Um, seek ye first the kingdom and all of his righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you. So we have to really seek the kingdom, and as we do that, then all these things as far as understanding and the teachings and instructions will be given to us for our learning and And for our training, and also to correct some things and to rebuke some things. So accepting it, accepting long life, and accepting that this is the good work that we get to do. And we get to learn from our mistakes, we get to learn from others' mistakes, and we get to avoid actually repeating them. So when we're going through that long journey of life, we might have to throw some audibles because now we're operating in awareness. And one of the things that Um, even for the word for today, um, with Luke 10:4, it said greet no one on the road. So really doing that. And as we go on this path, we talked about people, provisions, and we talked about protection. You know, greet— you know, thinking that we're going to have protection from anyone else is false. And so we really have to seek the word on ourselves, really study for ourselves. even when we don't understand, even when we, you know, um, we don't have a lot of clarity at the beginning. But that's the part of the seeking, and then it'll be given. But you have to continue to seek. You have to, you have to ask, um, for the Lord, you know, ask the Lord for wisdom. And that's what we did in day 1, the fear of the Lord. So if you're unsure, you want to pause, pause and actually seek. That's what you— so if you get to the place where you like, I'm not sure what I should do, okay, pause. Let me seek the word. Let me, let me— I have a relationship with God. I can actually ask God and, and continue to seek and wait patiently and grow in the knowledge of God. And before actually making a decision, and then if you're tempted to, you know, go off the path, like we talked about seduction and not necessarily being a, a person, but It could also be just hating instructions and teachings. So if you see yourself, you know, swaying from that, you know, or being tempted to take a shortcut, like, I don't really want to listen, then that's when you need to throw an audible and reaffirm the value of working higher. And so you want to work higher and not take a shortcut, like, oh, okay, I can listen to this or listen to that, but I'm not listening— it's not the word. That shortcut is going to lead right to destruction, um, and not to a good decision. Because a good decision is a God decision, and a God decision is based off of his teaching and his word. It comes from his mouth. Um, so now we can go through Proverbs 7. Let's walk through it. Um, I started off with— because it's so important for us to remember, and that we are chief reminding officers, um, I wanted everybody to really be reminded of 1 through 6. And one through six, it really talks about having a relationship with God, getting His instructions and His teachings. How we relate our energy to everything. All energy goes to us getting understanding and gaining wisdom. Like you said, it costs you everything you got. It's going to cost you everything you have, and that's with that relationship with God. So your heart is now attending to. To know. These are some of the commands: to know, to perceive, to receive, and to give. And that's how you start to build up on the fear of the Lord— when you start to receive, when you start to perceive, when you start to give and go through and to know. And so that's the, that's the beginning of wisdom. And then at that time, you're attending to receive his word, hide his commandments in your heart, inclining your ear to wisdom. Applying your heart to understanding, crying after knowledge, and lifting your voice for understanding. Because this is part of the seek and search process. And so that's how we grow into the knowledge of God. And when you grow into the knowledge of God, it's like the love of God. That's why I call it knowledge— know the love and what keeps you away from the edge. Because we all have that edge where it doesn't really take much Um, to get us to go the other way. And that's why it's going to cost you everything you have to pay attention, to really tune your ear to wisdom, to listen and build up on that skill of listening, especially to God, and only really only to God. Um, so that we can forget not his laws and hear his instructions, not the instructions of someone else, um, but actually hearing what's coming from God's mouth. Um, every scripture is God-breathed. So it's, it's, it's God's— every scripture is coming from the mouth of God. And when we attend to that, it allows correction, not just for us, but also for, you know, other, other people who are God's children. So everyone can really hearken their ears to the knowledge and the correction that God has given us. In his word, because that's everyone else's heart. Just like you're trusting in the Lord with all your heart, everyone else has, you know, has to do the same thing, and it's going to take all they have as well. And so that's because now you're building up the treasure in your heart, but also others that you're able to value the word and store that treasure up in their heart as well. And so that's where it can— correction— so that's where we're going to And that, as far as our reminder, this is going to, you know, take us