Archive for the ‘Wisdom’ Category
20August2008
Irritibility and Secular Thinking
Posted by Michelle under: Introspection; Wisdom.
Jay Younts, who blogs here, posted this comment yesterday morning, and it’s been a blessing to me. Maybe I needed the extra push to fix my mind on Christ.
I don’t always think about my children’s childishness as temptation and my irritability as a weakness. It seems just “regular life” that I must deal with, not [...]
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6August2008
The Strange Woman and a Preschooler
Posted by Michelle under: Modesty and Purity; Wisdom.
Yesterday was August 5, so at breakfast I opened up to Proverbs 5. I must not have read this chapter out loud with my children before, because I was struck with wondering about the appropriateness of discussing the immoral woman with my young children.
My son, pay attention to my wisdom;
Lend your ear to my understanding,
That [...]
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23July2008
Fear of Being Rejected
Posted by Michelle under: Wisdom.
God’s been using three passages in my life this week that have helped me make some deliberate choices.
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. II Timothy 1:7
And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly [...]
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16July2008
Casting My Cares
Posted by Michelle under: Wisdom.
God’s been reminding me each night this week to cast my cares on Him.
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. I Peter 5:7
I’m too busy right now during the day to worry, but each night I’ve gone to bed restless, mulling things over, and that’s not a good way to go [...]
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25June2008
How is the Heart Made Glad?
Posted by Michelle under: Wisdom.
It’s not a change in actions this week, or even something new I had never thought of before. But God’s Word has been challenging how I think about the challenges I’ve been facing.
Consider the work of God:
who can make straight what he has made crooked?
In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day [...]
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4June2008
How to Find an Answer
Posted by Michelle under: Wisdom.
As I was thinking through the process of responding to anger in infants (a challenge I’m working through right now), I was reminded of the passages that talk about learning how to respond rightly to the situations I face each day.
Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time. Let your speech be [...]
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30May2008
Problem Solving when Parenting
Posted by Michelle under: Introspection; Uncategorized; Wisdom.
In the last chapter of Parenting with Wisdom, my mom outlines a process for thinking through problems, er, opportunities we face with our children.
She establishes that putting off behavior isn’t sufficient; we must replace bad behavior with good behavior. She also establishes that simply replacing behavior without a change of heart or mind is [...]
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28May2008
A Critical Spirit
Posted by Michelle under: Uncategorized; Wisdom.
The other day I was feeling ashamed because I had been critical in the course of a conversation. The Lord brought to mind several passages that I’ve been thinking about and trying to put into practice.
A lady I used to ride to church with had an admirable trait of knowing something good about everyone. My [...]
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21May2008
Wisdom Project Followup
Posted by Michelle under: Communication and Meaning; Wisdom.
Biblical wisdom isn’t knowing how to make half a dozen young children stand in a straight line, and sit in their chairs quietly while you get your hair cut. Wisdom isn’t the same thing as good advice from a godly friend. Biblical wisdom comes from God’s Word. In fact, Jesus reminds us that a wise [...]
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20May2008
Wisdom Project
Posted by Michelle under: Communication and Meaning; Wisdom.
Sometimes in the mornings, I read the Bible to my children. Last week, I decided that I wanted to focus on wisdom, and I got a good idea.
I had some old posterboard that I pulled out and I drew three columns, labeling each column: wise, simple, foolish. Since King Solomon said that finding wisdom was [...]
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