Intro
Proverbs 4:7 is one of the most important scriptures
to guide us in living our lives. It states that wisdom is the
principal thing; therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding.
The application of this scripture will decrease the level of frustration that
we experience in our lives. Applying this scripture will help us please
God. It will also help us interact with one another better. It
will help us live the best life possible. It will also help us treat
our family the way God desires for us to.
Understanding How to Please God
When we get an understanding, we understand how to submit to
God and make him number one in our lives as so many proclaim. In short, we
make God number one in our lives and please Him by doing exactly what His word
instructs us to do. The Bible gives us instruction in everything: marriage, raising children, running a
business, living a holy single life, giving, how to fast, dealing with untamed
individuals, fellowshipping with others, edifying our spiritual lives.
God has allowed the instructions for pleasing Him to be written so that we would have a manual
to follow. Sometimes we may experience things in life that will confuse
us, but the word of God contains the answer for everything.
Understanding Relationship with God
It is important to know when God is communicating with
us. God speaks to us in three different ways: He speaks to us through
His written word, He speaks to us directly, and He will give others a word for
us. However, if the any of the ways conflict with His written word, then it
is not from God. Lots of people declare that God has told them something.
But after searching the scriptures, we can’t find any validation for what
God supposedly said. Sometimes we may honestly feel like God is really
telling us something; however, we may also be wrong. It is possible that
we may want something so badly that we feel a strong push in that direction OR,
as the Bible says, Satan transforms himself into an angel of light and will
make something sound so appealing or inviting that we think that it is from
God. Everyone has missed God at some point or another. Even when we miss God, all we have to do is
let go of our pride and repent when we become aware of it.
Getting to know God is like getting to know a human
being. You have to spend time building the relationship. The more
time that you spend with a person, the better you get to know him/her.
When you really know someone, you can just hear them cough and know that
it is them without seeing them. That is how it is with God. The
more time you spend studying His word and learning His characteristics, the
better you will know Him. If you don’t spend much time in His word,
it is a good chance that you will get His word for you confused
with your own thoughts or the devil’s words whenever you get the notion
that God is speaking to you. Now, it is possible to see someone on a
regular basis and not know them at all. You can work with an individual
for years and not know them or anything about them because you don’t have much
interaction with them. You may only know their name. And it is the
exact same way with God. You can come to church weekly but not spend individual time with God. In that
case, you will not know Him. He
uses His word to validate everything that He says.
