How can I put the blame on anyone else, if I do not try to make the effort to fix it first?
Like clay on a potter’s wheel, until it is a master piece, a continual molding and shaping is being preformed to make it complete.
Visualizing the piece before it is complete is difficult. Each potter has their own
clay to mold and shape, As it is to each artist’s own work they only will be able
to perceive each flaw to be repaired.
Assistance can be provided by the Master Potter.
After clay is hardened, it is tough to repair mistakes.
Adjustments are finished by the hands that created each artwork.
Only the Master potter that taught each one to create sculptures can show mistakes that are made.
Homemade clay does not have the exact same ingredients as other potters have.
Clay can be developed or created by several different chemicals.
Not every potter has the same choices to be used, so one has to use what is in each one’s own possession or use what is available to each one.
All potters’ wheels are not created or built the same. Wheels are built with difference sizes.
The speed of each wheel has its own speed. And how fast each wheel is turned is up to each potter.
The foundations of each potter’s wheel are basically the same, but some are manual and some are electric, but each one can get the job done.
The speed of the wheel that is to be used depends on the type of clay that is
furnished or provided for each one.
Some ingredients of clay may make the clay harden up faster, and some you are able to spend more time sculpting.
Every showpiece is molded into each ones own understanding of art.
Art symbolizes the heart of each artist’s own skill, to perceive what and how
Masterpieces should be created or formed.
When going to sell art, every buyer has different tastes. You may be able to fulfill their craving or needs to complete each buyers own collections, remember that some use art to assist a sale of a home, and some enjoy just looking deep within ones talents.
You have to cipher out the differences of wants and needs, decisions are to be made
by the provider.
Provisions are to be given through abilities of everyone that is trying to provide help for ones.
The needs for my household will be different than the needs in other ones’ homes.
I can only perceive or decide what I need to control what I call my own.
I might be able to assist or give my opinion to help, but it still is up to each overseer
of their own house for what is to be needed to help comeplete their own masterpiece.
It will be still up to each potter to be able to finish their own work or calling
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
To be pacifistic at Heart
“Sometimes ones did not even comprehend the conflict within oneself and with others.”
When the soul has come to the place where it can no longer can take it, it snaps.
There are many souls who pride themselves that they can "take it."
They spend their entire lives convincing themselves and others they are tough.
Their insides have become hardened.
They have no peace, but they proclaim great peace with themselves and with others.
That’s because they must prove it, and if they say they have peace, that’s all the proof they need. They become very angry if you question their inner peace. They are the children of experts.
They were brought up by the new thoughts coming from the new storytellers.
But others, whose hearts have not become hardened but merely overcome, become "mentally ill" and have to be put away.
Perhaps their mental illness leads them to suicide or murder. There are other forms losing control takes, but none of them are pretty to look at.
"We extend our hand towards peace.
Our people are committed to peace. We know that peace entails painful compromise for both sides." Ariel Sharon
And if we don’t have peace with God, we will all the more lack His wisdom to deal with other people.
So when we wonder why we don’t have peace and harmony at home, at work, or at church, we have to look first and foremost into our relationship with God. Do we have peace and harmony with God?
All believers are God's children born by the Holy Spirit.
God would be pleased if His children can live in harmony.
On the other hand, discord among His children will bring grief to God.
If brothers and sisters can live in harmony and love, God will regard this as good and beautiful, and will bestow upon us the greatest blessings. “How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity!” (Ps 133:1-3)
Therefore, we should all the more be kind to others and be an example to them of what being God’s children mean.
It is to have His love and His compassion, His patience and His way of resolving issues; that is, to have His virtues.
When we have peace with God and understand His will for us, we also understand His heart for the lost souls in this world. If we don’t have God’s peace with men, it is difficult to approach them as we are resentful or apathetic
If we can practice these principles of peace, not only can we achieve harmony and peace with everyone, we will all the more be pleasing to God and be blessed by Him abundantly.
Peace and Safety will come about, when ones will have peace within all of God's people.
God is the only Judge of who will be part of his Church and Family.
When the soul has come to the place where it can no longer can take it, it snaps.
There are many souls who pride themselves that they can "take it."
They spend their entire lives convincing themselves and others they are tough.
Their insides have become hardened.
They have no peace, but they proclaim great peace with themselves and with others.
That’s because they must prove it, and if they say they have peace, that’s all the proof they need. They become very angry if you question their inner peace. They are the children of experts.
They were brought up by the new thoughts coming from the new storytellers.
But others, whose hearts have not become hardened but merely overcome, become "mentally ill" and have to be put away.
Perhaps their mental illness leads them to suicide or murder. There are other forms losing control takes, but none of them are pretty to look at.
"We extend our hand towards peace.
