James 3:13-18
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.
Prayer: God, let this be our life verse, Give us your Holy Spirit that we have ears that hear, eyes that see and a heart that understands. Today, let me be holy yours, give me an opportunity to make peace from the pieces resulting in new community, healing and praise. Let everyone I encounter see your love coming from within me. Forgive me Lord, bring me into your light - bring to mind what I need to repent from. Heal my mind and heart in Jesus Name.
Overcoming addiction: In the name of the LORD I will cut them off (Psalm 118)
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.
Prayer: God, let this be our life verse, Give us your Holy Spirit that we have ears that hear, eyes that see and a heart that understands. Today, let me be holy yours, give me an opportunity to make peace from the pieces resulting in new community, healing and praise. Let everyone I encounter see your love coming from within me. Forgive me Lord, bring me into your light - bring to mind what I need to repent from. Heal my mind and heart in Jesus Name.
Overcoming addiction: In the name of the LORD I will cut them off (Psalm 118)
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