"That is the very nature of wisdom, to see the world the way God sees the world. As we grow in wisdom, we learn more and more that the world does not exist for our glory, our comfort, our peace. We learn that it exists for God's glory. As we grow in wisdom, we learn more and more that God loves those who are His in Christ and that He is our Father. We learn to see our brothers the way our Father sees our brothers, as His adopted children in Christ. As we grow in wisdom, we learn more and more that there is not greater glory than the glory of Christ, and so we long for nothing more than to become more and more like Him. We learn to long for the pearl of great price rather than the foolish baubles of power, prestige, and plenty. As we grow in wisdom, we learn more and more that all that comes to pass in our lives comes to pass that we might grow in grace and wisdom. We learn, in short, the wisdom of counting it all joy, because the trials we fall into test our faith, and such produces patience. This patience in turn does its perfect work, making us complete, lacking nothing (James 1:2-4). This patience reshapes us into the image of the Son, who is the express image of the Father."
~ R. C. Sproul, Jr., Believing God, p. 39
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