Wisdom!?

Sometimes, we make decisions quickly without giving much thought. 

Other times, we face crossroads in life where we do not know where to turn. 

My recklessness as a sixteen-year-old gymnast and my mindset following my accident are prime examples of the shortsightedness of my wisdom and God’s wisdom prevailing over time. 

I acted unwisely by human standards when I broke my neck as a teenager, and the consequences were devastating. 

Then, in my wisdom, I prayed for healing and relief from suffering. 

I could not envision the life before me and cried out to God for help. 

Couldn’t I be more beneficial to Him as an able-bodied individual?

But His help did not come in the way that I wanted. 

I was ok with the idea that my gymnastics career was over. 

I was unsure if I would return to competition if able to do so again. 

But I did not want to burden others with my care. 

I wanted the adventure to end with a return to normalcy. 

I did not enjoy the helplessness I experienced and feared the trials and limitations I would face.

But I was right where God wanted me.

His help came through the peace that He gave me amid the turmoil.

His comfort came through those He surrounded me with.

And His continual presence enabled me to endure.

In His wisdom, my accident served a purpose I can, even now, scarcely understand.

I don’t know what my life would have been had I not dove head-first into the training pit that fateful day.

But I know where I am now, what I have experienced, and what my future holds.

Over the decades I have lived as a quadriplegic, I have seen God’s hand overshadowing my life.

God has used my life to inspire others and further His Kingdom agenda.

I understand that this life is not all about me and what I can get out of it…

… but about what God does through us and the circumstances we live through to bring salvation and healing to a broken world.

Human understanding is temporal, whereas God’s is eternal.

Ultimately, human wisdom will come to naught.

This world and all that is temporal will perish.

But God and all who hope in God through faith in His saving grace, by the body and blood of Jesus, will remain.

God’s wisdom will always prevail. 

If you do not know Jesus as your personal Savior and Lord, don’t wait another minute.

Take time to pray and ask God to save you.

Without Jesus, your sin separates you from God’s grace, forgiveness, and mercy.

Only by accepting Jesus’ death as the payment for our sins can God save us.

But He won’t force us to -choose Jesus.

It is a gift we must accept and receive by faith in the Son of God for our eternal security.

Humble yourself, pray, and in faith, receive God’s grace today.

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