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Fool's Wisdom
A person that is totally committed to the Lord appears as a fool to those of the world. We, as Christians, have something they don't have. A true relationship with Jesus and blessings from the Almighty God and the world can't understand it.
People will look at us and say "how foolish, believing in something they can't see or feel" butcha know what?
We have them fooled.
We have come to an understanding of life that will never be seen by someone who doesn't step out in faith.
What we have is knowing that God will take care of all of our needs, no matter what. We also need to realize, and this is really important, our relationship with God is limited only by ourselves.
We can be just as close to God as we, ourselves, will allow. Surrendering one more of our worldy ideals over to God for Him to deal with and us being even stronger in our faith. You won't be an angry person or one who holds grudges, if these "qualities" are in your life. You will be patient, understanding, loving, well studied in God's Word, faithful. obedient, the ability to hold your tongue and not take it out on yourself in anger at the offense. You will show mercy, grace and compassion just as God has shown to us.
The list of things available to you is endless. It takes a lifetime of giving, a lifetime of studying and a lifetime of a relationship with God to realize just how much we really don't know about the true peace and joy that we can have...supplied by God.
There are many key ingredients, all important, all taking you one step closer in your relationship with the Lord. you will know Him, you will feel Him, you will see Him in His works.
Once you have reached a point that you are truly saved by taking a step in faith, the proof is there...right before your eyes.
consider this...
- CEV - Matthew 20:25 But Jesus called the disciples together and said: You know that foreign rulers like to order their people around. And their great leaders have full power over everyone they rule.
- CEV - Matthew 20:26 But don't act like them. If you want to be great, you must be the servant of all the others.
- CEV - Matthew 20:27 And if you want to be first, you must be the slave of the rest.
- CEV - Matthew 20:28 The Son of Man did not come to be a slave master, but a slave who will give his life to rescue many people.
We are to be servants to our fellow man. We are to minister to them in time of need. We are to do as Jesus did as He set an example for ALL Christians to follow. We are to serve each person that crosses our path and do it with a smile on our face and be ready for peace and joy in our heart.
This is fools wisdom my friends...IT IS REAL AND LIMITED ONLY BY YOU !!!
There is no mention of being a servant to Christians only. EVERYONE WE MEET UP WITH CHRISTIANS OR NOT.
We have the world fooled folks with what we can call a fools wisdom and that is a wisdom of a real and living God who sent Jesus to die for us. Even GOD was being a servant to us in that respect. God serves all of us real well in many ways.
Is there anyone here without food or the means to get it?
How about a roof over your head?
Ever noticed how many times many of us have worried about how we are going to pay for that roof?
Notice how many still have roofs?
and air?
and life?
and salvation?
and Christian friends if you wish?
and a true friend that is there 24 hours a day, 7 days a week?
and a choice?
A choice to have just as close a relationship with God as YOU want...
- CEV - 1 Corinthians 2:9 But it is just as the Scriptures say, "What God has planned for people who love him is more than eyes have seen or ears have heard. It has never even entered our minds!"
Your wildest dreams would never make you feel so happy.
- CEV - 1 Corinthians 2:10 God's Spirit has shown you everything. His Spirit finds out everything, even what is deep in the mind of God.
And it just keeps on getting deeper and deeper only to be stopped by you.
- CEV - 1 Corinthians 2:11 You are the only one who knows what is in your own mind, and God's Spirit is the only one who knows what is in God's mind.
Noone knows the things of God but the Spirit of God, the Holy Spirit, that dwells within us knows all of these things and will direct us in Gods ways.
Sure we know we have to be saved and we know the 10 commandments and a whole lot more, there is so much more that we can't understand and can only be directed by the Holy Spirit and the only way to be lead by the Holy Spirit is by accepting Jesus as your Savior.
- CEV - 1 Corinthians 2:12 But God has given us his Spirit. That's why we don't think the same way that the people of this world think. That's also why we can recognize the blessings that God has given us.
- CEV - 1 Corinthians 2:13 Every word we speak was taught to us by God's Spirit, not by human wisdom. And this same Spirit helps us teach spiritual things to spiritual people.
It is spiritual, not worldly. If you are trying this in any form of worldly fashion, it is a waste of time.
- CEV - 1 Corinthians 2:14 That's why only someone who has God's Spirit can understand spiritual blessings. Anyone who doesn't have God's Spirit thinks these blessings are foolish.
The world doesn't know and Christians are the fools...fine by me
- CEV - 1 Corinthians 2:15 People who are guided by the Spirit can make all kinds of judgments, but they cannot be judged by others.
- CEV - 1 Corinthians 2:16 The Scriptures ask, "Has anyone ever known the thoughts of the Lord or given him advice?" But we understand what Christ is thinking.
We understand what Christ is thinking? Do we act like it? Are we as totally committed to the Father as Jesus was?
That is a hard place to get to.....but we sure gotta try.
Jesus knew just exactly what to do in all situations. Answers that seem to be known before a question is asked, words used as we minister to the needs of others that you know are not just coming from you.
