Isaiah 55:9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Pastor Kyle says that, when
it comes to doubts and bad things happening, it’s not about not having enough
faith. God is infinite and mankind is finite; We cannot see or understand all
that God does. If you think that God is allowing bad things to happen to you
because you need more faith, that is a bunch of garbage from “the enemy” – the
devil. Everyone doubts because we do not
have God’s complete perspective. It’s about faith in action. Our profession is
what we do and practice, so go to God for wisdom. But, when He gives us wisdom,
don’t then say: “No. I’ll go my own way.”
And there is power in
numbers. Surround yourself with godly advisers also. Proverbs 11:14, Proverbs
15:22 & Proverbs 24:6 all speak to having many counselors in our lives ... a
“Bull pen” of counselors, not a Yoda or Guru. Be open to contrary advice,
because other’s wisdom may see something that we may miss or not have a
complete view of. And we must keep in mind that our plan may not be God’s plan.
He may have something better in mind for us. This side of Heaven, we have the
flesh desires that cause our feelings to scream “feed me” (pleasures and
addictive behaviors). Wavering in doubt happens when we start deciding and
justifying that our way is better than God’s Word, Will and Way. Remember that
the original sin started with the words: “Did God really say …?” Bottom line:
Wisdom isn’t about what feels right; its about doing what we know is right.
James 1:9-11 “Believers in humble circumstances ought to take pride in
their high position. But the rich should take pride in their
humiliation—since they will pass away like a wild flower. For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its blossom falls and its
beauty is destroyed. In the same way, the rich will fade away
even while they go about their business.”
Riches fade away. It is socially
accepted and believed axiom that money solves all our problems. Money does help
situations, but money can also become an idol and is not useful in the gaining
of godly wisdom. How many say: “I’ll start living God’s way, after I
________________ (Fill in the blank with your choice). Everything we own is
from God and is going away someday, but you can take your treasures with you
when you go, when you sow them into the eternal kingdom of Heaven .
We cannot put our hope in the things that we have here.
A secular humanist society thinks that giving tithes and offering is foolish, but doing God work is as wise as it gets. Bottom line: Wisdom is that God’s instruction gives answers, but instead of trusting them, we tend to trust our instincts and gut-feelings and “fly by the seat of our pants”. But every Pilot knows that without a point of reference, we can be deceived into going the exact wrong way. When a pilot cannot see, they must trust and operate completely on the plane’s instruments to guide them safely. In God’s holy Word, we find the crystal-clear instrumentation that we need daily. When in a fog, follow God’s way. Give Him the controls of your life’s aviation and have a great flight.
In Christ, Brian
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