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08/25/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Stage Seven: Fatigue. Fatigue is the natural condition that occurs when we have expended emotional, mental, or physical energy.
08/24/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Stage Six: Completion of the Task. With the response of others the task is concluded and ones senses completion and conclusion.
08/23/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Stage Five: Others Responses. When the gift is used others become aware that something special has occurred and they are amazed and tend to glorify God.
08/22/2010 – A word to the Wise: Stage Four: Engagement. This state is the culmination of the previous stages and its actual uses.
08/20/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Stage Three: Calling on the Lord. Calling on the name of the Lord and giving Him honor is what sets the use of the gift apart from secular use. Calling on the Lord fortifies and intensifies the effects of the gift.
08/19/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Stage Two: Reluctance Based on Weakness. As one counts the cost of intervening they become aware that it will cost either mentally, emotionally, or physically. With the realization comes ones ability to complete the task.
08/18/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Stage One: Awareness of Need. Each of the gifts require an experience of need either on an individual , group or organizational level. It is our responsibility to determine when and where we act.
04/21/2010 – A Word to the Wise: The only correct answer is 5.Herein lays the difficulty. The Bible is very specific in this situation and yet rarely is biblical direction followed. Most often it is because we do not accept the scriptural. We do not approve. We do not like the consequence.
04/20/2010 – A Word to the Wise: One of the chief difficulties many Christians suffer from is the inability to handle situations in a God directed manner. For example you find yourself married to a physically abusive husband. Choose the correct answer.
1. You submit to him.
2. You confront his behavior.
3. You get… even.
4. You accept his apologies.
5. None of the above. 04/18/2010 – A Word to the Wise: What does it mean to have a sociopathic personality? What examples do we have in the Bible? Why is it important for the Christian to recognize this type of person? That will be the focus of the next few inquires. 04/08/2010 – A Word to the Wise: But the battle never occurs because of the unbelief of people. I wonder if the Lord prepared battle grounds for me which never came to fruition because of my weak faith? What forsaken battle grounds exist in your life? 04/07/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Now lets be honest neither man nor animal like wasp they appear out of nowhere and they are fierce enemies. So what do you think will happen when those marching men and horses trample the ground infested with the wasp that the Lord has prepared for the day of battle? 04/06/2010 – A Word to the Wise: In fact the mighty Canaanite military would have posed a serious threat for which Israel was not trained. A mass of men marching in unison protected by chariots drawn by horses, a seemingly impossible enemy. 04/05/2010 – A Word to the Wise: The Canaanites were well trained and prepared for battle The battle ground would be to their liking level perfect for the chariot and the phalanx type of warfare so prominent with the Canaanites. In fact just North of here a few years before the Canaanite fought a massive Egyptian armed invasion to a standstill with masses of men and chariots. 04/04/2010 – A Word to the Wise: The spies had just returned to the people with their report about the enemy and how they could not be conquered. Buried in this passage is the little phrase that he Lord had prepared hornets to attack the enemy. Pause for a moment…. What did you do Lord….prepare a bunch of overgrown wasp then I reflect on what I know about the enemy. 03/31/2010 – A Word to the Wise: I am convinced that the Lord plans far ahead for test, temptations, and hard times. He does this to prepare us but we tend to shrug off trials with irritation and complaint, angry that we have to go through the inconvenience and sob and cry about our plight in life. 03/30/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Exodus 23:28 “And I will send hornets before you which will drive out Hivite, Canaanite, and Hittite”. So when I stumbled across this passage I knew immediately my war with the beast of the field had a point. I go into greater detail in the lessons on military battle but I highlight this one aspect here because of its personal importance. 03/29/2010 - A Word to the Wise: That one sting resulted in a multitude of deaths believe me I got my pound of flesh. Now In my old age I have reached the conclusion that many of the things that happen are important parables for our learning. 03/25/2010 - A Word to the Wise: One of my chief enemies in life is wasp. Stung once and having done nothing to cause the attack, I have waged unrelenting war on these little beast. 03/24/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Growing up I tended toward the dangerous side of life, and I did have my enemies, and no doubt still do. Now bear with me a moment there is a point here. 03/23/2010 – A Word to the Wise: The Bible has lots of secrets that are hidden for our discovery. The things we uncover for ourselves are much more precious than those someone else uncovers for us. God shares His secrets with those who fear Him enough to dig and listen (Psa. 25:14). 