In that night God appeared to Solomon, and said to him, “Ask what I shall give you.” And Solomon said to God, “You have shown great and steadfast love to David my father, and have made me king in his place. O Lord God, let your word to David my father be now fulfilled, for you have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth. Give me now wisdom and knowledge to go out and come in before this people, for who can govern this people of yours, which is so great?” (1 Chronicles 1:7-10)

At the age of 15 I came to Jesus and asked Him to come into my heart.  It was a defining moment in my life.  I meant it.  I wanted Him in my life.  Even though trials would come to me in the years that followed, which caused me to question His goodness for a season, during this part of my life Jesus was the center.

I use to pray for hours and I would read my bible.  Between 15 and 17 I read the bible through twice and the New Testament four more times.   It was during this time that I began to pray and ask God for wisdom.

I prayed this way because I knew that there were benefits that would come because of it.  I had read about the dream of Solomon in 1 Chronicles 1:7-10 and that because he asked for wisdom God granted Him all blessings and favour.  I wanted to be like Solomon in His wisdom but not his sin.

And then I came to Proverbs 8 where I began to see the blessings that would come to the one that sought wisdom.  It would afford that one a life of righteousness, understanding, knowledge and the blessing and favour of the Lord.  Wisdom was better than gold but with it you would obtain an inheritance and full treasury.  There is no poverty in the place of wisdom.  With wisdom kings reigned and nobles ruled justly, but most important to me, with wisdom there was life and eternal life.

So, at an early age I began to ask the Lord to lead me down the paths of wisdom and to guide me and keep me by wisdom all the days of my life.

I wanted the seven spirits of God to rest upon my life as described in Isaiah 11:2: “The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him – the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the LORD.”  I now understand that this was the spirit that rested upon Christ and I wanted the same spirit to rest upon me.

To me this became about promise and covenant.  I understood that wisdom was my possession in Christ.  I knew that God had to grant it to me, so I began to declare it over my life and the lives of my children and wife.  I thanked God for the spirit of Wisdom that was upon us.  I declared over my life that my wisdom and the wisdom of my family would increase so that we would be a blessing to those we met.  I expected the spirit of Wisdom to operate in my life at all times.

Wisdom unlocks destiny.  When we wait upon the Lord, His wisdom guides us into all things that He desires us to do.  He will not leave you without wisdom.  He will come to you in the night hours in a dream, His small still voice will be within you or He will come through the voice of a friend or of angels.  The person who fears the Lord will recognize Wisdom’s voice when she speaks and if he/she allows wisdom to guide them, then all the days of his/her life will be lived in blessing and the favour of the Lord.

I expect God’s wisdom in my life in the same way I expect His blessing and favour.  Proverbs 8:35 says, “For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favour from the LORD.”  Therefore my expectation is for nothing less than God’s wisdom because I will not live outside of His favour and blessing.  I will not live as a cursed man ever again.  So obtaining wisdom to me is greater than life.

I expect God’s wisdom in my life in the same way I expect His blessing and favour.  Proverbs 8:35 says, “For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favour from the LORD.”  Therefore my expectation is for nothing less than God’s wisdom because I will not live outside of His favour and blessing.  I will not live as a cursed man ever again.  So obtaining wisdom to me is greater than life.