into why it's so important. And I— Proverbs 7 really talked about relationship for me. It brought so many, so, so, so many different aspects of approaches to relationships, to areas where I could, you know— I actually seen a lot of Genesis and um, other books of the Bible in Proverbs 7. And also, it also talks about in Proverbs, uh, 1 through 6, it talks about wisdom being like the tree of life. It was, but it was like in reference to a she, but it's like a tree of life and it all, everything around is peace. And so it brought me back to Genesis as far as the tree of life in the beginning. And when, um, I went back and I really looked, and it brought me so much joy, and I pray that it brings everyone else joy in knowing, um, that we have access to the tree, the Tree of Life. And with that access to the Tree of Life— and I went back, this was the main key, and I would, I would encourage everyone to read it for themselves, um, but in Genesis when it talks about, uh, the Lord God and when he had— he, he basically Um, is the one who said, um, creating a, um, a helpmate for Adam. He said it's not— the Lord God said it's not good for man to be alone, but it was Adam who actually said, this is my wife, bone of my bone, flesh of my flesh. Um, and so for me, this helped me to really Stand, you know, stand on the word of God as far as I'm a helpmate, um, as far as helping everyone to stay focused on the word of God. Don't focus on me. That's pretty, that's pretty much, um, my standpoint. It has already been previously before, but this gave clarity into as I continue to keep to the teachings and the instructions of, of God the Father and continue to, because my heart, I'm a natural helper. Um, and so I want to help everyone, and I want to help everyone to stay focused on the word of God, stay focused on getting wisdom, stay focused on the tree of life. And so that's, that's, that's literally my stand, you know, my standpoint as I go into Proverbs 7. And because that's my heart, my heart is to keep the commands. Even, even, even as a woman, my heart is to keep the commands of my Father. And so it, it really talks about what I lay with. And so, um, I like how it says that, um, we should say that wisdom is my brother and sister and understanding is my kin. And I love how, uh, Jesus said whoever does God's will is my brother and sister and my mother, because I have my father. My father is The one who gives me the instructions and the teaching. And everyone else who's doing the will, of course, that's their part of their eating from the Tree of Life as well, keeping, you know, wisdom and understanding at the forefront in their sight. And I love how it talks about, um, the, the law, the words, the being the apple of our eye. So we keeping our eyes on the law and not on everything else, and writing the word on the tablets of our hearts as we continue to. And that's exactly what we're doing in this 31 days. We're writing the word on the tablets of our heart as we're reading, as we're, we're seeking. We're not just reading it, but we letting it drop down to our hearts and getting, gaining understanding so that we keep it in our sight. And so when, when it keeps you from from actually going the opposite way and not looking away from the word, and you bind it on your finger. So if I point someone in a different direction, I'm pointing them in the way of wisdom, pointing them in the right direction, pointing them in the way of the Lord, in the way of the law, because it's written on the tablets of my heart. It's, it's actually in my sight, um, and not necessarily what's going on around me or the, the people that can— that's why I said we talked about the edge, because everybody has an edge. And if my eyes are on the Lord and that's, you know, that comes into my sight, it could easily— you know, that's my edge, you know, when it comes to the Lord. It's, it's, it's what I want to see and it's what I want to keep in front of me. So, um, that's why I said learning from past mistakes Um, one of the things that I was able to take away was just because you go to church and you, you claim that you know the Lord, that, um, that's like seduction. Um, but do you really have understanding? Do you have a relationship with God? And so that's kind of one of the, the lessons that I was able to take from the, the aunt. You know, ours— are the people, uh, surrounding themselves, you know, the people that I'm surrounding myself with who I could call my brothers and sisters, are, are they storing up the food? Are they storing up the, the provisions in their heart? You know, it's one thing to get it or to give it, um, or to receive it, but if it hasn't— if it's not in your heart and you're not treasuring it in your heart, it's a difference. And that's one of the things that, um, I was able to take away from Proverbs 1 through 7, and just keep— it keeps me, it keeps me grounded. Because now when I look into the window of my life, um, I can actually pass by certain things. Um, and then, um, because just like the words is like sight, um, and the apple of my eye, the— so is like the strange words. Like I said, if somebody said, I, I know Christ, I know Jesus, I know a scripture, um, that's, that's a little strange. Um, and so, and, and now I know that I can pass that by and actually say, you know, hey, um, well, my brother and sister is wisdom, and my, my, my, my