Happy New Year!! I trust you all had safe and enjoyable Christmas and New Year celebrations with your friends and family!! Ours was quiet: with family, and filled with food & fun!!
Well, it's time to get back to studying and forming our Smart Game Plan 4 Life!! For the returning "Gamers" you know we are studying Proverbs in the "proverbs-a-day format" -- corresponding with the day/date. If you are joining us for the first time: WELCOME!
For the first few posts this year, I am also going to be sharing pieces of a tremendous teaching my pastor, and mentor, Dr. AR Bernard, shared with us at the New Year's Eve service. It is a pivotal lesson to take us to the next level in our lives as "smart Gamers"...
OK? So, here we are in Proverbs 5 - my bold print: verses 1&2 (NLTse):
1- "My son, pay attention to my wisdom; listen carefully to my wise counsel"
2- "Then you will show discernment, and your lips will express what you've learned"
We cannot be wise unless we are listening to the wise counsel and instruction of Proverbs!! Are we all in agreement? In a previous post called: "What Are We Taking In?", I talked about us closely examining/monitoring/controlling what we are taking into our lives. On New Year's Eve, Pastor AR Bernard reminded us:
- The scriptures are PRIMARY in the life of the believer!!! The scriptures are - or SHOULD BE - "our source of faith and rule of conduct"!
- The scriptures come to us by "hearing" and hearing and hearing... (Romans 10:17)
- Therefore, hearing is ESSENTIAL!!!
What I am getting at is that WE have to understand the importance of the scriptures in our lives this year and work on "how we are hearing". When we do that, we will become what is described in verse 2 of our passage: "Then you will show discernment, and your lips will express what you've learned" - making us wise Gamers!!
My question for you today is: what is your relationship with the word of God like right now? Is it primary in your life? Or has it been relegated to "I will get to it eventually" status? Restore the word of God to its rightful place in our lives: IT IS to be PRIMARY! The word is how God speaks to us and shows us how to follow the "Smart Game Plan 4 Life"!! Let's develop the habit of making God's word primary again!!!
Have a blessed day, Gamers!!
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