Good morning! How are we faithing? Our response is ours. Nobody else can cause us to respond badly to things. It is our choice whether to retort or to retaliate in kind or respond in a Godly manner. Don't think so? Someone calls me a horrible name and I fire right back the same way, who's wrong? Wouldn't both be? The one who dissed you is wrong so that gives you license to do the same? "Well he ticked me off and I couldn't help it!" Why couldn't you? You reacted in the same sin he did but you're justified? Hardly. You are responsible for what you do regardless of what has influenced you. You still did it. I see people pleading insanity in our courts when they killed someone. Of course they were insane right then but they still did it. Maybe it was a justified killing but they still did it. If we are going to profess the freedom in Jesus we have to accept responsibility in that freedom. With that responsibility comes repentance. With that responsibility comes honor and truthfulness. Don't try to shift focus on something or someone else if you did it, stand up, own it. That is why it is so important to be in the Word every day so our response grow to be Christ like. Our responses come from a love that requires justice as well as compassion. Our responses to situations and things that happen is a direct witness to the love of God we know. I want to encourage you to think about situations you have faced and determine what God would have you do instead of what you may have done. Don't do this exercise to whoop your own tail but to teach and to recognize so next time that response edifies and doesn't add to an already crappy situation.
Jas 3:13-18
Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
remember Mike H...remember Morgan...remember Tom E...remember Donna S...remember Roberta...
Heavenly Father,
Thank you for your love for us. Thank you for your wisdom in your Word. We praise you for being our God. Lord we lift up those who face things and are afraid. Grant that peace that passes all understanding. Help us serve you and react as you would have us react. Keep your Word on our tongues at all times, in Jesus name, amen
Jas 3:13-18
Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
remember Mike H...remember Morgan...remember Tom E...remember Donna S...remember Roberta...
Heavenly Father,
Thank you for your love for us. Thank you for your wisdom in your Word. We praise you for being our God. Lord we lift up those who face things and are afraid. Grant that peace that passes all understanding. Help us serve you and react as you would have us react. Keep your Word on our tongues at all times, in Jesus name, amen
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