03/22/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Men often abuse authority. However, God gave man authority over the woman only in very limited ways in marriage. Actually, God gave the boundaries to protect the man from the woman. 03/21/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Women tend to view men from a woman’s point of view. That’s a mistake! You can’t view the enemy from your own point of view; you have to learn to think as the enemy thinks. And yes women and men are enemies. 03/19/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Death is something I have an acquaintance with. I must admit it has surprised me at times. I had no inkling of my sisters death. Or did I? At Christmas I bought my sister oil used for anointing the dying. It did not occur to me at the time, its purpose. To read the rest of the article, clink here: http://xfsm.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/death.pdf 03/18/2010 – A Word to the Wise: God is asking the woman to activate the wisdom He gave her to understand her husband. Learn his motivations. Study him so she can help him. 03/17/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Other women cannot tell you how to deal with your husband. Only the Lord can give you that wisdom. “God made a helper suitable for him.” God made woman with the ability to help her man with the wisdom that he does not possess. It is a singular concept. 03/16/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Gen 3:16 “I will greatly increase your pangs in childbearing………yet your desire shall be for your husband and he shall rule over you.” The woman has much power and influence in her husband’s life when she develops and practices the wisdom God gave her because he cannot resist the discernment. 03/14/2010 – A Word to the Wise: 3:16 “I will greatly increase your pangs in childbearing………yet your desire shall be for your husband and he shall rule over you.” The Hebrew tense used for the word desire indicates a strong violent craving. She will desire her husband and he will rule over her. Why? Because the power and influence possessed by the woman is too strong to be left without limits and control. 03/11/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Gen 3:16 “I will greatly increase your pangs in childbearing………yet your desire shall be for your husband and he shall rule over you.” God comes back and does something with the woman which has a lot to do with how He made her. Pain is always connected with maturity so childbearing activates maturity in the woman. 03/10/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Gen 3:6 “So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise….” One can’t yearn for something that he has not had or known or already experienced, so the woman’s prior acquaintance with wisdom. She desired it; she wanted it, but the man was indifferent to it. 03/09/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Gen 3:6 “So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise….” The woman wanted wisdom, she craved it and sought it. If a person is not searching for knowledge and wisdom, then they will not be attracted to it. 03/08/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Gen 3:3 “…nor shall we touch it.” God had not included this in His commandment. The woman added this because wisdom says you should not touch the foods that you are not allowed to eat. The woman had wisdom from the beginning. 03/07/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Gen 3:1 “But the serpent was more subtle………” so he went to the woman, not the man. Why? Because the man would have not fallen to his tactics. He was concerned with the practical matters not the abstract like gaining wisdom. Women question everything; men do not. So the woman would be tempted, the man would not.
02/22/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Sin, pleasant sin, enjoys stimulation never fulfilling its craving, nor its raging appetite.
02/21/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Dancing with Demons – One of the worse things about sin, pleasant sin, is the price we pay in memories. Memories return to haunt us at the most inopportune times with intensity, which often overwhelm our emotions.
02/17/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Do not try to gain a “tougher skin”, or “harden your heart” for protection, rather strive to increase your forbearance and understanding to meet these unkindnesses.
02/16/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Sensitivity must not increase beyond understanding, as long as that principle is observed it will remain a blessing.
02/15/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Sensitivity must be balanced. Understanding is a safeguard that keeps us from being torn and destroyed.
02/11/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Sensitivity is valuable to Christians; it is one of the elements that helps us to love our neighbor as ourselves. We comprehend feeling in others more deeply when we feel deeply ourselves.
02/10/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Without sensitivity we would lack the capacity to feel deeply for others. It you see, is the “emotional eye” that causes us to feel and see the needs of others.
02/09/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Sensitivity – we strive to cultivate it on the one hand then wonder what to do because of it on the other.
08/31/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Satan tempts us to sin every day. It is not sin that he is after but our denial.
