Wisdom goes a long way

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. Such "wisdom" does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, of the devil. For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice. But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness. James 3:13-18


Have you ever known someone who claimed to be wise but who ended up making a fool of themselves? True wisdom can be only be measured by that person character. Just as we identify a tree by the type fruit it produces, you can also evaluate your wisdom by the way you act. Foolishness leads to disorder, but wisdom leads to peace and goodness. Are you u ever temped to escalate conflict, pass on gossip or fan the fire of discord? Careful winsome, speech and wide loving words are the seeds of peace and God loves peacemakers. With bitter jealousy and selfish ambition are inspired by the devil, and it is easy for us to be drawn into wrong desires by the pressures of our society and sometimes even the by our closest acquaintances. Sometime comment like “Assert yourself,” “Do what you wanna do,” or even “Set your goals and/or standers high,” We as Christians can easily be drawn into greed and destructive competitiveness. Seeking God’s wisdom will delivers us from the need to compare ourselves to others and to what they have. So on today I encourage you to seek God’s wisdom and remember there is only one you and God made us all individually special. No one is the same in any way, and try to appreciate everyone that crosses your path in this life and their differences.

-Originally posted by Sarelle Nelson at PBC Life