God wants us to walk as wise men and women, and not as fools (see Ephesians 5:15). Now, He will not tell us to walk in wisdom without showing us how. That is why His Word goes on to say, “Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.”
So what is the will of God? The next two verses tell us how to identify it: “And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord ” (Ephesians 5:18–19).
As you allow yourself to be filled with the Spirit by lifting songs of praise to the Lord, singing or speaking (God knows some of us can’t sing!) psalms, hymns and spiritual songs, and making melody in your heart to the Lord, God promises that you will know what His will is for your situation. You will then have the wisdom to decide wisely what to do next.
I have found this to be true in my own life. Whenever I face a difficult situation, the more I think about it, the more confused I get. The more I try my best to come up with a smart solution, the further the answer seems to get from me. But when I turn away from my problem and turn to God, singing in the Spirit and praising Him, I get a clearer perspective of the problem when I come back to it later. I also find an inner prompting to make certain decisions which in the end, turn out to be better than anything I could have come up with on my own.
So my friend, lift up songs of praise to the Lord, whether times are good or bad. For when you fill your mouth with praises to God, He will lead you and guide you in all the affairs of your life. Even if you are stuck with a problem, He will show you the way to go or make a way out for you. Either way, you will get the wisdom and help that you need!
"I'M HERE TO TELL YOU" EDITOR'S NOTE
We should always pray for spiritual wisdom. The wisdom from God is what gives us the advantage we need to maneuver through life here in a fallen world. Life isn't easy - on our own, that is why God sent to us His own Holy Spirit to help us, guide us and comfort us in life. The bible says: "Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation" And: "Therefore, we are always confident and know that while we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord, for we walk by faith, not by sight". Being home, here in this body forces us to walk and live by our faith. Our faith is God's grace. We have to trust Him. There's really no way that we could do the things we need to do without Him. When we - someday become absent from our body, we will be at home with the Lord. But until that day we need to rely on Him and His Spirit in us to help us every minute of every day. Today, thank God for His Son and His Son's work on the cross and His guarantee of His Spirit so we can know through spiritual wisdom what to do.
