There is nothing freer than humbling ourselves to the Father, being totally honest and contrite in heart, focused on denying the flesh and removing any ill way about us.
We must be asking the Lord to renew our hearts, minds, and souls, no longer wanting to take part in the ways of the world. (Psalm 34:15, 18, 22; Psalm 51:17; Isaiah 57:15; Isaiah 66:1-2; Matthew 16:24-26)
That’s the only focus on ourselves we need to be worried about.
“Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.” Galatians 5:19-21 NASB1995
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.” Galatians 5:22-23 NASB95
All we have to do is dig into our Heavenly Father’s Words to His children to truly know. It’s not just Proverbs 31 that is great for us to read.
[2Timothy 3:16 NASB95] “All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness.”
May we allow the Lord to rebuke the ill ways within us if they are there!
ALL of the books in the Bible need to be searched, read, and taken in with our whole hearts. There is NOTHING that is able to break through a hard heart like the Word of God (as Hebrews 4:12 reminds us)!
“For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” Hebrews 4:12 NKJV
Each moment within tells a bigger story to us. Each section is detailed in such a way that can pierce through a sinful heart and replace it with a new and making dry bones come to life!
May we have our hearts and minds filled with the wisdom of the Lord; ready, watchful, perceiving as HE would have us do, being mindful of the trickery and schemes of the enemy.
Matthew 10:16 “Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd (wise) as serpents and innocent as doves.”
-The word shrewd in Hebrew is phronimos means intelligent, wise, and prudent; to be able to put things together, have insight, while showing correct perceptions. The root word of the Hebrew word for phronimos (shrewd) was just WOW to me, phren, which means the midriff or diaphragm, which is the parts of the heart, but also meaning the mind which is the part of perceiving and judging.
It is the same Hebrew word used with the parable of the ten virgins in Matthew 25:1-4 when discussing the wise/prudent bridesmaid;“Then the kingdom of heaven will be comparable to ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. “Five of them were foolish, and five were prudent. “For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, but the prudent took oil in flasks along with their lamps.”
May we not get caught as foolish bridesmaids and may we take what Christ said to our hearts, minds, and souls; perceiving and judging righteously.
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