In life, we often look for material things. We want cars,
houses, beautiful dresses, jobs etc. A peek into the prayer list of most
Christians will reveal this. God certainly has heard lots of prayers like “oh
Lord, bless me with a house”, “Give me my marriage partner oh Lord”, “it’s my
time to get a car, oh Lord”, “release my new job Oh Lord”. If we were in God’s
shoes, we would have been tired hearing these prayer rants.
God listens to every prayer made to him and He responds
sufficiently to each request. Because He is too wise, He doesn’t give us
everything we ask him for despite how hard we cry for them. God won’t give you
a car when he knows what you earn as your wage cannot afford its maintenance.
Sometimes, we think He has not replied us because He has held back what we
asked of Him. But there is a kind of prayer that reaches God’s ears that moves
Him to arrive immediately to release the answers plus more that is beyond imaginations.
Success isn’t defined by what you have. You may have ten
cars, twenty houses, wardrobes of the latest dress styles and a high paying job,
yet you aren’t successful. Success is a mentality, the quality of our
immaterial personality.
Imagine you were given an open check by God to ask for
whatever you want. What would you ask? A car? A house? A marriage partner? This
was the type of shoe that Solomon found himself. As king, he seemed to have had
everything, a kingdom, women at his disposal, people running around for him,
chariots, etc., yet he realized his poverty. He realized that success isn’t in
what you have but in the substance of your mind.
Solomon loved God and as a proof of his love, he gave Him an
offering that was mind blowing. He sought God’s presence with his heart. The
result was that God asked him in 1 kings 3:5 “ask what I shall give you”. It is wisdom to love God; it is also wisdom
to service your relationship with God by a daily communion. This was Solomon’s
secret to attracting God’s attention. He saw this principle work in his father
David and he was certain it was going to work with him. He said in verse 6 “thou
hast shown great and steadfast love to thy servant David my father because he
walked before thee in faithfulness, righteousness and uprightness of heart
towards thee”.
Today, God is still asking “ask what I shall give you?” If you have never heard him ask, it is
because you have not created a relationship with him that has touched his
heart. The truth is, God doesn’t want any of His children lacking any good
thing. When you are servicing your relationship with God, you won’t need to ask
him for anything, He will ask you.
What do you really want from God? Here’s where many people
show their greed. They want to be wealthy, they want to own estates, they want
to own cars, and they want to own companies. It isn’t bad to ask God for these
things. He can give them to you. But Solomon advocates a different school of
though. He asked for wisdom. He said in 1 kings 4:9 “give thy servant wisdom to
govern thy people that I may discern between good and evil...” The result was
that God got too pleased He replied in verse 11.... “because you have asked
this and have not asked for yourself long life or riches or the life of your
enemies but have asked for wisdom to know what is right, behold I give you a
wise and discerning mind so that none like you has been before you and none
like you shall arise after you. I give you also what you have not asked for,
both riches and honor, so that no other king shall compare with you all your
days. Now that’s success.
What you need is wisdom! Of course, you have many needs. You
need a house, you need a car, you need a job, you need a spouse, you need all
the things you need and God is not objecting to them. But He will be most
pleased if you were wise.
Wisdom helps you discern between good and evil and you are
able to do good because you know what’s good. It is your ability to do good that
attracts your rewards from God. Doing good is wisdom. God is please with us
when we do good. The paths of a good man are ordered by the Lord. When we do
right, we attract His good treasures and He takes responsibility for our lives.
Notice that Solomon only asked for wisdom but what arrived
to him from God was filled with extras. In God’s standard, you cannot be wise
and not live a landmark for generations. Solomon did, we are still reading
about him more than three thousand years after. In God’s standard, we cannot be
wise and live wretched lives, Solomon became the richest man in his generation
and correct value for his wealth reveals that value of his wealth outdid the
value of today’s richest man. In God’s standard, we cannot be wise and be unknown.
Solomon became very famous, he is still famous today. In God’s standard, we
cannot be wise and die young, Solomon lived a long life.
What God is saying to you is that all the things you want are
because you lack wisdom. It is wisdom to have God and follow him. Seek first
the kingdom of God and its righteousness and all these things shall be added to
you.
It’s amazing your possibilities when you acquire wisdom from
God. All things are possible. You will become what you never thought you would.
You will achieve great things. Get wisdom, be God smart.
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