Psalm 51:6 A Quest for Wisdom

A few months ago, my mom read Psalm 51. As I was listening to her, she said the word "wisdom" and I was immediately hooked on trying to listen for what the Psalm said about it. 

Growing up, wisdom always seemed like one of those unattainables, yet an amazing blessing to have. As long as I can remember, I've always prayed to the Holy Spirit for it, and even now in adulthood, I repeat my desire to gain wisdom frequently through the Serenity Prayer when times are hard, frustrating, or confusing.

My quest for wisdom drives my decisions and thoughts, or at least I pray that it does. In Psalm 51:6, the passage says, 

“you delight in truth in the inward being, and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.”

As my mom spoke the words, I thought of how beautiful it was to have that yearning for truth and wisdom. It's such a stark comparison to the focus our society places on appearances and concealing the reality in exchange for what gets the most views or interactions from strangers. It directly contradicts this desire to please an algorithm instead of creating honest connections, on enjoying life as it is.

We can't help but feel like we don't have enough. It's challenging to tell who's honest and who's not. The mind games people and websites/applications subject us to become suffocating. It becomes hard to focus on yourself.

The verse challenges us to look inward, to get closer to the truth: God loves us and blesses us every day.

The Psalm invites us to look within ourselves. It urges us to stop trying to decipher the world and focus on what our soul craves. It's our responsibility to act in a way that is humbling, acknowledges our shortcomings, while also developing our wisdom to know how to change.

It is wisdom that allows us to grow from our experiences and not repeat the same mistake again. It's about aligning our truth, our values, our morals, along with the actions we take.

Wisdom is about finding that balance and knowing that we will need His forgiveness and guidance, but being courageous enough to look within us to work towards a pure heart.