family is understanding. So, um, if if you are doing the will of God, then we're, we're spirit, we're family, you know what I'm saying? So I can, I can actually say that and not, and then pass it over, you know, and not, not give in. And that's where it calls into correction, because once you do lose sight of the word of God and, you know, you're let, you can easily slip into, you know, temptation, seduction. And I— it talks about like a man or a woman In this situation, of course, it's being taught by a man, but at the same time, all you have to do is just take the woe and put it on the other end, and you have a woman and a man. It flops. So it's both perspectives. It's this and that. So it's not just up to, you know, the man or the woman, but when it comes to seduction, just anybody who takes their eyes off of the sight of the Lord and the word and the teachings is not the apple of your eye. You're, you're leaving yourself prone to have to be corrected and, um, going down the way of death. The way, you know, that's the way to hell, um, and it's the way of the wicked because they hate instructions. They don't know why they stumble. So a lot of times you can tell somebody, you, you don't listen, um, or, you know, they— but it's different when you say, you know, you are hating the instructions from— of God. You know, it hits a little bit different, you know. Um, be not wise in your own eyes, and it's like, oh, that's the word of God, especially when you know it. Like, am I being wise in my own eyes? Oh, let me go through that correction process. And the correction process is really getting your heart right, getting your heart right, because what happens is when you lose sight of the word You are, you are opening yourself up to seduction. Um, and seduction is basically, like we said, people who hate instructions, so they are void of understanding. So this is really a warning to, um, what the word called, uh, the, the word calls simpletons, um, and the simple, um, because this isn't— this is not simple. So if you approach the word like it's just, it's simple. Oh, okay, um, trust in the Lord with all your heart, lean not to your own understanding, but you don't put in the work. That's kind of like you're just taking it like, oh, it's as simple as just saying. It's not. It's really a, um, a daily practice, like, and really putting it into, you know, the practice and meditating on the word, um, and not just hearing it once. But then also the, the youth, the younger generation, and it talks about like a young man who's going on the path. And because he's void of understanding— so just think about how many people may not be reading the word, not getting an understanding of the word. They're on that path. And so on that path, seduction is just waiting there for them. Um, and basically they're getting caught with a kiss. And this is talking about the, the lips and the mouth. Um, as you go along your path, like hearing, like we said, those seductive sayings or things that are not of the word. It could sound right because, you know, oh yeah, I go to church, I, I read my word. But that sounds— it seems right, but that's being wise in your own eyes. It's simple, it's simple. But really, do you get an understanding? Is it— do you treasure it? Do you delight in the law day and night and meditate on it? You know, are you like a tree planted near a river? So it's like those type of questions are really some really great questions. Um, to ask, because what's waiting for you is— they call it like a harlot, but it's just a— it's a seduction. Whether it's a, a man or a woman, it's seduction, um, temptation, because they're, they're void of understanding. They're, they're not trying to give their all to the Lord. And if you are, you want to be aware of this. And this is very— a big, um, takeaway, and really get an understanding of what we're dealing with, is seduction. And so you're going to deal with it. At least you know how to actually deal with it. You know to pass it by. Oh, okay. Yeah, I am. I'm a— I do love— I do love Jesus. And so, um, when I see, you know, others walking in that way, I'm gonna pass it by because I know it's just— it's, it's seduction. Um, no, even if they do trust in the Lord, then if they do, if they are doing the will of the Father, then they're my brother and sister. Um, and, and, or mother. Um, and no one can replace my Father. And so therefore, I'm just remembering that. And then it's because when you do fall into that seduction, it's like, um, darkness. You're falling into darkness. Um, there's no instruction. There's, you know, um, like we said, it leads to death. Um, and the seduction is just basically saying, come. You know, come follow me, I'm, I'm, I'm going this way, or I'm going this way. Um, but is, is it leading you into righteousness, or is it leading you down the path of the wicked? And that's why I said, as far as the lips, it talks about the lips and the mouth. The mouth says come, and the lips is what forces you to actually be slain. Um, slain in the spirit. Um, I think that— but yeah, it, it, that's what caused it. And we talk about the mouth of God, and that's every scripture. So which mouth are you going to follow? And that's where you want to yield. Like we said, the audible— you want to pause and reaffirm, okay, what did you just say? Um, and really— or, or actually, you don't have