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Advice to young Christians…. staying out of traps with verse
Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is he trusts in the Lord
The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant words promote instruction
Proverbs 16: 20,21
The video this week (featured story) talks about how older Christians are “terrible” at giving advice to others. Maybe this scripture is a way to improve on this. Pleasant words promote instruction. “I told you”, “What are you doing?”, “You need to do what I say”…….. those probably are not the most pleasant words to hear (whether young or old).
When you have the opportunity to give advice, give it from the heart. Give advice in a caring, loving, concerned way. That’s being a Christian!
When you have the opportunity to take advice, take it to heart. Take advice in a loving, growing to understand way. That’s being a Christian!
I heard the Winds of Change
hearing the winds of change in the pines at the cabin
I heard it. No, not the song, but the actual winds of change. The long hot summer is over. The fall season and changes are on the way.
Last Friday, (another hot and humid Mississippi day) was different from all the other days of summer. A cold front passed over that afternoon and I got to witness the change. I heard a different sound from the wind. If you are a serious deer hunter, duck hunter, or even a gardener I bet you’ve heard it. I’m sure there is a scientific reason that the wind sounds different when seasons change. Here, the wind almost always blows from the south/ southwest. Maybe the pine needles grow according to the predominant winds. Just a slight change in the angle of the growth. I’m no scientist. I just report on what I observe. I heard a difference in the wind!
What did it sound like? well, a whispering, blowing, swooshing sound. I know, I know that’s how everyday wind is described. But, this sound of the wind was different. Maybe I took the opportunity to stop and listen. (I was mowing at the time.) Maybe it was because the mystery caught my attention. Maybe I should just focus on the beauty of the sound (and that I could hear it!) and not worry so much about how/why it happens.
The winds of change gave me a sense of excitement. Knowing that the dreary days of hot summer were about over. Knowing that cooler days are on the way. Knowing that there is a God who gives me a blessing of hearing the wind. Not a blessing of no financial difficulties, not a blessing of no heartaches, not even a blessing of a new car. Just a blessing of hearing Him in the wind. I’ll take that! Hearing and knowing that He is there.
Psalms 104 is a lengthy chapter that gives praises to God for all His creation. Verse 4 says “He makes winds his messenger…..” Read the whole chapter for a Praise time just between you and God! I heard the winds of change. Did I hear a message from God in the wind? Yes! What did it sound like? Well, a whispering, blowing, swooshing sound. I know, I know…. But hearing God is different. How do you know if you’ve heard from God? It’s a wind of change. It’s different. It causes you to focus different. It causes you to be different.
Take the time to stop and listen. Enjoy the mystery of your Christian journey. Focus on each small blessing. You are becoming a “wind of change” to your family and friends.
See Ya! Dan wildernesspreacher