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Friday, March 21, 2014

Wisdom and Joy



          Have you had your JOY JUICE today?  It’s concentrated with ingredients which bring wisdom and joy to your life!

            Wisdom and joy!  Those are two attributes that many of us desire.  But do we truly understand the importance of having those two characteristics as a “pair”?  Let’s focus on what they mean……

             “Spiritual wisdom is the capacity to see things from God’s viewpoint.” (Charles Stanley) And spiritual JOY is the calm assurance that God has everything under control, regardless of how “out of control” things appear.  When you have a personal relationship with Jesus, you can trust Him, rest in His promises and “be still and know that He is God”. PERIOD!  End of explanation.

            Yes, it takes faith, a consistent prayer life; and we must stay saturated with scripture to fill in the gaps when doubt begins to creep into our thoughts.   Listening to unwise, ungodly counselors can sometimes confuse us…if we are not “standing on the promises of God”, as the old hymn proclaims.

            Let’s keep in mind that wisdom and knowledge are not the same….just as joy and happiness are not the same.  Wisdom comes from the LORD; and joy comes from a personal relationship with the LORD!  May we desire to have both of these Godly attributes in our lives by allowing God to have complete control of every area. The path to wisdom: 1 Thess. 5:16-18…. “Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.”  

            My prayer today is for the joy and wisdom of God to be poured out into your life!

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