James: Handling the Hard Stuff of LIfe
James 3, The Message
13-16 Do you want to be counted wise, to build a reputation for wisdom? Here’s what you do: Live well, live wisely, live humbly. It’s the way you live, not the way you talk, that counts. Mean-spirited ambition isn’t wisdom. Boasting that you are wise isn’t wisdom. Twisting the truth to make yourselves sound wise isn’t wisdom. It’s the furthest thing from wisdom—it’s animal cunning, devilish conniving. Whenever you’re trying to look better than others or get the better of others, things fall apart and everyone ends up at the others’ throats.
17-18 Real wisdom, God’s wisdom, begins with a holy life and is characterized by getting along with others. It is gentle and reasonable, overflowing with mercy and blessings, not hot one day and cold the next, not two-faced. You can develop a healthy, robust community that lives right with God and enjoy its results only if you do the hard work of getting along with each other, treating each other with dignity and honor.
What do we learn?
–Real wisdom comes from God.
–A great relationship with God helps us have a great relationship with others.
–Live well, live wisely, live humbly.
Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank you for guiding us daily into Your kind of wisdom. We repent when we go our own way, and try to figure things out on our own. We repent of being proud when humility should be on our minds and in our hearts. Thank you for Your Presence. Thank you for loving to be with all of us.
In Jesus Name, Amen
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