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Speaker 1: Life Audio. Welcome to the Crosswalk devotional. We're glad to

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Speaker 1: have you listening. Today's topic is about receiving Godly wisdom.

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Speaker 1: We'll return with the devotional after a brief message from

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Speaker 1: one of our sponsors. Heavenly Wisdom is available to you,

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Speaker 1: Written and read by Emily Rose Massey. If any of

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Speaker 1: you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously

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Speaker 1: to all without reproach, and it will be given him. James,

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Speaker 1: Chapter one, verse five. Motherhood a time in my life

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Speaker 1: when it became really apparent to me that I had

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Speaker 1: no idea what I was doing. Babies don't come with

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Speaker 1: the user manual, so sometimes it feels like you were

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Speaker 1: learning how to be a parent by trial and error.

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Speaker 1: As a new mom, it is so easy to become

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Speaker 1: overwhelmed and anxious because you feel like you have more

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Speaker 1: questions than answers, especially when your baby has sleeping issues

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Speaker 1: or call it and don't forget when they get their

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Speaker 1: first cold. Instead of letting overwhelm overtake us, we must

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Speaker 1: remember that we have access to the wisdom of God.

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Speaker 1: All we must do is ask, if any of you

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Speaker 1: lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to

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Speaker 1: all without reproach, and it will be given him James,

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Speaker 1: Chapter one, verse five. We receive wisdom through the world

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Speaker 1: of God and the counsel of godly mentors and friends.

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Speaker 1: God's wisdom isn't anything like what the world offers us. Ultimately,

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Speaker 1: it is full of peace and brings about good fruit.

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Speaker 1: But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle,

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Speaker 1: open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial

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Speaker 1: and sincere James, Chapter three, verse seventeen. Intersecting faith in life.

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Speaker 1: When we approach God with humility, asking him for guidance

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Speaker 1: and direction, he is faithful to generously give us wisdom

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Speaker 1: from above. We have been given the gift of leaders

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Speaker 1: in the church who help us understand God's word so

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Speaker 1: that we can apply its wisdom to our lives. They

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Speaker 1: are also charged to care for our souls and can

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Speaker 1: help us through difficult times, equip us and encourage. Do

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Speaker 1: you fall into the ditch of pride and think you

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Speaker 1: have it all figured out and are unteachable? More often

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Speaker 1: than not, when we face challenges that cause us to

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Speaker 1: realize that we don't know everything, the Lord is using

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Speaker 1: that situation to sanctify us humble us and build our

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Speaker 1: trust in Him. When we humble ourselves before the Lord,

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Speaker 1: he gives us grace that strengthens us in the midst

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Speaker 1: of our trials and difficult seasons. Grace is always available

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Speaker 1: to the humble First Peter chapter five, verse five. In

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Speaker 1: a culture, yes, even within the visible Church, where positive

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Speaker 1: affirmations and self empowered declarations are the norm, admitting your weakness, limitedness,

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Speaker 1: and failures is seen as negative and perhaps even harmful

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Speaker 1: to your soul. Yet the Bible reveals that we are

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Speaker 1: not enough in and of ourselves or in our own

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Speaker 1: abilities or wisdom. We are but dust some one oh three,

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Speaker 1: verses fourteen through sixteen. The Lord is the one who

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Speaker 1: gives us the breath, ability and wisdom to accomplish anything,

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Speaker 1: walk through a difficult situation, or make major life decisions.

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Speaker 1: Admitting are not enoughness provides an opportunity to look to God,

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Speaker 1: because He in fact is more than enough and his

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Speaker 1: grace is sufficient Tewo Corinthians, chapter twelve. Ultimately, the Lord

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Speaker 1: is glorified in my weakness and in my feeling of

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Speaker 1: emptiness and not enoughness. Are you weighed down with the

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Speaker 1: cares of this life? You must run to God in humility,

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Speaker 1: knowing that you do not have the answers for everything

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Speaker 1: that you you are facing. God does his word tells

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Speaker 1: us that if anyone lacks wisdom, we can come to

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Speaker 1: Him and ask for it. He is such a faithful

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Speaker 1: and generous father. His abundant wisdom is what we need

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Speaker 1: when we don't know where to turn. He will guide

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Speaker 1: you and strengthen you with his grace when you're overwhelmed

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Speaker 1: or confused. We also have the gift of godly counsel.

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Speaker 1: What godly leaders has the Lord placed in your life

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Speaker 1: that can help you when you are faced with a

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Speaker 1: difficult decision. God has equipped them to care for your

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Speaker 1: soul and teach you more about God and His ways. Ultimately,

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Speaker 1: when we have reached our limit and don't know where

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Speaker 1: to turn, let us run to the one who holds

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Speaker 1: all wisdom and grace for their reading. Proverbs chapter two,

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Speaker 1: verses six through eight. Psalm chapter ninety, verse twelve. Thanks

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