Slide 1: 3 things to know about wisdom Slide 2: Wisdom begins with fearing the Lord. "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight." - Proverbs 9:10 Slide 3: Wisdom is to be actively sought out. "If you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God." - Proverbs 2:4-5 Slide 4: God gives wisdom generously. "If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him." - James 1:5
The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. – James 5:16
Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. - James 5:14
How to pray about a habit you just can’t seem to break. 1. Skip the performance. Be honest with God. “I can’t stop. I need help.” 2. Pray against the shame, not just the habit. “Help me feel confident in your acceptance of me.” 3. Ask for the desire, not just the willpower. “God, give me your desires.” 4. Pray for what will replace it. “Empty me of ____, and fill me with _______.” 5. Don’t pray alone. Confess your sins to one another thqt you can be healed. 6. Remember a bad day is just a bad day. It isn’t permanent failure. 7. “God, you know what I'm dealing with. I'm tired of trying on my own. I don't just want willpower…I want to actually change. Search my heart, replace my desires, and remind me today that I am not defined by this. Amen.”
The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. - James 5:16
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
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Faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. - James 2:17
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Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights. - James 1:17
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Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. - James 4:7
But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure, then peace-loving, considerate, submissive. -James 3:17
Come near to God and he will come near to you. - James 4:8
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Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. - James 1:22
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In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. - James 2:17
Because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. - James 1:3
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Come near to God and God will come near to you
Faith and works should travel side by side, step answering to step, like the legs of men walking. First faith, and then works; and then faith again, and then works again—until you can scarcely distinguish which is the one and which is the oth...
Draw near to God and God will draw near to you.
