Self
13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. 14 But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth.15 Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. 16 For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.
17 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.18 Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness. James 3:13-18
When you hear a teaching or good reflection on God's Word, do you say, boy James should be here to listen to this message. Or, when you are reading the scriptures, do you say, Samantha really needs to hear this after what I have seen her doing. I can guarantee you that those thoughts are not from God, but the worldly spirits around us that try so hard to pull the focus away from God. It is not really up to us to know what message is right or wrong for someone else, but it is up to us to listen to every message and see how it can apply to our own life. We can get too caught up in verses and messages not to hear God speaking to us. The best way to handle this is to prayerfully prepare your heart for the message or Word and then pray after to ask God to reveal what this message or verse means to you, not to anyone else. I know that if you approach God in Humility, the wisdom you gain will be exponential.
Have a great weekend.
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