Read between the lines. Be discerning. Learn while you watch. Take a hard look. Listen more than you speak.
All of those lines will lead us to hear from God His best and His way for our lives. Look at how God desires us to look at others and how he desires us to see and follow Him. In fact, the more we look at or think of or deal with self, the less we will follow God. Be careful to discern that and hear from the Lord.
"I, Wisdom, live together with good judgment. I know where to discover knowledge and discernment.” Proverbs 8:12 (NLT)
“For the word of God is full of living power. It is sharper than the sharpest knife, cutting deep into our innermost thoughts and desires. It exposes us for what we really are.” Hebrews 4:12 (NLT)
The Bible and the Holy Spirit inside of us is the best measure and method of being discerning. It is by the truth of God’s word we learned that we needed Jesus, and it is by the truth of God’s word that we get our direction in life. By being discerning we will find out where God is working and join Him.
I close with the truth that we need to make sure we listen to the Lord, deal with our sin and live a transformed and transparent (real) life. Here is what Jesus said:
“And why worry about a speck in your friend's eye when you have a log in your own? How can you think of saying, `Let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,' when you can't see past the log in your own eye? Hypocrite! First get rid of the log from your own eye; then perhaps you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend's eye.” Matthew 7:3-5 (NLT)
Pray this: “May the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart be pleasing to you, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.” Psalms 19:14 (NLT)
All of those lines will lead us to hear from God His best and His way for our lives. Look at how God desires us to look at others and how he desires us to see and follow Him. In fact, the more we look at or think of or deal with self, the less we will follow God. Be careful to discern that and hear from the Lord.
"I, Wisdom, live together with good judgment. I know where to discover knowledge and discernment.” Proverbs 8:12 (NLT)
“For the word of God is full of living power. It is sharper than the sharpest knife, cutting deep into our innermost thoughts and desires. It exposes us for what we really are.” Hebrews 4:12 (NLT)
The Bible and the Holy Spirit inside of us is the best measure and method of being discerning. It is by the truth of God’s word we learned that we needed Jesus, and it is by the truth of God’s word that we get our direction in life. By being discerning we will find out where God is working and join Him.
I close with the truth that we need to make sure we listen to the Lord, deal with our sin and live a transformed and transparent (real) life. Here is what Jesus said:
“And why worry about a speck in your friend's eye when you have a log in your own? How can you think of saying, `Let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,' when you can't see past the log in your own eye? Hypocrite! First get rid of the log from your own eye; then perhaps you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend's eye.” Matthew 7:3-5 (NLT)
Pray this: “May the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart be pleasing to you, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.” Psalms 19:14 (NLT)
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