Are you looking for advice? Are you seeking insights for living your life to the full? How are you going about getting the advice you are seeking? Is it from self-help books? Are you reading professional journals? Do you have a mentor or someone you specifically seek for advice? We can all continue to learnContinue reading “Seeking Understanding”
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Foolishness of the World
Have you noticed that God sometimes does things the opposite of what we think he should do? Have you heard that Jesus turned the world upside down? Is it because God enjoys toying with us or we fail to fall in line with God? Do we think we are too good to follow God? JesusContinue reading “Foolishness of the World”
Wisdom or Foolishness
What are you chasing after? What do you put at the top of your list to achieve? Is it financial stability? Is it a companion who understands you and appreciates you? Is it a fulfilling job? Do you want all these things? Have you determined which one is most important to you? Chasing our dreamsContinue reading “Wisdom or Foolishness”
Run to God
Have you experienced a time of deep sorrow? Have you experienced the loss of a loved one? Have you experienced the unexpected loss of a job? Have you had a vehicle or a house repossessed? Have you been at a complete loss, not knowing where to turn for help? Experiencing a time of deep sorrow,Continue reading “Run to God”
Sustain the Weary
How well do you speak? Do you speak foolishness? Do you speak wisdom? Do you speak about things on which you are knowledgeable? Do you speak things you know very little about? Have you tamed your tongue? Have you allowed God to train you in your speech? We like to speak, at times, about thingsContinue reading “Sustain the Weary”
Speak Frankly
What does being frank with someone mean to you? Does it mean that you speak your mind? Does it mean you don’t care what others think when you speak your mind? Are you willing to speak frankly when it matters most? Will you speak frankly about Jesus? There are some people who will speak whateverContinue reading “Speak Frankly”
Wisdom and Knowledge
Do you consider yourself to be smart? Do you think you have accumulated a lot of knowledge? Do you continue to read and study to learn even more? Do you believe you are wise? Do you equate knowledge and wisdom? Do you think they are the same? We put a lot of emphasis on educationContinue reading “Wisdom and Knowledge”
Wisdom and Foolishness
Do you seek out wisdom? Or do you scoff at those who do? Do you listen for wise speeches? Or do you turn your back on them? Do you accumulate knowledge? Or do you foolishly turn away from it. Do you think about God’s Word? Or do you focus solely on worldly things? Wisdom doesContinue reading “Wisdom and Foolishness”
Fear of the Lord
What is wisdom to you? How would you define it? Do you desire to be wise? Grasping for wisdom can feel like grasping to hold onto mist. We see it. We can move in it. But we can not hold onto it. It seems to continually escape our grasp. Why is that? Too often, weContinue reading “Fear of the Lord”
Wisdom and Truth
Do you ascribe to the truth? How much falseness are you willing to accept or let slide? Do you spread false information? Do you put on a false personality? Are you supporting false stances? Would you prefer to know the truth? Do you do your best to speak the truth? Falseness is all around us.Continue reading “Wisdom and Truth”
Marty Pressey 