LIVE WELL, LIVE WISELY

LIVE WELL, LIVE WISELY

From the Book of James (The Message)

"Do you want to be counted wise, to build a reputation for wisdom?
Here's what you do: Live well, live wisely, live humbly! It's the way
you LIVE, not the way you TALK, that counts.

Mean-spirited ambition isn't wisdom. Boasting that you are wise isn't
wisdom. Twisting the truth to make yourself sound wise isn't wisdom.
It's the furthest thing from wisdom -- it's animal cunning, devilish
conniving. Whenever you're trying to LOOK better than other or get the
better of others, things fall apart and everyone ends up at the other's
throats.

Real wisdom, GOD'S wisdom, begins with a holy life and is characterized
by getting along with others. It is gentle and reasonable, overflowing
with mercy and blessings, not hot one day and cold the next, not
two-faced.

You can develop a healthy, robust community that lives right with God
and enjoy its results ONLY if you do the hard work of getting along with
each other, treating each other with dignity and honor." (James 3:13-17)

Good words from THE WORD for you to meditate on this morning and
throughout the day.