by Ronnie Reese

Created on: August 04, 2009

Finding Wisdom

"If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all..." read the teacher.

"Boy, now there's a Bible text for you and me, Billy?" James whispered to his friend in the small Rullison Seventh-Day Adventist School.

"Did you have a comment," asked Mrs. Julius, the boys' teacher.

"Oh, uh...not really ma'am," James blushed as he scrunched down in his seat.

Later at recess Billy asked, "Hey, what was that all about? You and I both get pretty good grades.?"

"Well... we could do better," responded James. "And I think God would be willing to help us. Come on, let's go down to that big boulder by the cedars and let's see if we can get some more wisdom."

Billy just stood for a moment before he decided to join his friend James. As the two walked towards the granite boulder on the edge of their playground, Billy remarked, "James, don't you think God's got more important things to do than help you and me in school?"

"Yeah, but I think he's able to keep doing that stuff, while he's helping you and me out here in school," answered James.

The two arrived at their thinking rock and sat down. For the past several years at their tiny church school, the lichened covered piece of granite had been known as James' and Billy's rock because they often spent time during recess sitting on it as they visited.

Finally after the two had sat silently for a couple minutes, Billy asked, "Aren't C's and B's good enough, James?"

"Well, not when you could do better," Billy's friend remarked thoughtfully. "I get C's and B's too, but like you, I've gotten a D or two in spelling class as well. So, I think we need some help. I think we need some wisdom. And I think we need to ask God."

"Well, okay, if you say so," agreed Billy.

"So, do you want me to pray, or do you want to, Billy?" asked James.

"Me? Hey this was your idea, James," remarked Billy.

The two then bowed their heads as James prayed, "God, Mrs. Julius read your Bible promise to us in the book of James this morning. It said if anybody lacked wisdom, they had ought to come to you. Well God, we're here, me and Billy. And we need your help in spelling. Amen.

"Now what do we do?" questioned James' friend.

"I don't know," responded James. "I guess we just wait till God gives us an idea."

The two sat a few more minutes and then Billy interrupted James thoughts with, "Have you thought of anything yet?"

"Nah, not me. What about you Billy?"

"Well... I thought about how much recess we're wasting

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