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by Cecelia Lester
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 .
James 3:17 (NIV)
We hear a lot about wisdom and about knowledge. I once heard that knowledge is what we know but wisdom is how we apply that knowledge.
James tells us that wisdom loves peace. Sometimes, we must let God’s wisdom guide us through difficult circumstances. These can be some personal issues or the circumstances a friend has.
He further tells us that wisdom is considerate . We have times when we must put ourselves in another’s shoes before we decide how to respond to a situation.
When we seek God’s wisdom, we must submit to His Will and His direction. Even though doing that goes against our humanity.
When we exercise our gift of mercy, we must be able to extend our hands in times of another’s need.
In exercising this gift of wisdom, it is important to remember not to ‘take sides’ in an issue . And we must be sincere about our words, thoughts, and deeds.
A lady from church was terribly sick last month. I called her to check on her one time during her illness (COVID) and decided not to bother her again. When she tried to talk, she got to coughing so hard that she really could not talk. I chose to pray for her as I could. She called me when she got to feeling a lot better. I shared with her why I had not checked on her more than one time. She understood.
One of my cousins called me this afternoon, she had COVID back in November. In our conversation, she said something about her emphysema worsening. She then told me it was from the COVID. She had the original COVID six months ago. We are both learning about using wisdom considering our individual health circumstances.
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Cecelia Lester has been serious about her writing for over two decades..
She composes Christian essays and posts them to her blog quietspirit-followingmyking.blogspot.com/
She has served in a faith-based organization, Grace In Action by writing two newsletters and searching for possible grants.
In July 2017, she published her first book, 'Times of Trouble Bring Rays of Joy.'
She and her husband of 54 years live in central Indiana. They have one grown son.
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