The Beginning of wisdom is to fear God. To fear God is not like when you fear something else. Typically when you have fear in your life it comes from a what if or it is a reaction to something bad that has already happened to you. When you fear God, it comes from the soul. It is understanding that He is the source of all power.
God can do anything, but holds Himself to the standards that he declared. It stems from understanding who God is. You know that if you are living in sin, then you will pay the consequences. You realize that the alternative to salvation is damnation and ultimately it is your choice. You stop blaming God for all that goes wrong in your life and you turn introspective or take a real look at the world around you.
Wisdom starts with fear, but turns into action when you surrender yourself to God's will. The first step to wisdom is to answer the call of faith. From there your eye begin to open to things that were once hidden. Wisdom is for the righteous. Folly is for the foolish that reject God.
It takes wisdom to face conflict. When you want to defend yourself, get angry, or retaliate, it takes wisdom to hold your tongue. The tongue is powerful. If you respond with a soft answer that is not accusatory or defensive, then it will make the other person stop and think. This requires humility and a gentle spirit.
The foolish will respond with haughty words. They will allow their pride to get the best of them. The will react selfishly because they have the need to be right. They will insist on having the last word. They will destroy relationships to be the one that is right or have victory over their perceived enemy when all that is needed is an "I am sorry".
Proverbs 2:1-8, 15:1-7, 16:16, & James 3:13-18
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