soak in more wisdom

Let it soak in for a bit. To know real wisdom is to know that you are on a path of success, yet that may be a different type of success than most people know or seek.

Maybe we are looking in the wrong direction or listening to the wrong leader. We miss the best when we take our eyes off of God. It is not a road map that will give you just the right turns to make. It is not the best GPS that sits on the dash of your car with turn-by-turn directions from a nice lady’s voice that is easy to follow.

No. The wisdom and word of God is something we seek and then choose to live by. It is like a meal that you feast on every day that keeps you alive. We have to have blood flowing through our veins and the heart to pump that blood through the body. We must have air and water to sustain life.

Do we realize that we need God in the same way? He intends for our lives to be marked with His best and His blessings. Listen in to some truth from yesterday’s reading in Proverbs (chapter 26).

11 As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his foolishness.

12 There is more hope for fools than for people who think they are wise.

15 Lazy people take food in their hand but don’t even lift it to their mouth.

18 - 19 Just as damaging as a madman shooting a deadly weapon is someone who lies to a friend and then says, “I was only joking.”

27 If you set a trap for others, you will get caught in it yourself. If you roll a boulder down on others, it will crush you instead.

Do we turn to what is easy, what we have learned in the past, or do we turn to and trust God? Are we people who watch our words or are careless in how we speak to others? Deception is the mark of a fool, the greedy or of someone seeking to get ahead in the wrong way.

Let’s choose godly character above everything else. May our lives be examples to those around us, and may we live with confidence each day. Keep taking in the best that God has for us!

Catalyst ticket arrived

My ticket to the Catalyst Conference, in Atlanta Oct 8-10, just arrived. I'm excited!

Have you heard of EDITH BURNS?

Edith Burns was a wonderful Christian who lived in San Antonio, Texas . She was the patient of a doctor by the name of Will Phillips. Dr. Phillips was a gentle doctor who saw patients as people. His favorite patient was Edith Burns. One morning he went to his office with a heavy heart and it was because of Edith Burns. When he walked into that waiting room, there sat Edith with her big black Bible in her lap earnestly talking to a young mother sitting beside her. Edith Burns had a habit of introducing herself in this way: "Hello, my name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Then she would explain the meaning of Easter, and many times people would be saved. Dr. Phillips walked into that office and there he saw the head nurse, Beverly. Beverly had first met Edith when she was taking her blood pressure. Edith began by saying,"My name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Beverly said, "Why yes I do." Edith said, "Well, what do you ...

wash feet, sharing hope

John 13:4-5,14 NLT So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, 5 and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him… 14 And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. Jesus set the example we follow. He served. He valued and gave value to others. That is why we choose to serve. For 18 years our church has shared an outreach called back2school, and for 16 of those years we have chosen to give students brand new shoes and socks as well as washing their feet. It is one of the most important parts of this event. Washing feet is a humbling experience where both the give and the receiver learn how to share some moments that might change their lives. Jesus said we should do this. See the verse above. Follow His example, do what He did, and give far more than you will ever know....

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