08/30/2010 – A Word to the Wise: The purpose of trials: To sin in trial is not to fail our trial. We are tempted everyday, and we sin. The thing at stake in trial is our belief in God. Until you deny your God you have not failed in trial. The whole purpose is to make us deny our God.
08/29/2010 – A Word to the Wise: One method for separating foolish statements from wise is to look at the product. If a statement causes the other party to defends, justifies, or explains then you have spoken foolishly. If the other party is speechless, left without reply you spoke wisely.
08/27/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Each of us is granted a finite amount of energy as good stewards we should use our abilities wisely and judiciously.
08/17/2010 – A Word to the Wise: A person goes through seven stages as they use their gift. One tends to go through these stages automatically.
08/16/2010 – A Word to the Wise: The other person’s gift determines the most successful motivator.
08/14/2010 – A Word to the Wise: When properly understood a person’s gift determines what motivates them. At the same time using inappropriate motivators do not work.
08/09/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Mercy and Prophet tend to join well. Organizers and Servers tend to fit. Exhorters and Teacher, or Exhorters and Mercy join well.
08/06/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Ones gift and the potential spouse are better fits when they are opposite.
08/05/2010 – A Word to the Wise: The Prophet, Mercy, and infrequently the Exhorter are susceptible to emotional disease. In contrast the Teacher is prone to mental disease. Givers, Servers and Organizers struggle with anxiety type diseases.
08/04/2010 - A Word to the Wise: The Teacher can succeed as a counselor though insensitive to emotion. This is accomplished through analytical skills used to teach the client. Behavioral therapy is a product of the analytical.
08/03/2010 – A Word to the Wise: The Prophets emotional skills are used to convert and persuade. The Mercy’s skills include disinfection and soothing ointment.
08/02/2010 – A Word to the Wise: The Mercy has the capacity to heal emotionally, while the Prophet plumbs the depth of sin and guilt.
07/31/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Prophets and Mercy are very sensitive to feeling. However, the Mercy’s feelings are much deeper but in limited areas. The Prophet on the other hand experiences feelings over a broader spectrum
07/29/2010 – A Word to the Wise: This does not mean you can take them to church but fight like cats and dogs the rest of the time and expect them to become godly people.
07/28/2010 – A Word to the Wise: The Proverb to raise up a child in the way he should go and he will not depart, is best understood, when one raises up a child according to the positive attributes of their gift then it is virtually impossible for them to depart because it effects every decision, including marriage, vocation, and religion.
07/27/2010 – A Word to the Wise: The Motivational Gifts color everything processed by the infant. As the child grows these attributes, strengthen. Each trait has both positive and negative potential. Rebellion observed or taught by the parent or others intensifies and creates the negative attributes.
07/22/2010 – A Word to the Wise: A Server infant will ignore eyes and direct sight towards physical objects. Test this, take identical infant twins and see if they do not react differently (unless they have the same gift, which is not often.).
07/21/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Gifts are exemplified very early. A young infant several weeks old will automatically search for the eyes of a speaker. This is a trait of Exhorters.
07/20/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Sometimes one may confuse ones gift because of attributes received at other times. That is why looking at ones early childhood when the motivational gift is the purest produces the best estimate as to the primary gift.
07/19/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Each class of gifts and there are several identified in scripture are governed by their own rules and granted for specific reasons or purposes.
07/18/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Take another gift spoken of in scripture; it rains on the just and the unjust. Or the gift of life, both are gifts of the Lord but governed by rules other than morality.
07/16/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Thus the difference in the two gifts; that is the motivational gift given in the womb, and the gift of the spirit given at the second birth are governed by different rules.
07/15/2010 – A Word to the Wise:The writer of Hebrews makes it clear that if one betrays the Spirit then it is removed. Jesus acknowledges and refers to it as blasphemy of the spirit. Not only is the gift removed but it cannot be regained.
07/14/2010 – A Word to the Wise: The motivational gift is an integral part of the entity of the person. The two cannot be separated. Contrast that with the Holy Spirit, which is given at conversion which can be removed. 07/13/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Each of the gifts that the Lord gives has their own traits, characteristics, and rules which govern them. That is why one can say that the gift of the Holy Spirit given at conversion is vastly different than the motivational gift given in the womb. 07/09/2010 – A Word to the Wise: The Motivational or Spiritual Gifts are the most intense in a person and are given while the infant is in the womb. A host of other gifts are available from the Lord but these other gifts are given after birth. This would include the gift of the spirit, birth order gifts, gifts to orphans, and widows, and others.
