{"id":2165,"date":"2020-06-02T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=2165"},"modified":"2020-05-20T13:22:46","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T18:22:46","slug":"what-is-better-than-gold-in-your-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2020\/06\/02\/what-is-better-than-gold-in-your-life\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT IS BETTER THAN GOLD IN YOUR LIFE?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cHow much better to get wisdom than gold, to get insight rather than silver!\u201d (Proverbs 16:16 NIV)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wisdom is better than gold.  Insight is better than silver.  In other words, knowledge is worth more than money. Attaining wisdom helps you live a better life.  The wisdom found within the pages of the Bible will help you live a life beyond your wildest dreams.  Your relationships will thrive as you learn to love like Jesus.  God\u2019s light within you will draw people to you.  Money is a resource, not a god.  Wisdom is a key to a better life.  Wisdom beats gold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wisdom beats gold.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solomon is the wisest man whoever lived.  King David\u2019s son, he was king after him.  One night, the Lord appeared to him in a dream.  He gave Solomon a directive:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSolomon, ask for anything you want, and I will give it to you.\u201d (<\/em>1 Kings 3:5 NIV<\/em><\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Solomon asks for is the reason he\u2019s the wisest man:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPlease make me wise and teach me the difference between right and wrong. Then I will know how to rule your people. If you don\u2019t, there is no way I could rule this great nation of yours.\u201d (<\/em>1 Kings 3:9 NIV<\/em><\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solomon asked for wisdom.  He didn\u2019t ask for money, long life, or his enemies destroyed.  Instead he asked for knowledge to rule the Lord\u2019s people well.  He put others before his own needs or wants.  As a result, God gave him wisdom and blessed him with more than he asked:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c<\/em><\/strong>I\u2019ll also give you what you didn\u2019t ask for. You\u2019ll be rich and respected as long as you live, and you\u2019ll be greater than any other king. <\/em> <\/em><\/strong>If you obey me and follow my commands, as your father David did, I\u2019ll let you live a long time.\u201d (<\/em>1 Kings 3:13-14 NIV<\/em><\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wisdom is more valuable than gold because it shows you how to have good relationships. When we ask God for wisdom, He gives it to us:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.\u201d (<\/em>James 3:17 NIV<\/em><\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we receive God\u2019s wisdom and apply it to our lives, they blossom.  Our hearts align with God.  His love for His people will flow through us to those around us.  Just as a seed begins to grow where planted, we\u2019ll begin to grow in our surroundings.  We\u2019ll understand, God has us where we are for a reason.  His insight will help us see people in a new way.  We\u2019ll have more understanding, more compassion, more love for them.  In order to have God\u2019s wisdom, like Solomon, we have to ask.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God\u2019s wisdom beats money.  He\u2019s waiting for you to ask.  His answer is already prepared: \u201cYes!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question of the Day:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you asked God for His wisdom?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further Reading: <\/strong>2 Samuel 19:11-20:13 NIV<\/a>, John 21:1-25 NIV<\/a>, Psalm 120:1-7 NIV<\/a>, Proverbs 16:16-17 NIV<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cHow much better to get wisdom than gold, to get insight rather than silver!\u201d (Proverbs 16:16 NIV) Wisdom is better than gold.  Insight is better than silver.  In other words, knowledge is worth more than money. Attaining wisdom helps you live a better life.  The wisdom found within the pages of the Bible will help… Continue reading WHAT IS BETTER THAN GOLD IN YOUR LIFE?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2165"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2165\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2166,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2165\/revisions\/2166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}