Lesson 20: God’s Wisdom for Where We Live

 In this lesson we study another thing we need to remind ourselves is not by chance - where you live.

 Matthew 10:29-30 - “Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. But even the hairs of your head are all numbered."

In these verses we see God is so Wise that He knows everything about us even to the point of every hair on our head. I know, for some people that is not as big of a feat as for others. The point is this, if God knows every hair on our head, then He knows every place we will ever live. Therefore, there must be a wise reason for living where we do. Our problem is that because we think it is by chance that we live where we do, we often think our main reason for being there is just to have a place to relax. So when something happens with our home or neighbors that we do not like, and since it is all just about our own comfort, we get upset and start creating even more problems.

It is not by chance you live where you do, and not just about your own comfort. The first wise reason God has you living where you do is for a mission field. If you live next to non-Christians, then share the love of Jesus with them so they can be saved.

King David said this about how we treat our neighbors: “He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart; who does not slander with his tongue and does no evil to his neighbor, nor takes up a reproach against his friend” (Psalm 15:2-3). That is wise!


 There is more. The second wise reason why God has you living where you do is as a training-ground. If you want to become a doer of the Word and not just a hearer, then you need some sort of training, some place to put it into practice. We turn again to the Word for instruction: “Teach me, O Lord, the way of Your statutes; and I will keep it to the end. Give me understanding, that I may keep Your law and observe it with my whole heart. Lead me in the path of Your commandments, for I delight in it. Incline my heart to Your testimonies, and not to selfish gain! Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give me life in Your ways.” (Psalm 119:33-37).

 What better place to learn how to love like Jesus than in a neighborhood full of people who do not love Jesus. Do you see the wisdom of God?

It is not by chance you live where you live. It is by plan of the Creator of the universe, and once you start seeing the wise reasons why He has you there, then your home is no longer just a place to relax, it has become a powerful place for ministry!

* Memorize Psalm 119:105 - Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.