Women: Smarten Up in 2017!

The worst feeling in the world is feeling stupid.  I know because I’ve been there too many times for my liking.  Math and chemistry come to mind and the Rubik’s cube my son got for Christmas.  Not even my time online with “Fixing your Rubik’s Cube for Dummies” could help me.  Ugh.
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There is one area that I want to encourage you to focus on in the coming year.  It is not your waistline, spending habits or being nicer to others (a usual resolution of a friend of mine, obviously not as successful as she would like to be each year).   You need to become WISE.  You need to resolve to learn more about God in 2017.  Specifically, Jesus Christ.

Before we get deeper into this, let me give you some wonderful news right up front.  It is found in Matthew 6:33, “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” When you seek to know God first and foremost, he takes care of the rest.  He will provide for your needs and help you live a better life according to his Word.  Could it be that you have gotten it backwards all these years??  Yes.  Yes you have.  Pursuing outside, worldly goals without first establishing your heart in Christ will always drive you further away from God and further away from happiness.  Seek God first.

Now let’s dive in.  You need to know Jesus in a personal way.  No more depending on pastors, priests, deacons, parents, friends, or pretty Instagram quotes for your spiritual guidance and pseudo biblical knowledge.  Time to stand on your own two feet, ladies.  Time to be independent in your understanding of who Jesus is, what he has done and what that means to you personally.  “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.” Proverbs 9:10.  Think of fearing God (understanding who he is and the power and authority he possesses over you) as the gateway into wisdom.  In other words you cannot have wisdom without first knowing God.  So get to know him or stay stupid (“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge,fools despise wisdom and instruction.” Proverbs 1:7b).

No friend, priest or pastor will be there with you when you go before God, no one to point to and say, “I believe in everything he/she does.”  Nope, God will not ask if you know him, he will TELL you if you know him or not (more accurately, whether you are known by him or not).  “And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’” “And cast the worthless servant into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” Matthew 7:23 and 25:30.  However, for those who have become wise through the irresistible grace of God, Jesus will be right there speaking to the Father on your behalf.  “Yes, I know her, she is mine, I paid for her sins with my blood.”  God will say, “Well done, good and faithful servant…Enter into the joy of your master.” Matthew 25:21. 

God is such a merciful God that he wrote all about himself using 40 different authors over a span of around 1500 years to give you a good picture of who he is.  The book he wrote is the Bible and now is when you should begin reading it.  Seek him (“You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13).  Get to know Jesus right away in the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. 

Now, listen closely to this part.  If someone, ANYONE, tries to stop you from reading the Words of God (saying you won’t understand them, you might interpret them wrongly, the Bible is inaccurate, the Bible is incomplete without the extra papal writings, etc.).  Tell them to GET LOST, away with that sort of medieval suppression!  What they are keeping you from are the words of eternal life (take it from Peter when he said, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life,” John 6:68).  Women, think clearly here.  Why in nearly every other area of your life will you declare that you are independent yet when it comes to the Bible you willingly hand over the reins, telling someone else to think for you?  Knock it off!  Pick up the Bible and read the book of Luke for goodness sake.  Give the world your backside and run towards God.

Finding wisdom and awakening to who Christ is, is the most glorious, life-change anyone could ever dream of.  Make 2017 different, make it the year you become wise… the year that changes every other year to come…forever.
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End note: For any of you who are not sure where to start or maybe don’t even own a good bible, talk to me.  Message me, call me, email me.  I can provide both a bible and guidance.  That is my passion and mission, to educate women in understanding the Bible and who Jesus is.  There is nothing more important.