If ever a teacher needed Solomon's wisdom to resolve disputes, it's a Christian school teacher. Since we are with students sometimes longer than we are with our own families, we face more countless instances of conflict. Unfortunately, Christian school students are no different than other students and will fight over the most trivial things.

Like Solomon, many times you're forced to stand in judgment as you physically separate two students who are arguing. Worst of all, there's no teacher's guide or answer key to give you the helpful information you need to resolve problems. Applying the right discipline to correct student behavior requires discernment from the Holy Spirit and wisdom from God's perfect curriculum - the Bible.

Wisdom is not only needed for resolving disputes while teaching. It's also necessary in every aspect of the Christian life. We daily face problems, issues, and temptations that require divine knowledge in making the right decision or response. How do we know when we're relying on our own smarts or actually following God's divine wisdom? James 3:17 tells us the answer: "But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy."

Does self-ambition or jealousy control your decision-making, or have you discovered God's true wisdom for making godly choices? Whether you are giving your students guidance or seeking help for yourself, God's wisdom will always take you in the right direction. Best of all, His wisdom is readily available to anyone who will humble himself to ask for it. "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally" (James 1:5).

How do you ask for God's help in situations of student behavior management? Is your classroom guidance divinely led?