Testimony - God's Providence

When I was young, I went to church every Sunday for Sunday school.
In Sunday school they told us lots of stories from the bible and I loved it.
I particularly liked Solomon's story and how he built the temple and how he was the wisest of all men at the time.

The story goes that Solomon asked God for wisdom and that God granted him this wisdom.
1 Kings 4:29-30
29 God gave Solomon wisdom and very great insight, and a breadth of understanding as measureless as the sand on the seashore. 30 Solomon's wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the men of the East, and greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.

And then in Sunday school they taught us that if we pray to God, he will answer our prayers.
And so, I prayed for wisdom like Solomon. I was living in Singapore at the time and I felt that I needed this as we had exams at the end of every term starting from year 1.

I was in year 2 at the time, I after I prayed it, I just sat back and relaxed, confident that God will give me the gift of wisdom automatically.
What I didn't realise was that God helps us gain gifts that we ask him for through trials and problems that he sets for us.

So, I asked for wisdom right? Well...God helped me gain this wisdom by helping me understand the world more. By giving me problems to solve so that I may learn from my mistakes.
I got lots more homework and my dad gave me harder problems to solve, and I moved to Australia.
So, the compilation of all these problems helped me realise that God had actually granted my wish. To be wise. But however, we can never be the best because in life, there's always more that you can learn.
1 Corinthians 3:19
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God's sight. As it is written: "He catches the wise in their craftiness"

And this is true, for even the wisest of men cannot match to God's foolishness.

But the main point in this was that firstly, ask and you will receive.
Secondly, God put problems in your life for you to acheive something with it.
Lastly, God will help you along with your problems, just don't push him away

Well, now I'm wise enough to realise that sometimes it is better to remain ignorant.
But it is up to God how much wisdom you can get.

This was one of the first lessons that helped me become a wiser person and I'm still learning from this.

Remember, ask and you will receive unless it is not God's will.

God bless :D

Posted by LL