Wisdom and The Gifts

This week, continuing our series titled "Wisdom Builds the House", we surveyed the book of Proverbs, exploring how we can apply wisdom in our use of spiritual gifts. We read in Proverbs 1:7 that "the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction". "Fear" in this context would be best understood as deep respect and awe. Respecting God more than we respect our own opinion is a great first step when operating in the gifts! We also read Proverbs 3:5 which says "trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding". Here we are encouraged to submit all our thinking to God. We can't assume that we have it all figured out (1 Corinthians 13:9 again). We need to be prepared to press "pause" and take a moment to check-in with the Holy Spirit, before speaking or acting.