<--back to Proverbs of the New Testament Main James 3:17 But the wisdom from above is first of all pure; then it is peace-loving, courteous, considerate, and gentle. It is willing to yield to reason, full of compassion and good fruits; it is wholehearted and straightforward, impartial and unfeigned, free from doubts and insincerity.I believe that there are two types of wisdom. There is the kind of wisdom that we gain through education and life experience and then there is the wisdom that we gain from our consistent walk with God. That is the one we will talk about today.When we seek after the things of God and make Him and His ways a priority in our lives, we gain a type of wisdom that you cannot find in any book or class. It is a gift that the Lord gives you little by little. The closer you get in your relationship with God the wiser you become.It is not the same kind of wisdom that the world classifies as wisdom. It is a … [Read more...]
TweetProverbs of the New Testament – Trials and Temptations
<--back to Proverbs of the New Testament Main James 1:13-15 Let no one say when he is tempted, I am tempted from God; for God is incapable of being tempted by evil and He Himself tempts no one.But every person is tempted when he is drawn away, enticed and baited by his own evil desires.Then the evil desire, when it has conceived, gives birth to sin, and sin, when fully matured, brings forth death.When we go through trials and temptation, we have this need to put the blame anywhere except the image in the mirror. We not only put the blame on God, but we put it on the world, our spouses, our children, other people, the way we were raised, our past hurts, and of course the most common one, the devil.The truth is that God has given us free choice and if we choose to be tempted then we will be. We are the ones that get drawn away. We are the ones with the evil thoughts and desires. We allow ourselves to be baited.When we allow it … [Read more...]
TweetProverbs of the New Testament – The Tongue
<--back to Proverbs of the New Testament Main James 1:26 If anyone thinks himself to be religious and does not bridle his tongue but deludes his own heart, this person's religious service is worthless.The original Greek word for worthless in this text is mataios (mat'-ah-yos) and means; empty, profitless, an idol, vain, vanity.We all know that the tongue is a dangerous weapon. It can cause the same kind of destruction that a catastrophic category five hurricane can...and worse. The words we speak are either life or death. They cannot be taken back, and they are more powerful than you or I could ever imagine.As Christian Mothers we can destroy our children's self esteem, courage, performance, happiness, stability, and future. We can do all this with the words we speak to them day after day. When we take our frustrations out on them, when we expect more than they can give, anytime we speak negative words to our children we are … [Read more...]
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