Wisdom calls aloud in the street, she raises her voice in the public squares; at the head of the noisy streets she calls out, in the gateway of the city she makes her speech (Proverbs 1:20-21).

Wisdom isn’t hiding from you.  It’s not stashed away in a cave on a mountain peak, or buried beneath the ocean floor.  It is there for the taking.

So take, already.

My problem is, I don’t always want wisdom, because wisdom doesn’t always fit with my desires.  There are some things that I want that are not good for me, and wisdom points this out, and that annoys me.  Since I know that it is not good to be annoyed by the things of God, I sometimes choose to avoid wisdom, pretending that it is some hidden mystery that I just can’t puzzle out rather than simple truth waiting to be embraced.

I’m so glad that you have outgrown such petty struggles, Beloved.

James tells us that if we ask, God will give us wisdom.  Simple as that.  Of course he goes on to point out that we are responsible for using the wisdom God gives. (That’s in James 1:5-7, if you’re wondering.)   Apparently we can’t use it only when the mood takes us, when we’re feeling mature.

Wisdom is a tool, not a toy.  It is a grown-up type responsibility, for grown-up type believers.

And Wisdom is calling us…

Dare we answer?