Our people are committed to peace. We know that peace entails painful compromise for both sides." Ariel Sharon
And if we don’t have peace with God, we will all the more lack His wisdom to deal with other people.
So when we wonder why we don’t have peace and harmony at home, at work, or at church, we have to look first and foremost into our relationship with God. Do we have peace and harmony with God?
All believers are God's children born by the Holy Spirit.
God would be pleased if His children can live in harmony.
On the other hand, discord among His children will bring grief to God.
If brothers and sisters can live in harmony and love, God will regard this as good and beautiful, and will bestow upon us the greatest blessings. “How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity!” (Ps 133:1-3)
Therefore, we should all the more be kind to others and be an example to them of what being God’s children mean.
It is to have His love and His compassion, His patience and His way of resolving issues; that is, to have His virtues.
When we have peace with God and understand His will for us, we also understand His heart for the lost souls in this world. If we don’t have God’s peace with men, it is difficult to approach them as we are resentful or apathetic
If we can practice these principles of peace, not only can we achieve harmony and peace with everyone, we will all the more be pleasing to God and be blessed by Him abundantly.
Peace and Safety will come about, when ones will have peace within all of God's people.
God is the only Judge of who will be part of his Church and Family.
Wisdom
Wisdom – “The ability to discern or judge what is true, right, or lasting; insight.”
1. Common sense; good judgment: "It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things"
Wisdom is not something you attain as much as it is something you grow into. For most of us wisdom is synonymous with an old man and a long flowing grey beard. Although it is true that wisdom comes with age, you don’t need to be old to be wise. Most of the profound insights that you will come to in your life won’t be about new ‘undiscovered things’ but rather a new way of seeing even the most mundane things. It’s almost as if you grow up and get born into a conditioned way of thinking and when you reach adulthood you have to grow out of it – shedding your skin to really live an inspired life.
You can gain wisdom on your own and under your own power, and you may be filled with the wisdom of the world, but this is not godly wisdom. "Be not wise in your own eyes, fear the Lord and depart from evil."
Now, there is godly wisdom and there is worldly wisdom. The wisdom of this world is foolishness to God.
You can think that you are wise, but one with godly wisdom will see right through you. "Wisdom begins when we take things as they are; otherwise we get nowhere."
God is where wisdom is at.
You have a kind of sign-board hung out to show the apparent abode of wisdom: but wisdom is another guest who declines the invitation; she is to be found elsewhere.
James, the brother of Jesus, recognized the two types of wisdom. The wisdom and knowledge from above is shown with meekness. "But if you have bitter envying and strife in you hearts, glory not and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descends not from above but is earthly, sensual, and wickedness. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy."
Using wisdom in correction helps in solving difficult situations.
And wisdom will help decisions while helping others.
Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, have ofttimes no connection.
Knowledge dwells in heads replete with thoughts of other men; Wisdom, in minds attentive to their own. Knowledge, a rude, unprofitable mass, The mere materials with which wisdom builds, until smoothed, and squared, and fitted to its place, do but encumber whom it seems to enrich. Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much; Wisdom is humble that he knows no more.
In these days people seek knowledge, not wisdom. Knowledge is of the past, wisdom is of the future.
Wisdom is described not only as a spirit in the Proverbs but in the feminine sense,
"Wisdom cries without, she utters her voice in the streets. She cries in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gate, in the city she utters her words."
Also from the ancient Book of Wisdom: "For she (wisdom) is the breath of the power of God, and a pure influence flowing from the glory of the Almighty; therefore can no defiled thing fall into her. For she is the brightness of the everlasting light, the unspotted mirror of the power of God and the image of His goodness.
"And being but one, she can do all things, and remaining in herself, she makes all things new; and in all ages, entering into holy souls, she makes them friends of God and prophets."
The wisdom of God through intelligence: Intelligence is another major factor in God’s wisdom. The heart, which prominently relates to motivation and affection, is clearly a more important factor in gaining true wisdom. (Psalm 49:3-4, Prov: 14:33) God’s servant wants to get “sheer wisdom” in his “secret self,” have wise motivation in planning his life course. (Psalm 51:6; 90:12)
The wisdom of God emphasizes sound judgment. It is based on knowledge and understanding; the ability to use knowledge and understanding successfully to solve problems, avoid or avert dangers, attain certain goals, or to counsel others in doing so.
From the beginning it was for Man to follow God’s will and not Man’s will and understandings.
Wisdom is knowing what to do next, Skill is knowing how to do it, and Virtue is doing it.
INTELLIGENCE, WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE are necessary for our survival. Intelligence is the ability to learn, understand and think in a logical way about things; Wisdom is the ability to make sensible decisions and give good advice because of the experience and knowledge that we have; Knowledge is the information, understanding and skills that we gain through education or experience. Simply read the following verses several times. Meditate on them. Then pour out your feelings by praising God. Fortune smiles on you. Success is yours. Be an optimist!
