{"id":1162,"date":"2023-01-09T01:50:22","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T01:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/purgingword.org\/?p=1162"},"modified":"2023-05-14T13:35:01","modified_gmt":"2023-05-14T13:35:01","slug":"always-see-it-and-always-keep-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/purgingword.org\/?p=1162","title":{"rendered":"Always See it and Always Keep it"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-grey-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\"><strong>Proverbs 4:20-22<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-grey-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\"><em>\u201cMy son, give attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your sight; keep them in the midst of your heart. For they are life to those who find them and health to all their body.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-grey-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">\u201cWhere shall I go?\u201d, \u201cI just need somebody to talk to\u201d, \u201cI am just confused in this life, and I do not know what to do\u201d and \u201cthis life is hopeless\u201d. These are the words that I often hear from people whose eyes are closed to see wisdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-grey-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Wisdom is given by God and sought as well. But to keep it is another thing. Since it is always portrayed as a treasure and as a companion to care for, it also means that sometimes it does not show up in the times we need it the most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-grey-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">How do we keep it and not depart from it? and why must we keep it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-grey-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">The answer to why is handy. Because wisdom gives us an understanding of the meaning and purpose of life and that is for the glory of God and our joy in Him. It helps us as well how to live our lives in a way that is pleasing to our Creator and honorable to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-grey-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">It helps us as well to understand our context and situation and leads us to better decisions and actions because wisdom is the work of the Holy Spirit in us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-grey-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">To keep it is a challenge. Because by nature, we are sinful and our old self cries to be selfish. It\u2019s like a tag of war between wisdom and foolishness. For us to keep wisdom, we must always be reminded of it and intentionally be aware of it. Since wisdom is truth, God is wisdom, we must see and meditate on it all the time. Memorize God\u2019s truth and treasure it in our minds and hearts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-grey-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">These are the places where to keep wisdom. The body will follow once wisdom is acclimated in our hearts. We are forgetful by nature. So, the solution is by reading the word, studying the word, applying the word, and depending on God\u2019s work are the ways to keep it in our lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-grey-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Do you keep wisdom in your heart? Depend on and obey our Lord Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Proverbs 4:20-22 \u201cMy son, give attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. 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