07/08/2010 - A Word to the Wise: Servers. Organizers, and Givers, being physical people have difficulty with emotional situations. They can be emotional themselves, yet when others are emotional it is confusing and difficult to process.
07/07/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Servers, Organizers, and Givers are physical people so the material world is most important. Intellectual people are Teachers, and to some extent Exhorters, and Prophets. Mercy’s, and to some extent Prophets and Exhorters, are comfortable with the emotional world.
06/22/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Discerning a gift is easier knowing that there are three parts to our existence; Intellect, emotions, and physical existence. One of these parts is always the strongest in a person and reflects attributes of their gift.
06/17/2010 – A Word to the Wise: In other passages knowing the gifts helps resolve difficult problems. Example three different times women anoint Jesus, twice during His last week. Many scholars would reduce these to one event however studying the women in the text it is apparent three different gifts are involved.
06/16/2010 - In other passages knowing the gifts helps resolve difficult problems. Example three different times women anoint Jesus, twice during His last week. Many scholars would reduce these to one event however studying the women in the text it is apparent three different gifts are involved.
06/15/2010 – A Word to the Wise: In John 1:48, “Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.” It just so happens that Servers tend to be people without guile.
06/14/2010 – A Word to the Wise: An understanding of the gifts gives additional insights in biblical characters. Example in John Jesus says; 47Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!”.
06/11/2010 – A Word to the Wise: The gifts are like magnets, which pull you in a specific direction. As a magnet has two poles a positive and a negative so does the gifts and their traits.
06/10/2010 – A Word to the Wise: It has been said by some that 70% of the personality is formed in the womb, I would submit that actually these are the traits and characteristics of the gifts as they are being formed.
06/08/2010 – A Word to the Wise: I receive numerous request for additional information about the gifts. Therefore I will be sharing new information not included in the section under the gifts on the www.christianfamilyservice.com site. Understanding the gifts and their impact on the emotions, reasoning, and physical behavior provide much insight into overall behavior.
06/04/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Moreover, one cannot conqueror sin quickly it is a slow process that is achieved day by day. Deuteronomy 7:22 God warns Moses that the Lord will clear away the enemy “little by little,” because other wild beast will arise.
06/02/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Another basic principle in all of this reveals itself. Once sin begins it quickly consumes. However, note, in the assignments they are always limited to a small amount, write only at the most five to seven verses a day. Write out only five things a day that you are grateful about. Here is the principle; good character is obtained slowly, daily, and never ends.
05/28/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Jesus said “Thou shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.” How long, do you suppose, should we do that?
05/27/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Often I give the assignments to list daily five things you are grateful for. Often one may ask, “How long must I do that?”
05/26/2010 – A Word to the Wise: However, in reality, this also is a basic principle of life. I often give my clients the assignment to write out the book of Proverbs. I know the longer they write it the wiser they become. Often they ask how long must I write it?
05/24/2010 – A Word to the Wise: I have diabetes. A horrendous side effect is if I eat, I get hungry, the more I eat the hungrier I get. Willful sin is like that. The more one sins, the more they have to sin. A little is never enough. That is the nature of addiction, the nature of all sin. A little is never enough.
05/19/2010 – A Word to the Wise: So if the antisocial, sociopath, or psychopath cannot feel love what hope is there for them? Herein lays the lesson. Love is not a feeling it is an attitude and behavior and every sane man can exercise it.
05/18/2010 – A Word to the Wise: The free will in man is so powerful that it never leaves a sane person. Most live under the misbelief that we can change the antisocial, sociopath, or psychopath. Man cannot do this, only the Lord can do it and even when He does it there remains the personality.
05/13/2010 – A Word to the Wise: The Lord created us in such a manner that our souls can be reached by various means. Thus if one or more of these avenues are blocked then another path is possible. What are these paths. The heart is the most important and is reached through emotions. The mind or intellect is another and seems to be impervious to emotions. The physical avenue and the spirit are the other two.
05/12/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Now comes the important question how can the antisocial, sociopath, or psychopath acquire salvation?
