Reflecting God – Embrace Holy Living - WordAction - The Nazarene Publishing House [The Foundry Publishing House] of Kansas City, Missouri, United States - The Global Church of the Nazarene for Sunday, 13 August 2017 - "A Better Option" by Fred Prince - Proverbs 14:1-9

Reflecting God – Embrace Holy Living - WordAction - The Nazarene Publishing House [The Foundry Publishing House] of Kansas City, Missouri, United States - The Global Church of the Nazarene for Sunday, 13 August 2017  - "A Better Option" by Fred Prince - Proverbs 14:1-9
Proverbs 14:1 Every wise woman builds up her home,

    but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.

2 A person with upright conduct fears Adonai,

    but a person who is devious scorns him.

3 From the mouth of a fool sprouts pride,

    but the lips of the wise protect them.

4 Where there are no oxen, the stalls are clean;

    but much is produced by the strength of an ox.

5 An honest witness will not lie,

    but a false witness lies with every breath.

6 A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain,

    but knowledge comes easily to someone with discernment.

7 Keep clear of a fool,

    for you won’t hear a sensible word from him.

8 The wisdom of the cautious makes him know where he is going,

    but the folly of fools misleads them.

9 Guilt offerings make a mockery of fools;

    but among the upright there is good will.

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God has a strategy for a broken relationship–when we don’t know what to do. Jesus’ little brother, James, gave us the strategy: “If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you” (James 1:5). He didn’t say ignore the problem, or sweep it under the rug, hoping that reconciliation comes. That doesn’t mean be defensive or offensive. Usually we think those are the only two options. Either we think, “I’ve got to defend myself” or “I’ve got to set them straight.” We will often go to great lengths explaining why we did what we did. We become exhausted running from fire to fire, repeating our explanation.
Or we go on the offensive and attack the other person; we point out how wrong they are; how immature or insecure they must be. That is not the answer. Oh, we may prove we're right and the other person is wrong. However, there's good possibility in that situation we were so right we were wrong.
There’s a better option. Ask for God’s wisdom and become relational. Choose to do what is good and best for the relationship.
Hymn for Today:

"Open my Eyes, That I May See" by Clara H. Scott

1. Open my eyes, that I may see 

glimpses of truth thou hast for me; 

place in my hands the wonderful key 

that shall unclasp and set me free. 

Silently now I wait for thee, 

ready, my God, thy will to see. 

Open my eyes, illumine me, Spirit divine! 

2. Open my ears, that I may hear 

voices of truth thou sendest clear; 

and while the wavenotes fall on my ear, 

everything false will disappear. 

Silently now I wait for thee, 

ready, my God, thy will to see. 

Open my ears, illumine me, Spirit divine! 

3. Open my mouth, and let me bear 

gladly the warm truth everywhere; 

open my heart and let me prepare 

love with thy children thus to share. 

Silently now I wait for thee, 

ready, my God, thy will to see. 

Open my heart, illumine me, Spirit divine! 

Thought for today:

Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted; and forgive each other, just as in the Messiah God has also forgiven you.[Ephesians 4:32].
Please pray:
That many people in togo will come to know Yeshua the Messiah and receive the fullness of the Ruach HaKodesh.
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