Lord, I must confess... I have behaved as a Queen of Sheba toward others. Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to test him with hard questions. 1 Kings 10:1 NKJV But as You grant these years to pass, my days added by Your grace, I am ever grateful for the lessons You teach me. And humility is certainly a difficulty lesson to learn. She came to Jerusalem with a very great retinue... she spoke with him about all that was in her heart. So Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing so difficult for the king that he could not explain it to her. 1 Kings 10:2-3 I have tested others. I have believed I knew more. I have found myself, as this queen... set straight, learning that my pride got ahead of my faith. In those times I decided, "I've got this one, Lord. I prayed about it yesterday. But I take it back today. Because I figured out a plan. And I know just what I'll do." Until the door, and the window... and the crack of any opportunity was circumstantially shut by someone wiser and more experienced than myself. And I stood there... the breath knocked plumb out of me... just like this one, testing and less of spirit. And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon... the house that he had built, the food on his table, the seating of his servants, the service of his waiters and their apparel, his cupbearers, and his entryway by which he went up to the house of the Lord, there was no more spirit in her. 1 Kings 10:4-5 For now I understand, Lord. Wisdom is not something I simply acquire... inside of me. It is something I put into action that can be SEEN by others because I have put to use what You have given, when I listen and learn. Solomon did not simply sit around and think, and think and think. That is not true wisdom! Rather, he was a hard worker, an excellent organizer, a great manager and delegator of action and tasks. Solomon got things done! He had much to show for the wisdom You gave. Wisdom can be seen! I get that now. Word of God, train me, today... to put to use those things that I formerly just pondered, to be productive today so that others may witness the wisdom that You provide. Lord, I long not only for the wisdom of thought, but of action as well. Make me productive, efficient, organized and powerful. Not to command others, but to command my will... to action. Lord, I long for others to see the wisdom You provide. That I will be happy and prosperous, and that You will delight in me.
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