05/11/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Once one reaches this point they will always be sociopathic. We will address conversion in a moment. Biblical example would include David in later life, Joab, king Ahaz, and Nebuchadnezzar, and Judas to name a few.
05/10/2010 – A Word to the Wise: As pointed out the sociopath is created by choice. That is why they may be a perfectly good person until they start excessive drinking, drugging, or immoral behavior. Then gradually they become consumed with themselves doing anything to get what they want at the expense of others.
05/07/2010 – A Word to the Wise: The psychopath is somewhat different. They rebel and they do not respond to punishment. They do not have a conscience. They experience strong impulses and since they have no conscience and are unable to feel, control is difficult.
05/05/2010 – A Word to the Wise: This continues until the person does not allow themselves to feel for others. Compassion is lost. Notice please this is all by choice.
05/03/2010 – A Word to the Wise – When discussing this issue there are three major categories, the antisocial, the sociopaths and the psychopath. For our purposes the first two may be seen on a continuum. The antisocial person is rebellious as this rebellion grows the ability to feel guilt for behavior declines.
05/02/2010 – A Word to the Wise: So what does that have to do with sociopaths? Lets get some definitions out of the way. These definitions are a combination of working definitions from others who work in the field and my opinions brought about by working with so many.
04/29/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Hope must be given to those who suffer so profoundly from such abuse. This is why this topic is being addressed. The purpose is to reveal that our failure to listen carefully and obey dutifully puts us at risk.
04/28/2010 – A Word to the Wise: If these statistics sound great it does not even start to touch the tremendous amount of emotional and psychological abuse women and children suffer in the family. The Lord never intended for religion to be a cover protecting the man from the consequences of this kind of behavior.
04/27/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Why bring up family violence? I have been a police officer 33 years and a counselor 40. Family violence is a tragic, serious problem. It is estimated that 5-7 million children yearly see their mothers assaulted. As many as 1700 women a year are murdered by husbands and partners. 25% of women suicides and nearly 35% of female homicides are caused by husbands and boyfriends.
04/26/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Some may say, if I do that they will take him to jail. Because we do not like the consequences does not give us the right to disobey the law of the land. It is a matter of record that the ONLY proven therapy for abuse is jail. 40% of the time it works. The nearest other therapy works about 8% of the time.
04/25/2010 – A Word to the Wise: There is only one accurate answer. Romans 13 tells us that we are to be subject to governing authority. In America all of the States have essentially the same law. You must report the physical abuse to law enforcement personnel.
04/22/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Why is the correct answer number 5? Is not a woman suppose to submit to her husband. For a woman to even suggest number one is to acknowledge she knows nothing about scripture. What about confronting behavior? Getting even? Accepting his apology?
1. You submit to him.
2. You confront his behavior.
3. You get… even.
4. You accept his apologies.
5. None of the above. 04/18/2010 – A Word to the Wise: What does it mean to have a sociopathic personality? What examples do we have in the Bible? Why is it important for the Christian to recognize this type of person? That will be the focus of the next few inquires. 04/08/2010 – A Word to the Wise: But the battle never occurs because of the unbelief of people. I wonder if the Lord prepared battle grounds for me which never came to fruition because of my weak faith? What forsaken battle grounds exist in your life? 04/07/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Now lets be honest neither man nor animal like wasp they appear out of nowhere and they are fierce enemies. So what do you think will happen when those marching men and horses trample the ground infested with the wasp that the Lord has prepared for the day of battle? 04/06/2010 – A Word to the Wise: In fact the mighty Canaanite military would have posed a serious threat for which Israel was not trained. A mass of men marching in unison protected by chariots drawn by horses, a seemingly impossible enemy. 04/05/2010 – A Word to the Wise: The Canaanites were well trained and prepared for battle The battle ground would be to their liking level perfect for the chariot and the phalanx type of warfare so prominent with the Canaanites. In fact just North of here a few years before the Canaanite fought a massive Egyptian armed invasion to a standstill with masses of men and chariots. 04/04/2010 – A Word to the Wise: The spies had just returned to the people with their report about the enemy and how they could not be conquered. Buried in this passage is the little phrase that he Lord had prepared hornets to attack the enemy. Pause for a moment…. What did you do Lord….prepare a bunch of overgrown wasp then I reflect on what I know about the enemy. 