Wisdom/Discernment
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Blessing or Backfiring?
Within the last week, I have had two conversations where the same topic has come up. One, where an individual spoke of times when they have taken matters into their own hands only…
- God's Will, Guarding From Sin, Obedience, Parenting/Children, Protection, Relationships, Wisdom/Discernment
Heeding The Counsel Of Our Parents
Proverbs 6:20-23, “My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. When thou goest, it shall…
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Requirements For A Teachable Spirit
“Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.” Job 6:24 From just this one short verse, we can find the requirements for a teachable…
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Wisdom – Vance Havner
“If you lack knowledge, go to school. If you lack wisdom, get on your knees! Knowledge is not wisdom. Wisdom is the proper use of knowledge.” ~ Vance Havner “If any of you…
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The Dangers of Flattery – Part 2
I know that I have already written a post on “The Dangers of Flattery”, but the following verses sure did jump out at me the other day: “Let me not, I pray you,…
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A Wise Servant?
“The king’s favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame.” Proverbs 14:35 When reading this verse recently, I compared it to the King of Kings, Christ…
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Some Sound Advice
(Below is something I read yesterday and wanted to share. Although, in the beginning, it specifically addresses young people, later on we are reminded that no matter what our age, we should never…
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Wisdom
“And king Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom. And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, that God had…
- Backsliding/Rebellion, Growing/Bearing Fruit, Guarding From Sin, Holiness, Obedience, Wisdom/Discernment
What’s At The End?
None of us can SEE the end of our path – only God can – but we can KNOW our end by looking at our present pursuits. Following after vanity = emptiness. “…and…