Proverbs: A Mini-Guide to Life [external source]

There are five things that comprise a wise, godly life. They function both as means to becoming wise and godly as well as signs that you are growing into such a life:

1. Put your heart’s deepest trust in God and his grace. Every day remind yourself of his unconditioned, covenantal love for you. Do not instead put your hopes in idols or in your own performance.

Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man. Trust in the LORD with all your heart (Prov 3:3-5a)

2. Submit your whole mind to the Scripture. Don’t think you know better than God’s word. Bring it to bear on every area of life. Become a person under authority.

Lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. (Prov 3:5b-6)

3. Be humble and teachable toward others. Be forgiving and understanding when you want to be critical of them; be ready to learn from others when they come to be critical of you.

Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil. This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones. (Prov 3:7-8)

4. Be generous with all your possessions, and passionate about justice. Share your time, talent, and treasure with those who have less.

Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the first fruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine. (Prov 3:9-10)

5. Accept and learn from difficulties and suffering. Through the gospel, recognize them as not punishment, but a way of refining you.

My son, do not despise the LORD’s discipline and do not resent his rebuke, because the LORD disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in. (Prov 3:11-12)



Redeemer City to City
Dr. Tim Keller
thegospelcoalition.org

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[...] Dar Dumnezeu nu are un plan numai pentru mine. Are si pentru tine. Domnul a spus: Ma duc sa va pregatesc un loc...ca acolo unde sunt Eu sa fiti si voi [Ioan 14:2-3]. El te-a inclus in planul Sau de mantuire, de rascumparare. El vrea sa fii al Lui.
Dar tu?...Pentru ca tu sa-i poti sluji adevaratului Domn, sigurului Stapan si Domn, trebuie ca mai intai vechiul tau imparat, vechiul tau stapan sa moara . Te intreb dar..straine/prietene, sora...esti gata sa dai totul pentru El? Sau totul e goana dupa vant, totul e in zadar?
Poate si tu ai trecut prin incercari grele, ..si tu ai avut de suferit. Ai schimbat ceva in viata ta? Ti-ai revizuit tu conduita fata de El? Sau ai ramas in starea in care ai fost?..nepasatoare/intransigent/fara sa-ti pese.
Nebunule../strain-o.. chiar nu ai invatat nimic? Oare o jertfa nu e suficienta pentru salvarea sufletului tau?
Satana a cerut sa va piarda si nu se va opri pana ce raul nu va fi extirpat din radacini. Dumnezeu te iubeste. Si-a demonstrat dragostea fata de tine prin cel mai maret act din istorie. Nu fi nechibzuita, nu fi nepasator..,nu ignora aceasta poate ..ultima sansa. "Desteapta-te azi tu care dormi. Scoala-te si Dumnezeu te va lumina." [Efeseni 5:14]; "Acela nu-i nebun, ce se desparte de ce nu poate tine, spre-a castiga, ceea ce el nu poate pierde."- J. Elliot.

PS: "Urand pacatul, parasind lumea, prmindu-L pe Hristos si ramanand la El, aceasta conduce la tinta! - Dora Rappand. Si nu uita NICIODATA: toate lucrurile lucreaza impreuna spre binele celor ce iubesc pe Dumnezeu. [Romani 8:28]. Cine are urechi sa asculte....[cine stie,.. cunoaste;) ]. Am zis. ----- >>> by Florin Cojan [Copyright © 2009. All rights reserved. Any abuse will be reported]