James 1:19-20 - My dear brothers and sisters, be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry. Your anger can never make things right in God's sight.
God brought this verse to my mind today while I was having a conversation that required patience... I wanted to be offended and go off on this and that, just because thats what felt right to me. But I allowed the Spirit to have his way and calm me down... it probably sounded strange to the person I was talking to, one moment I am just short of yelling at them the next Im trying to understand what there was to be offended at. God works in amazing ways.
James 1:5-8 really has been on my mind alot, just in finding stability in Christ and allowing him reign over my life. Also in asking for his wisdom to become part of me.
If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it o you. He will not rebuke you for asking. But wen you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind. Such people should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Their loyalty is divided between God and the world, and they are unstable in everything they do.
When I read this I long for not only the wisdom God promises but also to be settled in him. To be fully content just to put all my faith in Him as I go through life, knowing he will take care of me. And if my loyalty isnt divided, if I am not so easily tossed by every wind, then I can thank God and take rest in him.
Psalms 4:8 - In peace will I lie down and sleep, For you alone Oh Lord will keep me safe.
They all tie together for me right now... Living a stable life for Christ and putting my faith fully in him because he will take care of me. Now Im going to lie down and sleep! Good Night
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Thanks for putting this up David.
had this not been posted on 9/30, i would have thought this was about our conversation yesterday lol...im still sorry about kinda goin off on you like that, i shouldnt have done that ;)
Hey David,
That was really wonderful.. I just realized you probably wanted me to read the one underneath this one.. and I will, but thank you so much for posting this one.
It is SO exciting when we ask God to teach us something, then we see that He just teaches us things in so many different ways... I've asked God to show me more about giving and now understanding more about how we are suppose to live as the body of Christ. Wow.. everywhere I turn that's what God has been teaching me about!!!
Well anyways thanks so much for posting this David.. It's great to hear what God's been teaching you about!!
Again, (sorry!) I agree with little Katrina. I'm so glad you wrote this so that we can all be let in to what God's been teaching you. Isn't it so exciting to hear how eachother have been growing? God is so faithful to keep cultivating our lives. He's GREAT!
I love these verses, thanks so much for sharing them. You're story about how you listened to the Spirit made me so happy! The same thing happened to me this week! Somebody said something, that would usually make me boil over (and make me be a grumpy pants for atleast an hour), I instead gave it over to the Spirit to deal with. It was so great, He just rid me of any bad feelings, and only left me with a feeling of how silly I would have been to have gotten upset. It was a WONDERFUL experience!! :D
I'm so glad you are learning to find your stability in Christ! That makes me so happy! :) This all makes me want to go right now and ask God for wisdom!
I'm so kuh-sited!! :D
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