Lynn and Triston,
That is very cool indeed. Another arrow to put in your quiver in case fear
tries jumping out in front of you. Thanks for sharing that one.
Brad
Brad
At 10:11 PM 7/8/2007, you wrote:
>Brad,
>
>Thanks for sharing this piece on wisdom. I appreciated this. Triston and
>I delete a lot of the mail though because right now the E. church is very
>high traffic so ifI miss any of what you all are saying, I appologize, but
>there is al ot again. Oh, and by the way. I have a praise
>report!!!!!!! I got a letter from the IRS. I had a rather large debt to
>them and after I had been working on trying to either settle it or get a
>hardship from them because I am now only on disability, I got a lettero n
>Monday that sayd according to federal law you have to pay this debt. I
>had sent all information they had asked me for, and besides that, I had
>also received a letter last month stating that they are stil working on
>it. so, I assumed that was the end of it and I would have to go to them
>and straighten it out. But, on Saturday after much prayer and wondering
>what the right thing would be to do, I got another letter stating that
>they are not going to collect the debt. the funny part of this is that
>they always say if your financial status changes you ahve to pay it back
>and I always think to myself I wish it would. I would be glad to have the
>monkey off my back. But I am so greatful to God for taking care of us yet
>one more time. Praise the name of Jesus!!!!!!!!!
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Brad D" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2007 12:36 PM
>Subject: God's Old Friend
>
>
>I'm sure you've heard the phrase.
>
>"Give a man a fish and feed him for a day.
>Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime".
>
>What would you call that phrase? A fishing tip? Lesson? A lesson on giving
>perhaps. Or maybe a lesson on how teaching is better than giving or how
>giving is lesser a gift than teaching? Reading it at face value perhaps all
>the above, but reading it with understanding, it is called wisdom.
>Translated in today's language we might call it just being smart, using
>common sense, being practical minded, thinking ahead, and time management
>or saving time. There is no such thing as saving time, it passes through
>our existence like an invisible road we travel on and it is impossible to
>save it. We can make better use of it, but we can not save it, speed it up
>or slow it down. Wisdom is the chief manager of our time and when reading
>God's proverb below we find it is much more than a time management tool. It
>is a way to gain favor with God, with men, with our spouses, with our
>children and with our business acquaintances, it is a way for us to find
>financial sustenance in life here on Earth, it is a tool given us and it is
>a tool that is implored as well as instructed to be used. It is the answer
>to our problems we encounter here on Earth; it was and is one of God's
>oldest friends. Wisdom is always truth and never lies or deceives, it will
>never lead you astray from God's will for your life or your situation. It
>calls out everywhere we go, standing in each of our situations, nearly
>jumping up and down pointing to itself with eagerness trying to pull our
>focus off the dilemma that has got our attention. In any situation we
>encounter in life on Earth, and I mean any situation, wisdom is there to
>help you, simply look for it. It is a gift, a tool, a shield and a weapon,
>a friend, a life jacket, a rope, a ladder, and plenty more aliases but it
>will always be known as wisdom and it will always be there for you. If you
>are in need of help, of course pray, seek God for peace and direction but
>also know that he has written his spiritual Word of wisdom for you to seek
>counsel that will confirm and support what you've heard from God. If what
>you've heard from God does not match His Word, you have not heard from God
>but the enemy, the angel of light trying to deceive you. God tells us in
>His Word that we are His sheep and the sheep know the voice of the
>shepherd. We know the voice when we open our ears and listen on a regular
>basis and His voice has been written for us as well. Dangerous is the time
>when we feel we can hear from him without the confirmation of His Word.
>Even a Parrot has the innate ability to mimic and imitate what he hears to
>a point you will reach for a phone thinking it has rung, open a door to let
>a dog in that is not waiting to come in but standing there looking at you
>from the couch, and so should we be aware of the enemy imitating the voice
>of God. Even the elect will be deceived in the latter days. His Word does
>not change, and as Jesus said not one dot or dash will be rendered obsolete
>until he returns. I think we can rely on His Word as a guide and anchor to
>what our spiritual ears hear. He thought wisdom for us to consider today
>so important that he dedicated an entire book to it with a host of
>information that is applicable today just as it was thousands of years ago.
>That in itself is an amazing thing. But as should always be the case, do
>not take my or any other man's word for it, read for yourself how wisdom is
>here to serve and help you today.
>
>The Commendation of Wisdom
>
>Does not wisdom call, And understanding lift up her voice? On top of the
>heights beside the way, Where the paths meet, she takes her stand; Beside
>the gates, at the opening to the city, At the entrance of the doors, she
>cries out: "To you, O men, I call, And my voice is to the sons of men."O
>naive ones, understand prudence; And, O fools, understand wisdom."Listen,
>for I will speak noble things; And the opening of my lips will reveal right
>things. "For my mouth will utter truth; And wickedness is an abomination to
>my lips."All the utterances of my mouth are in righteousness; There is
>nothing crooked or perverted in them. "They are all straightforward to him
>who understands, And right to those who find knowledge."Take my instruction
>and not silver, And knowledge rather than choicest gold. "For wisdom is
>better than jewels; And all desirable things cannot compare with her."I,
>wisdom, dwell with prudence, And I find knowledge and discretion. "The fear
>of the LORD is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the
>perverted mouth, I hate."Counsel is mine and sound wisdom; I am
>understanding, power is mine. "By me kings reign, And rulers decree
>justice. "By me princes rule, and nobles, All who judge rightly. "I love
>those who love me; And those who diligently seek me will find me. "Riches
>and honor are with me, Enduring wealth and righteousness. "My fruit is
>better than gold, even pure gold, And my yield better than choicest silver.
>"I walk in the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of justice,
>To endow those who love me with wealth, That I may fill their treasuries.
>"The LORD possessed me at the beginning of His way, Before His works of
>old. "From everlasting I was established, From the beginning, from the
>earliest times of the earth. "When there were no depths I was brought
>forth, When there were no springs abounding with water. "Before the
>mountains were settled, Before the hills I was brought forth; While He had
>not yet made the earth and the fields, Nor the first dust of the world.
>"When He established the heavens, I was there, When He inscribed a circle
>on the face of the deep, When He made firm the skies above, When the
>springs of the deep became fixed, When He set for the sea its boundary So
>that the water would not transgress His command, When He marked out the
>foundations of the earth; Then I was beside Him, as a master workman; And I
>was daily His delight, Rejoicing always before Him, Rejoicing in
>the world, His earth, And having my delight in the sons of men. "Now
>therefore, O sons, listen to me, For blessed are they who keep my ways.
>"Heed instruction and be wise, And do not neglect it. "Blessed is the man
>who listens to me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at my doorposts.
>"For he who finds me finds life And obtains favor from the LORD. "But he
>who sins against me injures himself; All those who hate me love death."
>
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