"Wisdom consists essentially in absolutely wanting that which we absolutely need."
-- Peter Kreeft, Three Philosophies of Life
When our wants are ordered in accordance with reality, we are wise, happy, content and blessed. Much of life consists in putting the right wants in the right order. When our wants are in concert with God's created order, we are wise and we always have what we need. When we want most what we need most, we find it provided graciously in limitless abundance in the person of God and by His hand of provision.
Inordinate affections guarantee discontentment. You cannot have less of what you need most and be satisfied. Conversely, you cannot have an abundance of what you do not need and be satisfied.
Wisdom is wanting most what you most need. It is ordering your affections according to God’s revelation. It is living in light of His order that produces peace by avoiding disorder.
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