4-13-2017 – A Word to the Wise: Psalm 139 actually tells us how it all begins for each of the Lord’s children.
“For thou didst form my inward parts,
thou didst knit me together in my mother’s womb.
14 I praise thee, for thou art fearful and wonderful.[a]
Wonderful are thy works!
Thou knowest me right well;
15 my frame was not hidden from thee,
when I was being made in secret,
intricately wrought in the depths of the earth.
16 Thy eyes beheld my unformed substance;
in thy book were written, every one of them,
the days that were formed for me,
when as yet there was none of them.” Psalm 139:13-16

4-12-2017 – A Word to the Wise: Example, scripture is pretty clear that the creation occurred some 5000 years ago. Man postulates billions of years ago. Man sees abstinence as the cure for addiction, Paul says in Colossians 3 that this is not the case. Man says experience forms psychology yet it appears that this is not so. The purpose of our explorations is to see and understand things somewhat differently, perhaps from the Lord’s perspective. To do so means returning to the womb, or slightly before.

4-11-2017 – A Word to the Wise: As so often seems true of man’s nature, however, man’s interpretations are frequently the reverse of God’s reality. Interpretations which often clash as man emphasizes one aspect of a problem and the Lord puts forth a different solution.

4-10-2017 – A Word to the Wise: Proverbs 22:6 tells us to “Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it.” This training begins at conception. The key to this promise is prayer. The word “depart” is our guide. A child cannot depart from where he does not first arrive. Thus the child must first at some point accept the teaching. The child must first take it into his heart. This is observable. A tree bears fruit. The peach; peach. The pear; pear. One may see it.

4-8-2017 – A Word to the Wise: As in all things, when we cooperate, the Master creates, trains and develops the necessary abilities. There is a deep sense of peace and joy regardless the difficulty encountered as the gifts are utilized. As we make this journey of discovery we will find Psalm 139 a guide to the hidden secrets of the Lord. Ultimately the purpose here is to understand the child in the womb.

4-7-2017 – A Word to the Wise: It will be our task to explore some of the prenatal experiences to see this process at work. We must keep in mind the Gifts are merely the framework. To the basic pattern is added special senses and potential abilities as the Master sees fit.

4-6-2017 –  Word to the Wise: As the embryo develops it passes through different stages as the Lord adds color to the developing fetus. Womb experiences are filtered. The Gift emphasizes some things, diminishing the effects of others. Each event good, or severe, go into the development of the person who will, after proper training, be able to complete the task the Creator made the child to accomplish.

4-5-2017 – A Word to the Wise: Summing up the Motivational Gifts (Prophet, Teacher, Administrator, Encourager, and Server. Giver, Mercy) provide the framework for completing the purpose for which the Lord created us. The gifting process takes place in the mind of God before He creates us. Thus the structure is in place to contain, and direct us towards the purpose of our individual creation. It begins for us at conception.

4-4-2017 – A Word to the Wise: When exactly does the Lord give or determine the gift and what more may be said about the purpose? I think part of the answer is seen in Jeremiah 1, when the Lord says to him, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you.” I think the Lord is saying before conception He knows each of us and creates us for a specific purpose.

4-3-2017 – A Word to the Wise: Let me give an example. Four of the Gifts outright reject emotional experiences, particularly negative ones. Three of the Gifts are strongly attracted to emotional experiences. But each of these three gifts will do different things with those emotional experiences. More of this later.