to say what did you just say, but really pausing and reflecting, like, and really listening. Okay, I hear what you're saying. And so Um, because you don't— you're— you don't want to be like the Fool, you know, because your life is— like we said, your life is at stake right now. Um, for when it comes to the path that you choose, the path of good decisions, which is God, God's laws and his commands and his teaching and his instruction, or, you know, bad— you know, bad decisions, which is the way of the wicked, is no instructions, you know, void of understanding. And so you do not want to go that stranger's way. You, no matter how, how tempting it may be, you don't want to go that way. You do not even want to, you know, stray because it's going to lead you astray and it's going to lead you— and that's kind of like trusting in someone else. Um, it's as simple, we, you know, when we talk about trust, but really trusting in the Lord with all your heart is I trust in the Lord. Do I trust in people? No. Do I trust in people's interpretation of the word? No. But I do trust in the Lord, but— and I do still listen. And that's— this is a difference, um, because if I trust in anyone else's interpretation, then I'm not just— not just only leaning to my own, you know, understanding, but I'm, I'm trusting in somebody else. And God wants all my heart, so I have to trust in the Lord with all my heart and lean not to my own understanding or anybody else's understanding. But I will take into consideration and listen, and it's a difference, um, because now I, I get to one, really listen to the instructions and the teaching. If it's in alignment with the word, of course, great. I can look through that window. That's why I said talking about a window, the window of opportunities. That's what it is. So when you're going on your path, there's going to be a lot of windows of opportunities. You want to look through that window and observe which path is it— is, is that opportunity going to lead you? Is it going to lead you in the path to death where in the morning you find yourself, um, in the, in the house of hell, um, because you made a bad decision? And they use this how, you know, The— a woman seduces a man, or a man seduces a woman, and they come into bed together. And that's why I said what you lay with, because are you laying with the word? And that's the relationship with God. And when you lay— you, where you lay your thoughts at— are you laying your thoughts in the word of God, um, and spending, you know, your time and your effort in that relationship with all you have? It costs you everything. And, um, but it actually keeps you away. Because even if you are going on that long journey, because it even talks about, um, the, the good man or the strong man that went along the, you know, the husband of the woman who went on a long journey, and it brought both of them death. And so, um, it leads to, or somebody being wounded. So even, even if you are on the That's why you want to give God everything. I, I think about how Jesus was, um, he didn't even have time to even take his eyes off of the, the will of the Father. And so we, we too, we too get to do that. That's the beauty. And, and I, I'm happy that I'm able to help in that, as that's more, more or less my, my delight. I delight in the the, the instructions from the Father. Of course it comes with, you know, everything comes, you know, with persecution. It comes with trouble. It comes with— it still comes with seduction and, and temptations, but you pass that by. You, you can say no, you know, and, and cast down that imagination and then bring every thought to the obedience of Christ. And that's the good work. Um, because you're looking out the window and you're— of your, your eyes and you're seeing Like, that path, um, leads to— it leads you on different paths, whether you choose— even like it talks about marriage and singleness. And when Paul was talking about singleness and marriage, um, now if you— if, if that seduction overtakes you, it's wise to get, to get married. But if, if, if your delight is in the, you know, Jesus, it's, it's easy to— it's easier to make a decision and say, you know, I passed that by, I passed it up. I choose to delight in the word, and the word is, is about Christ. And the more and more I hear his words, um, like, you know, he giving the instructions every day, like greet no one on the road or whoever um, does the will of my Father is my brother and sister and my mother. So it's, it's those type of, you know, saints. And, you know, hearing the word of the doctrine of Christ and also hearing the doctrine of God and knowing the difference and really having a relationship with the Holy Spirit and really letting the Holy Spirit guide your life and empower you. Um, in your path, your life, and it's a lifelong journey. And that's pretty, that's pretty much the word of God for Proverbs 7. I really enjoy it. I, I really look forward to the next 7 days. So we're starting a whole nother 7 days, um, and we'll go, we'll do a recap every week. And so thank you guys for joining the Wise Up Challenge 24, the Provisional Actions, uh, Challenge. And as we are being wise, we're getting an understanding, we're gaining wisdom, and we are really holding to the teachings and hiding the commandments in our hearts. So I thank you guys for joining, and I look forward to wising up.