03/31/2010 – A Word to the Wise: I am convinced that the Lord plans far ahead for test, temptations, and hard times. He does this to prepare us but we tend to shrug off trials with irritation and complaint, angry that we have to go through the inconvenience and sob and cry about our plight in life. 03/30/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Exodus 23:28 “And I will send hornets before you which will drive out Hivite, Canaanite, and Hittite”. So when I stumbled across this passage I knew immediately my war with the beast of the field had a point. I go into greater detail in the lessons on military battle but I highlight this one aspect here because of its personal importance. 03/29/2010 - A Word to the Wise: That one sting resulted in a multitude of deaths believe me I got my pound of flesh. Now In my old age I have reached the conclusion that many of the things that happen are important parables for our learning. 03/25/2010 - A Word to the Wise: One of my chief enemies in life is wasp. Stung once and having done nothing to cause the attack, I have waged unrelenting war on these little beast. 03/24/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Growing up I tended toward the dangerous side of life, and I did have my enemies, and no doubt still do. Now bear with me a moment there is a point here. 03/23/2010 – A Word to the Wise: The Bible has lots of secrets that are hidden for our discovery. The things we uncover for ourselves are much more precious than those someone else uncovers for us. God shares His secrets with those who fear Him enough to dig and listen (Psa. 25:14). 03/22/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Men often abuse authority. However, God gave man authority over the woman only in very limited ways in marriage. Actually, God gave the boundaries to protect the man from the woman. 03/21/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Women tend to view men from a woman’s point of view. That’s a mistake! You can’t view the enemy from your own point of view; you have to learn to think as the enemy thinks. And yes women and men are enemies. 03/19/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Death is something I have an acquaintance with. I must admit it has surprised me at times. I had no inkling of my sisters death. Or did I? At Christmas I bought my sister oil used for anointing the dying. It did not occur to me at the time, its purpose. To read the rest of the article, clink here: http://xfsm.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/death.pdf 03/18/2010 – A Word to the Wise: God is asking the woman to activate the wisdom He gave her to understand her husband. Learn his motivations. Study him so she can help him. 03/17/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Other women cannot tell you how to deal with your husband. Only the Lord can give you that wisdom. “God made a helper suitable for him.” God made woman with the ability to help her man with the wisdom that he does not possess. It is a singular concept. 03/16/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Gen 3:16 “I will greatly increase your pangs in childbearing………yet your desire shall be for your husband and he shall rule over you.” The woman has much power and influence in her husband’s life when she develops and practices the wisdom God gave her because he cannot resist the discernment. 03/14/2010 – A Word to the Wise: 3:16 “I will greatly increase your pangs in childbearing………yet your desire shall be for your husband and he shall rule over you.” The Hebrew tense used for the word desire indicates a strong violent craving. She will desire her husband and he will rule over her. Why? Because the power and influence possessed by the woman is too strong to be left without limits and control. 03/11/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Gen 3:16 “I will greatly increase your pangs in childbearing………yet your desire shall be for your husband and he shall rule over you.” God comes back and does something with the woman which has a lot to do with how He made her. Pain is always connected with maturity so childbearing activates maturity in the woman. 03/10/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Gen 3:6 “So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise….” One can’t yearn for something that he has not had or known or already experienced, so the woman’s prior acquaintance with wisdom. She desired it; she wanted it, but the man was indifferent to it. 03/09/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Gen 3:6 “So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise….” The woman wanted wisdom, she craved it and sought it. If a person is not searching for knowledge and wisdom, then they will not be attracted to it. 03/08/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Gen 3:3 “…nor shall we touch it.” God had not included this in His commandment. The woman added this because wisdom says you should not touch the foods that you are not allowed to eat. The woman had wisdom from the beginning. 03/07/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Gen 3:1 “But the serpent was more subtle………” so he went to the woman, not the man. Why? Because the man would have not fallen to his tactics. He was concerned with the practical matters not the abstract like gaining wisdom. Women question everything; men do not. So the woman would be tempted, the man would not.