This is a special wisdom. We have to strive for this for life and it just keeps getting better.
- CEV - 1 Corinthians 3:21 So stop bragging about what anyone has done. Paul and Apollos and Peter all belong to you. In fact, everything is yours, including the world, life, death, the present, and the future. Everything belongs to you,
So many people just can not step out in faith. I will say one thing. If you are truly searching to get close to God or even to have that prayer answered...It will take an action on your part. Don't run from God or The Word anytime it is brought up. Don't turn a deaf ear to it. You can not learn if you are not willing to listen.
The world says we are wasting our time believing in God or the Bible or that God will help anyone. They will state that as fact yet have never considered reading The Word, yet alone study it. They run whenever anything spiritual comes up, not wanting or willing to learn...... and we are the fools.
We have a salvation reserved for us that is without torment, in paradise with the Almighty God, they are condemned to hell...and we are the fools.
Hey...call me a fool if you wish but I am a fool with a true God and a Savior.
We all know we aren't fools and so does God. It is the lack of understanding of the lost souls we are supposed to try and reach that will think this. We know this world is not a good place and filled with sin but that is where we have overcome and have been separated from this sinful world.
We are saved.
- CEV - 1 Corinthians 3:18 Don't fool yourselves! If any of you think you are wise in the things of this world, you will have to become foolish before you can be truly wise.
We gotta give, give, give. It seems like we are always giving, the closer our walk, the more we seem to give and more true joy and happiness is given to us......forever.
- CEV - Luke 16:13 You cannot be the slave of two masters. You will like one more than the other or be more loyal to one than to the other. You cannot serve God and money.
It is the world that is being fooled and being fooled by the devil. To be willing to hang on to sin for just a blink in your life in exchange for eternal damnation. No one ever said that satan is stupid. he will place what looks like ways out of your trials in front of you that will seem so easy and even "pleasant to the eye", just to interfere with your relationship with the Lord.
he did it to the very first man and will try with every other one.
satan will put doubt in your mind, just so you will never know the truth. he will make some really feel like they are not worthy or that God won't help them...just to keep you condemned to hell. I have heard it said a few times that if satan does not seem to be interfering in your life, it's probably cuz he doesn't need to...
you are no threat to him.
WE ALL NEED TO BE A THREAT TO SATAN and the way to do that is by being of the Spirit.
- CEV - Matthew 20:25 But Jesus called the disciples together and said: You know that foreign rulers like to order their people around. And their great leaders have full power over everyone they rule.
- CEV - Matthew 20:26 But don't act like them. If you want to be great, you must be the servant of all the others.
- CEV - Matthew 20:27 And if you want to be first, you must be the slave of the rest.
- CEV - Matthew 20:28 The Son of Man did not come to be a slave master, but a slave who will give his life to rescue many people.
The ultimate goal of this "fool" is to serve Jesus by allowing guidance from God through the Holy Spirit that is dwelling in me
and to bring praise and glory to God through His son, Jesus, and the practice of this knowledge that we have.....in all things.
It is really neat how God ,THROUGH The Holy Spirit, will show you things that surely you wouldn't have seen on your own. All of the answers you need are contained in that leather bound book. The Holy Bible contains all of the answers to any of life's struggles and mysteries. You have to allow yourself to be lead by the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of God.
You have to read your Bible, pray about what you are reading, asking for the knowledge to understand these words.
Let the Holy Spirit lead you.
Consider this...
- CEV - Luke 3:22 and the Holy Spirit came down upon him in the form of a dove. A voice from heaven said, "You are my own dear Son, and I am pleased with you."
We get this very same gift ourselves.
- CEV - John 14:26 But the Holy Spirit will come and help you, because the Father will send the Spirit to take my place. The Spirit will teach you everything and will remind you of what I said while I was with you.
butcha gotta know that all of the things that Jesus taught need to be known and the ONLY way to know it is by studying God's Word.
If you think you have already studied your Bible as much as is needed then there is a misunderstanding. We continue to learn throughout life. We pick up the Bible at different times and get a different meaning to a certain passage because of events in our life and maturity in the Lord. It never ends.
It grows and continues to grow throughout life. The determining factor is your willingness to submit, surrender it ALL to Jesus because he has already paid the price for you.
This is such a wonderful knowledge and the blessings seen by practicing this knowledge only brings you more peace, joy and happiness.
It is so sad that so many true Christians are satisfied with salvation and nothing more. That is the most important blessing but there is so much more to be had by allowing the Holy Spirit to lead you in all aspects of your life.
Are you happy tonight? Do you want to be happy? Learn and practice this fools knowledge throughout the entire Bible and knowing that it is only through Jesus that this is made possible. Give it all to Him right now. All of the hurt, all of the pain, all of your faith, make Jesus a part of your entire life.
If you do not know Jesus and would like to start this journey to the real true knowledge of life, it has to start with you accepting Jesus as your Savior If this is something that you haven't done,i urge you not to wait.
This may be your last chance ever and without Jesus, life is hell.
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