The true meaning of wisdom is to have the insight that’s beyond the obvious. It’s learning to see that beyond the surface level of life experiences; there is something greater and bigger at work. This invisible (yet knowable) life force is intimately connected to you and your thoughts. What you think about expands in your life and learning to avoid that which weakens you and will allow you to cultivate your own authentic power and ultimately create for yourself the kind of life you really want to live.
Putting wisdom into a daily practice will help life to be easier.
Wisdom is learning, learning is knowledge, knowledge understands.
Using knowledge the right way is called common sense.
By using discernment with the fruits of the spirit, it will assist you to your final destination you are longing for.
In Studying different scriptures from old to new, its writers suggest wisdom starts with an open heart and mind.
Walking in wisdom is walking in kindness, love and charity.
Living without the fruits of the Spirit is not living for God.
Correcting my Son without full understanding of the situation is lack of wisdom.
To know how to follow the Spirit is gaining assistance in understanding God.
The wisdom of God is the ability to put knowledge to work or use it, the intelligent application of learning. A person might have considerable knowledge but will not know how to use it because of lacking in wisdom. Therefore, knowledge and wisdom work together with understanding. Jesus linked wisdom with accomplishment in saying: “Wisdom is proved righteous by its works.” (Matt 11:19)
The heart of the wise is at the right hand; that is, ready to help and protect him at critical moments. (Psalm 109:31) The heart of the fool is at the left, failing to give him the needed motivation.” (Eccl 10:2-3) The truly wise person has trained and disciplined his heart to give the proper motivation (Prov 23:19). It is as though he had written righteous commandments and law ‘upon the tablet of his heart.’ (Prov 7:1-3)
A man is getting along on the road to wisdom when he begins to realize that his opinion is just an opinion.
God grant me the serenity to accept the people I cannot change, the courage to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know it's me. ~Author unknown, variation of an excerpt from "The Serenity Prayer
Proverbs 8:13
Learning by experience is sometimes even better than book knowledge, dealing with daily life of troubles.
Wisdom takes studying my own mistakes and the ones I'm currently dealing with.
I am able to learn by studying others' shortcomings.
Trying to prove one's wrong shows no stability in God.
Helping when there is no full understanding, is what Christ show to the Gentiles.
And Christ taught and corrected with meekness and kindness.
Wisdom is Insight towards God, the ability to see into the underlying nature of a thing and to discern its true essence,to see something for what it really is, to look past appearance into substance, to read between the lines, to know the truth of a matter.
I do not want the peace that passeth understanding. I want the understanding which bringeth peace.
Understanding goes hand and hand with wisdom. As stated, they are both mentioned the same amount of times and usually together. Understanding develops wisdom. Proverbs gives us information about how to live our lives that will be pleasing to God and give us longer and prosperous lives. The information given should cause us to ponder it. It should be ingested and digested and become a part of us.
1. Common sense; good judgment: "It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things"
Wisdom is not something you attain as much as it is something you grow into. For most of us wisdom is synonymous with an old man and a long flowing grey beard. Although it is true that wisdom comes with age, you don’t need to be old to be wise. Most of the profound insights that you will come to in your life won’t be about new ‘undiscovered things’ but rather a new way of seeing even the most mundane things. It’s almost as if you grow up and get born into a conditioned way of thinking and when you reach adulthood you have to grow out of it – shedding your skin to really live an inspired life.
You can gain wisdom on your own and under your own power, and you may be filled with the wisdom of the world, but this is not godly wisdom. "Be not wise in your own eyes, fear the Lord and depart from evil."
Now, there is godly wisdom and there is worldly wisdom. The wisdom of this world is foolishness to God.
You can think that you are wise, but one with godly wisdom will see right through you. "Wisdom begins when we take things as they are; otherwise we get nowhere."
God is where wisdom is at.
You have a kind of sign-board hung out to show the apparent abode of wisdom: but wisdom is another guest who declines the invitation; she is to be found elsewhere.
James, the brother of Jesus, recognized the two types of wisdom. The wisdom and knowledge from above is shown with meekness. "But if you have bitter envying and strife in you hearts, glory not and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descends not from above but is earthly, sensual, and wickedness. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy."
Using wisdom in correction helps in solving difficult situations.
And wisdom will help decisions while helping others.
Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, have ofttimes no connection.
Knowledge dwells in heads replete with thoughts of other men; Wisdom, in minds attentive to their own. Knowledge, a rude, unprofitable mass, The mere materials with which wisdom builds, until smoothed, and squared, and fitted to its place, do but encumber whom it seems to enrich. Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much; Wisdom is humble that he knows no more.
