Walking Wisely
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Living a blessed life in cursed world
Living a blessed life in cursed world
Careful Conduct -- That we will walk wisely before the world, and refrain from any of its habits that are foes of spiritual growth.
Proverbs 28:26
He who trusts in his own heart is a fool,
But whoever walks wisely will be delivered.
Conducting our time wisely.
Redeeming the time. Colossians 4:5; Ephesians 5:15-17; Psalm 39:4-11;
Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.
See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
“Lord, make me to know my end,
And what is the measure of my days,
That I may know how frail I am.
Indeed, You have made my days as handbreadths,
And my age is as nothing before You;
Certainly every man at his best state is but vapor.
Selah
Surely every man walks about like a shadow;
Surely they busy themselves in vain;
He heaps up riches,
And does not know who will gather them.
“And now, Lord, what do I wait for?
My hope is in You.
Deliver me from all my transgressions;
Do not make me the reproach of the foolish.
I was mute, I did not open my mouth,
Because it was You who did it.
Remove Your plague from me;
I am consumed by the blow of Your hand.
When with rebukes You correct man for iniquity,
You make his beauty melt away like a moth;
Surely every man is vapor.
Selah
Time is a precious gift. Use it wisely. Psalm 90:12; James 4:13-17
So teach us to number our days,
That we may gain a heart of wisdom.
Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”; whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that.” But now you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.
Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.
Conducting our relationships wisely.
Good friends are a great blessing. Proverbs 27:17; Ecclesiastes 4:9-10; Proverbs 13:20; Proverbs 12:26;
As iron sharpens iron,
So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
Two are better than one,
Because they have a good reward for their labor.
For if they fall, one will lift up his companion.
But woe to him who is alone when he falls,
For he has no one to help him up.
He who walks with wise men will be wise,
But the companion of fools will be destroyed.
The righteous should choose his friends carefully,
For the way of the wicked leads them astray.
Bad companions are a curse. 1 Corinthians 15:33; 2 John 1:9-11
Do not be deceived: “Evil company corrupts good habits.”
Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God. He who abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the Father and the Son. If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into your house nor greet him; for he who greets him shares in his evil deeds.
Honor all people. Proverbs 3:27; 1 Peter 2:17
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
When it is in the power of your hand to do so.
Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
The 3 Life Rules, the 3 Nevers & the 3 Blessings.
Always check upline before doing anything for the first time.
Never embarrass an upline or a bigger pin.
Don’t spread negative down-line or cross-line.
Never mess with anyone’s:
Ego
Money
Spouse
The 3 Blessings.
Bless those who bless you.
Bless those who curse you.
Bless the Lord, always.
Conducting ourselves wisely.
Honoring God with our resources. Proverbs 22:7; 1 Timothy 5:8; Proverbs 21:20
The rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower is servant to the lender.
But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
There is desirable treasure,
And oil in the dwelling of the wise,
But a foolish man squanders it.
Pursuing godliness with contentment. 1 Timothy 6:6; Colossians 3:23; Philippians 4:11-13
Now godliness with contentment is great gain.
And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men,
Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Faithful Disciple 1 Peter 4:12-19
Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you; but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ’s sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy. If you are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. On their part He is blasphemed, but on your part He is glorified. But let none of you suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or as a busybody in other people’s matters. Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this matter.
For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God? Now
“If the righteous one is scarcely saved,
Where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?”
Therefore let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to Him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator.