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Wisdom comes from within

“… I saw that all those who lived and walked under the sun followed the youth…”

Ecclesiastes 4:15

Wisdom doesn’t always come from those older than us, those with a superior title, or those that have a degree behind their name.  No, wisdom is found in everyone.  So take time to look and listen to whomever you may be in contact with – you never know, you just might find the answers to your deepest of questions.

It's all about choices

“Everything is permissible for me – but not everything is beneficial.  Everything is ‘permissible for me’ – but I will not be mastered by anything.”  1 Cor. 6:12 (NIV 1984)

It is all about choices!  We all have them to make, however, we all often to not make them for the right reasons.  Our choices, whether it is faith, food, fun, health, family, work, finances, etc., need to be made with these two questions in mind:  ‘Do I have peace about this?’ And, ‘Would God approve?’.  If both questions are answered with a no, then some deep, powerful prayer is definitely necessary; if answered with a yes, then the choice should be pretty easy for you to make.

You are a conqueror - stay strong!

“When life is heavy and hard to take,

Go off by yourself.  Enter the silence.

Bow in prayer.  Don’t ask questions:

Wait for hope to appear.

Don’t run from trouble.  Take it full-face.

The “worst” is never the worst.”

Lamentations 3:28

Don’t let anything make you run – you are more than a conqueror my friend!  Stay strong

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God answers

Want answers?  Ask God!

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Word and deed.

"Behave yourselves wisely [living prudently and with discretion] in your relations with those of the outside world (the non-Christians), making the most of the time and seizing (buying up) the opportunity. Let your speech at all times be gracious (pleasant and winsome), seasoned [as it were] with salt, [so that you may never be at a loss] to know how you ought to answer anyone [who puts a question to you]." Colossians 4:4-6 AMPC

Two questions: One, are you making the most out of every moment of your life?  Two, do you think before you speak?  

Our time here in the world is for a reason; our time here in the world is to follow the call of Jesus. So, if there are ares in our lives that bear and produce no fruit, then now is a good time to change those areas with fruit bearing deeds so that we will never have to look back and be saddened because we wish we would have lived differently... stopped focusing on certain aspects, and focused more on aspects that are God-called.

As for our speech, we could all use some extra thinking before we even speak a word.  So, join me and decide today to think before the words start flying out of your mouth.  I honestly believe that one simple word in the presence of another can either lift them up, change their lives, or give them hope they didn't have before.  No, we may not always know what our words do to others, but I'm positive of this: we will be held accountable to our words, and one way or another, (good, bad and ugly), our words will come back full circle.  In essence, make sure that what you speak to another is what you want spoken to you, because your turn will come.

Let peace be the umpire of your heart

¹⁵ And let the peace (soul harmony which comes) from Christ rule (act as umpire continually) in your hearts [deciding and settling with finality all questions that arise in your minds, in that peaceful state] to which as [members of Christ’s] one body you were also called [to live]...

Colossians 3:15-17Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC)

 

God's approval comes as peace in your heart for any matter, question, action, or thought.  Therefore, if you don't have peace in your heart, nor have ease in your mind, then right now may not be the best time for you to do what you are trying to do, say, or be.  Therefore, wait on God's peace.  When you do, the matter, question, action, or thought you've been pondering will, not only, be blessed, but will be filled with God's almighty glory

Let God speak for you.

"... do not be anxious beforehand about what you are to say 'nor [even] mediate about it; but say whatever is given you in that hour and at the moment, for it is not you who will be speaking, but the Holy Spirit." Mark 13:11 AMP

When we are getting ready for a time where eyes and questions will be on us, (for example, job interview, leadership conference, speaking engagements, etc.), most of us spend hours, and even days, beforehand worrying, wondering, thinking, practicing, rehearsing about our words and the way in which we will speak them.  Although, it is very important to be prepared, a lot of us are better off having a game-plan, but we need to let God play the game. In other words, have the ground work ready for your upcoming event, but let God, and know that He will, put your words in the proper format, with the proper manner and etiquette, at the most appropriate time.  I believe, and know, that if you (and me as well) do, you will leave that room with your head held high, giving hi-fives to the Spirit within, and knowing that you know that whatever the outcome may be, you spoke words anointed by the Spirit and shocking even your most critical of critics.

My friends, God is good, and He will speak through you if you let Him.  Therefore, give it a try, I'll bet if you do, you will keep yourself free from a bunch of unnecessary trouble, as well as keep yourself at the top of any game.

If you know justice, then you know God

“But the Lord of hosts is exalted in justice, and God, the Holy One, shows Himself holy in righteousness and through righteous judgments.” Isaiah 5:15

 Do you find yourself questioning if God is real, if you’ve ever experienced God, or if you’ve ever seen God shine through? If, “yes, is your answer, then let me ask you: have you witnessed, experienced, or had a part in due, righteous, justice in your life?  If so, then you’ve witnessed and experienced God.  Have you told, witnessed, and experienced truth? Then, you’ve witnessed and experienced God.

Friends, God IS truth, justice and righteousness; none of them would exist if He wasn’t real.  There is no reason to question, there is no need to doubt – He is real, He is alive, and He LOVES YOU.  So, when you find yourself pondering or questioning, then take a moment ask the questions above… “Yes, He is alive”, will be the answer.  Finally, to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt, pinch yourself – if you feel it, you’re alive, and that in itself is God’s work in the finest.