What of most of your conversations like? Judging by my own conversations, most deal with daily troubles and hopes of the future. To honest, most of my conversations are of little encouragement or positive impact. Colossians 3:16 says, “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom,Continue reading “Better Conversations”
Tag Archives: wisdom
Word of Christ
Testing Counsel
James 3:17 says, “But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.” True wisdom, God’s wisdom, comes to us with these attributes. We can test all counsel and advice against these characteristics to ascertain whether the advice is true godly wisdom.Continue reading “Testing Counsel”
Wisdom From God
Avoid Stumbling
As I get older, I am tending to shuffle my feet more when I walk. Shuffling, or not lifting my feet, causes me to stumble and fall more often. I am usually fine when the walking surface is smooth and well-lit. But add in some obstacles or inattention on my part, and the odds ofContinue reading “Avoid Stumbling”
Wisdom and Discretion
Knowledge That Leads to Wisdom
We spend a lot of time trying to prove our worth. In this endeavor, we ignore advice and seek little instruction. It becomes important to us to demonstrate that we can do it on our own. At the same time, countless numbers of us also seek to become “influencers” by using social media to demonstrateContinue reading “Knowledge That Leads to Wisdom”
Advice and Instruction
Moment by Moment
This morning, I walked over 8 miles. It didn’t happen in the moment when I walked outside. Instead, I had to walk step by step over two hours to go the full distance. There aren’t a lot of things that we have to pay attention to moment by moment in order to succeed. We watchContinue reading “Moment by Moment”
