Rom 11:33 Oh, the
depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable
are His judgments and His ways past finding out!
:34 “For who has
known the mind of the Lord? Or who has become His counselor?
:35 Or who has first
given to Him and it shall be repaid to him?”
:36 For of Him and
through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever, Amen.
12:1 I beseech you
therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a
living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.
:2 And do not be
conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that
you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
When a new writer is
trying to get something published for the first time, they often get letters
saying “not at this time”. Sometimes that really means “or ever.”
When worry comes
knocking at our door, we need to remind ourselves: “Worry does not meet my
needs at this time – or ever. I need to trust God. I will be anxious for
nothing!”
Phil 4:6 Be anxious
for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving,
let your requests be made know to God;
Pr 11:22 As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a
lovely woman who lacks discretion.
Discretion means cautious in our decisions.
Let’s look at some areas discretion is important.
1. Communication
Everything we say has an impact.
James 3:5 Even so the tongue is a little member and
boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles.
:6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The
tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body and sets on
fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell.
2. Dress
As a Christian woman we need to be discreet. We must not
be immodest.
1 Cor 6:19 Or do you not know that your body is the
temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are
not your own.
:20 For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God
in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.
1 Tim 2:9 in like manner also, that the women adorn
themselves in modest apparel, with propriety and moderation, not with braided
hair or gold or pearls or costly clothing.
3. Worldly things
1 Tim 5:22 Do not lay hands on anyone hastily nor share
in other people’s sins; keep yourself pure.
1 Thess 5:22 Abstain from all appearance of evil.
Pr 4:14 Enter not the path of the wicked, and go not in
the way of evil men.
:15 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass
away.
When we get off track in not having wisdom and discretion
in our daily decisions and don’t base them on Godly principles found in God’s
Word, it will have an impact on us. We will start losing perspective of right
and wrong. It will affect our relationship with the Lord and soon we will be
back in the world.
The journal I use to do my bible study has verses on each
page. Starting today I will start adding them at the end of my study.
Is 43:1 Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called
thee by thy name; thou art mine.
Rom 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which
are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Gal 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance…
Pr 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean
not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall
direct thy paths.
Rom 10:9 If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord
Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead,
thou shalt be saved.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that He gave His only
begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have
everlasting life.
John 8:36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall
be free indeed.
Matt 22:37-38 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord
thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.’ This
is the first and great commandment.
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