Human Wisdom

2 Corinthians 1:12
We can say with confidence and a clear conscience that we have lived with a God-given holiness and sincerity in all our dealings. We have depended on God's grace, not on our own human wisdom. That is how we have conducted ourselves before the world, and especially toward you. (NLT)

We spend our early years accumulating as much wisdom as we can. Some of us fought it all the way as we may not have enjoyed subjects like History or Algebra or Geometry. Others loved everything they could get and were like a sponge absorbing all the teacher was giving out. Then some go on to higher education and pack in even more knowledge to increase our worldly wisdom.

All of us have also had years of experience in our families, our vocation, and our leisure time activities. It is hard to do anything, even watching a show on television, without learning something. Heck, after a few seasons of CIS or NCIS we all feel like we are forensic experts.

So when we have a challenge in this life, it is easy to see how we can be trapped into using our own human wisdom. That is what we have been taught.

So when do we go to God? Usually it is when all out human wisdom fails us. The challenge is still before us and we have nothing left to do but fall deeper into the abyss.

If we instead depend on God's grace up front, the Holy Spirit could direct us onto the best path to overcome the challenges. He knows best how to couple God's direction and the human wisdom we posses to get to the other side.