03/03/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Genesis 2,3 is a great place to start. Genesis 2:18 “He made a helper suitable for him.” God may have been admitting that what He made the first time was not complete, but needed some help. He put something in the nature of women that was missing in the nature of man, namely wisdom.
03/01/2010 – A Word to the Wise: One of the best-hidden secrets in Gods word has to do with womanhood. You can read the Bible cover to cover and apparently little is said about women. I say apparently because almost everything is hidden, covered up and one has to dig for it–almost like the things about the Messiah were hidden in the scriptures. Examples?
02/28/2010 – A Word to the Wise: How many sins, pleasant sins do you embrace?
02/25/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Sin, pleasant sin, would have us substitute the fake for the real, the make believe, for the sincere.
02/24/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Sin, pleasant sin, embraces us with an intimacy, which masks its insidious destructive power.
02/08/2010 - A Word to the Wise: If you experience these things then you have a symptom many Christians just like you suffer from, that of sensitivity.
02/04/2010 - A Word to the Wise: Do you ever wonder why the small thoughtless things people do hurt you so much? Do you find yourself telling yourself to stop being so childish, that you should have the maturity to overlook these short comings in others?
02/03/2010 - A Word to the Wise: Many people feel deeply, but the capacity to live deeply is the test of life. Feeling is an index to what is in the heart. Not a justifier of what is there.
02/01/2010 - A Word to the Wise: Behind almost ever degraded person is something in their life they felt very deeply about. But the question is what did they feel deeply about? Usually it is found to be themselves.
01/31/2010 - A Word to the Wise: Many people feel deeply about things, but living deeply is another matter. This requires objectivity.
01/27/2010 - A Word to the Wise: I find this interesting since the woman is the first to show an interest in wisdom. In my experience, the man seeks wisdom and insight when he must. Ask any counselor who comes for counseling. Most counselors will say their schedules are mostly filled by women. Spend time in any bookstore and observe who is buying the self-help books. Do you know why?
01/26/2010 - A Word to the Wise: Wise women have always been a part of society. It is instructive that the word wisdom in its various forms in Greek, Hebrew, and Akkadian, embraces the feminine usage. The noun forms of the word in these languages tend to be feminine.
01/25/2010 - A Word to the Wise: A woman acquires knowledge, distills it, and applies it to relationships. After a woman distills the knowledge, she assimilates it then disseminates it through wise behavior.01/18/2010 - A Word to the Wise: The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom for both men and women, and both get wisdom by asking it of God. A man begins to acquire wisdom through study and gaining knowledge, but a woman acquires it through heeding the direct prompting of God’s spirit.
01/14/2010 - A Word to the Wise: A woman’s source is her spirit and her heart. The wisdom of either is equal but their purposes are different. Whereas the ultimate purpose for the man is to render justice, a woman’s wisdom provides protection to her family and community.
01/13/2010 - A Word to the Wise: So how does one obtain wisdom? Men and women acquire wisdom differently. Men, for the most part, depend on biblical studies to acquire wisdom. They do word studies, cultural analysis, linguistic searches, historical inquiries, and so on. These resources all lead to wisdom through use of the mind. Men will turn thoughts over and analyze them from different perspectives. This analysis produces insight which the man disseminates through teaching.
01/12/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Now, this matter of faith is vital because authority, wisdom, and faith are tied together. Authority is the cornerstone upon which wisdom stands. From authority extends the fear of the Lord which is the foundation for wisdom.
01/11/2010 – A Word to the Wise: St. James says a double-minded man receives nothing. He receives nothing because he can not make up his mind what he wants. He has not truly placed his faith in God’s ability and authority.
01/10/2010 – A Word to the Wise: St. James points out that wisdom is from God who gives to all men generously. Asking for wisdom is essential to obtaining it. James also says getting wisdom means asking in faith. One must believe God will give him what he is asking.
01/07/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Wisdom cannot be given to or taken from another. A teacher can impart knowledge but not wisdom. Wisdom literature does not give us wisdom. It points the way to wisdom and motivates us to seek it.
01/06/2010 – A Word to the Wise: Wishing for wisdom is not enough. Wisdom is a treasure more precious than gold and silver. One must search diligently if it is to be found. Once obtained, it must be guarded judiciously.
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