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Wisdom from Above

 You and I will hear all sorts of advice. Giving advice is one of life’s gifts. We have heeded some advice, and some advice we did not. God wants us to be wise in which to receive. “ But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. ” James 3:17 God’s wisdom will be pure. It will not lead us to sin. It will be peace-loving, shown in Jesus’ teaching to love our enemies and not retaliate. It is considerate of others. It is submissive, which means it is not always argumentative. The wisdom from God is full of mercy, based on the cross that forgives all sinners because God loves them. Good fruit means this wisdom when applied will lead to right living. Impartial is giving others their due reward. Sincerity is based on truthfulness and good intention of the person giving the advice. God contrasted wisdom from above with wisdom not from God (James 3:14-16). The opposite is wisdom of bit

August Update

Hello dear reader, I just want to share some highlights of what is going on in my life and where I am in my walk with God. My last post was in May 2023. That was three months ago and now I would like to share something about my journey since then. My focus the last months has been to fix my inner life with the Lord. God is doing a deeper work in my character, emotions, mental health, my habits and thoughts. I had been through a refining where I repent of every known sin in my personal life and fixing all these with God. This is where the Lord taught me the first ministry is my life. Romans 12:1 says to offer our bodies as a living sacrifice to God, holy and pleasing unto Him. These include my undocumented daily life, where I align those that are not in the will of God to the will of God. More than sharing about faith, I focused on putting my life in order and letting the private life be a place where God lives again. This goes without saying that I still have imperfections that G