James 3: 17-18
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
What of Today’s Verse…
Now I know why righteousness is so hard to find: there aren’t many sowers! Heavenly wisdom is full of sacrificial earthly action. That’s a powerful reminder to me that wisdom is not what you know but what you sow!
Let us Pray:
Holy and Wise Father, thank you for demonstrating purity, peacemaking, consideration, submissiveness, mercy, good fruit, impartiality, and sincerity in Jesus. I ask for the power and the courage to demonstrate those qualities this week as I seek to live more like him. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
Words of Wisdom
Mistakes…
Everyone makes mistakes. They’re nothing to be ashamed of. The only people who don’t make mistakes are those who don’t try to do anything. Being wrong is perfectly normal and routine.
The best thing to do when you make a mistake is to admit it — to yourself and to everyone else involved. Deal with it quickly and move on. Mistakes are excellent teachers, and to learn from mistakes you must first admit them. Clinging to a mistaken position will never make you right, and will just waste your time and energy. Mistakes are not good or bad, they’re simply steps on the path to success.
Discovering that something DOESN’T work is just as valuable as discovering something that does work. So mistakes are actually very positive. The key is to learn from them, so you don’t repeat them.
Thomas Edison tried thousands of ways to construct the electric light bulb before he finally got it right. Successful people in any field are not necessarily the best and the brightest. They’re the ones with the most commitment — the ones who pick themselves up after every mistake and try again.
Use your mistakes for all they’re worth. Keep trying, keep going, and do whatever it takes to get where you want to be.
So, what will be your legacy?
I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD. -Psalms 118:17