In these days people seek knowledge, not wisdom. Knowledge is of the past, wisdom is of the future.
Wisdom is described not only as a spirit in the Proverbs but in the feminine sense,
"Wisdom cries without, she utters her voice in the streets. She cries in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gate, in the city she utters her words."
Also from the ancient Book of Wisdom: "For she (wisdom) is the breath of the power of God, and a pure influence flowing from the glory of the Almighty; therefore can no defiled thing fall into her. For she is the brightness of the everlasting light, the unspotted mirror of the power of God and the image of His goodness.
"And being but one, she can do all things, and remaining in herself, she makes all things new; and in all ages, entering into holy souls, she makes them friends of God and prophets."
The wisdom of God through intelligence: Intelligence is another major factor in God’s wisdom. The heart, which prominently relates to motivation and affection, is clearly a more important factor in gaining true wisdom. (Psalm 49:3-4, Prov: 14:33) God’s servant wants to get “sheer wisdom” in his “secret self,” have wise motivation in planning his life course. (Psalm 51:6; 90:12)
The wisdom of God emphasizes sound judgment. It is based on knowledge and understanding; the ability to use knowledge and understanding successfully to solve problems, avoid or avert dangers, attain certain goals, or to counsel others in doing so.
From the beginning it was for Man to follow God’s will and not Man’s will and understandings.
Wisdom is knowing what to do next, Skill is knowing how to do it, and Virtue is doing it.
INTELLIGENCE, WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE are necessary for our survival. Intelligence is the ability to learn, understand and think in a logical way about things; Wisdom is the ability to make sensible decisions and give good advice because of the experience and knowledge that we have; Knowledge is the information, understanding and skills that we gain through education or experience. Simply read the following verses several times. Meditate on them. Then pour out your feelings by praising God. Fortune smiles on you. Success is yours. Be an optimist!
The true meaning of wisdom is to have the insight that’s beyond the obvious. It’s learning to see that beyond the surface level of life experiences; there is something greater and bigger at work. This invisible (yet knowable) life force is intimately connected to you and your thoughts. What you think about expands in your life and learning to avoid that which weakens you and will allow you to cultivate your own authentic power and ultimately create for yourself the kind of life you really want to live.
Putting wisdom into a daily practice will help life to be easier.
Wisdom is learning, learning is knowledge, knowledge understands.
Using knowledge the right way is called common sense.
By using discernment with the fruits of the spirit, it will assist you to your final destination you are longing for.
In Studying different scriptures from old to new, its writers suggest wisdom starts with an open heart and mind.
Walking in wisdom is walking in kindness, love and charity.
Living without the fruits of the Spirit is not living for God.
Correcting my Son without full understanding of the situation is lack of wisdom.
To know how to follow the Spirit is gaining assistance in understanding God.
The wisdom of God is the ability to put knowledge to work or use it, the intelligent application of learning. A person might have considerable knowledge but will not know how to use it because of lacking in wisdom. Therefore, knowledge and wisdom work together with understanding. Jesus linked wisdom with accomplishment in saying: “Wisdom is proved righteous by its works.” (Matt 11:19)
The heart of the wise is at the right hand; that is, ready to help and protect him at critical moments. (Psalm 109:31) The heart of the fool is at the left, failing to give him the needed motivation.” (Eccl 10:2-3) The truly wise person has trained and disciplined his heart to give the proper motivation (Prov 23:19). It is as though he had written righteous commandments and law ‘upon the tablet of his heart.’ (Prov 7:1-3)
A man is getting along on the road to wisdom when he begins to realize that his opinion is just an opinion.
God grant me the serenity to accept the people I cannot change, the courage to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know it's me. ~Author unknown, variation of an excerpt from "The Serenity Prayer
Proverbs 8:13
Learning by experience is sometimes even better than book knowledge, dealing with daily life of troubles.
Wisdom takes studying my own mistakes and the ones I'm currently dealing with.
I am able to learn by studying others' shortcomings.
Trying to prove one's wrong shows no stability in God.
Helping when there is no full understanding, is what Christ show to the Gentiles.
And Christ taught and corrected with meekness and kindness.
Wisdom is Insight towards God, the ability to see into the underlying nature of a thing and to discern its true essence,to see something for what it really is, to look past appearance into substance, to read between the lines, to know the truth of a matter.
I do not want the peace that passeth understanding. I want the understanding which bringeth peace.
Understanding goes hand and hand with wisdom. As stated, they are both mentioned the same amount of times and usually together. Understanding develops wisdom. Proverbs gives us information about how to live our lives that will be pleasing to God and give us longer and prosperous lives. The information given should cause us to ponder it. It should be ingested and digested and become a part of us.
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