50 Days of Wisdom
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Wisdom is a skill in living that begins with fearing God, then progresses to guarding your mind, choosing your companions, controlling your body, monitoring your words, pursuing your work, managing your money, and loving your neighbor. Very simple. But that’s it. And when you’ve done that, you’ve learned wisdom. It’s vital to be taught wisdom. For example, as a father, if I fail to teach my son to fear God, the devil will teach him to hate God. If I fail to teach my son to guard his mind, the devil will teach him to have an open mind. If I fail to teach my son to obey his parents, the devil will teach him to rebel and break his parents’ hearts. If I fail to teach my son to select his companions carefully, the devil will choose them for him. If I fail to teach my son to control his body, the devil will gladly teach him to give it completely over to his lusts. If I fail to teach my children to enjoy speech that is honorable to God, the devil will fill their mouths with filth. If I fail to teach my children to pursue their work, the devil will make them lazy. If I fail to teach them to manage their money, the devil will teach them to waste it on riotous living. If I fail to teach them to love their neighbor, the devil will gladly teach them to love only themselves.
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God’s will is that you be saved, Spirit-filled, sanctified, submissive, and suffering. But it’s also God’s will that you say thanks. First Thessalonians 5:18 says, “In everything give”—what?—"thanks, for this is the will of God concerning you.” People say, “Oh, I don’t know God’s will. I’m trying to figure out God’s will. What is His will?” All right, it’s that you be saved. Have you given your heart to Christ? And, it’s that you be Spirit-filled. Are you receiving the Word of God regularly so that it creates in you a consciousness of Christ’s presence? Are His Words dwelling in you richly, giving the Spirit of God control of your life so you’re filled by Him? And here we use the word "filled" like a wind in a sail, propelling the ship forward. Are you being blown along across the water of life by the energy of the Spirit of God who fills your life because you have Christ-conscious thoughts? Are you sanctified? Have you checked your life at that point? Are you living a virtuous and righteous life? Are you submissive? Are you the kind of model of submission that the Word of God lays out? Are you one who submits to the authorities of the government and the authorities around you, so that the people say of you that you are well spoken of? What about suffering? Are you confronting a society that is godless? And what about saying thanks? Is your heart filled with thanksgiving for every trial, tribulation, difficulty, and everything that goes wrong as well as right? Or are you gripey, grouchy, bitter, or angry? What is God’s will, do you know? It’s these things, people. You say, “Well, MacArthur, you’re not a big help. You didn’t tell me where I’m supposed to move, or go to school, or change my job, or how I solve my problem. I feel cheated. I didn’t get a straight answer.” Well, I would say this: “If you’re saved, Spirit-filled, sanctified, submissive, suffering, and saying thanks, then God’s will for you is whatever you want.” What? Yes, if you’re saved, Spirit-filled, sanctified, submissive, suffering, and thankful, who do you think is controlling your desires? Make an educated guess. God is. That’s why Psalm 37:4 says, “Delight in the Lord”—and that’s the composite of all six of those—“and He will give you”—what?—“the desires of your heart.” And it doesn’t mean He’ll fulfill the desires that you’ve generated; it means He’ll put them there. I don’t know a better way for God to lead my life than through my desires. But there’s a caveat there, and that’s only if your desires are not His desires, because they cannot be His desires unless they are on these terms. But there’s one other thought. When we want to do something and we follow that desire, then we have to allow God to apply circumstances to that desire that may alter it. And so we move out on the basis of the desire of our heart and let God shape that. That’s how God works. There's nothing mystical. If you just continue to pursue your heart's desires, God will reveal the correct path. That’s why Genesis 24:27 says, “As for me, the Lord has guided me.” Repent and believe! GTY.org (1276) - God's Will Is Not Secret – 1276
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February 12, 2026
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