Wednesday's Words of Wisdom/I've Been Featured!!!

James 5:13
"Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms."

In Matthew Henry's Commentary on The Whole Bible he writes, "Our condition in this world is various; and our wisdom is to submit to its being so, and to behave as becomes us both in prosperity and under affliction. Sometimes we are in sadness, sometimes in mirth; God has set these one over against the other that we may the better observe the several duties he enjoins, and the the impressions made on our passions and affections may be rendered serviceable to our devotions."

Today I have been featured at Seeds of Faith. Every Wednesday they host iFellowship. It is a great way to meet other Christian women bloggers and have fellowship in blogworld. If you haven't linked up, check it out. Just click here.
Also linking up with Women in The Word Wednesdays at Good Morning Girls.
Happy Wednesday!

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

James 5:7-9
Be Patient and Persevering
7 "Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain. 8 You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.
9 Do not grumble against one another, brethren, lest you be condemned.[a] Behold, the Judge is standing at the door!"

In Matthew Henry's Commentary on The Whole Bible he writes,
"The Christian patience is not a mere yielding to necessity, as the moral practice of some philosophers was, but it is a humble acquiescence in the wisdom and will of God, with an eye to a future glorious recompense."

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

"God in His love always wills what is best for us. In His wisdom He always knows what is best, and in His sovereignty He has the power to bring it about." Jerry Bridges

Yesterday I posted an Irish Soda Bread recipe. I will be making more for tomorrow :) If you missed it, you can find it here.

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

"Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you." James 4:7
In Matthew Henry's Commentary on The Whole Bible he writes, "Resolution shuts and bolts the door against temptation."
What are you resolving against today? (Just a question for private thought.)

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

"A wonderful life is measured by the number of lives nobly touched." Mark Chanski author of Womanly Dominion[more than a meek and quiet spirit]

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

"If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead." James 2:15:17

In Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible, he writes, "What will such a charity as this, that consists in bare words, avail either you or the poor? Will you come before God with such empty shows of charity as these? You might as well pretend that your love and charity will stand the test without acts of mercy as think that a profession of faith will bear you out before God without works of piety and obedience."

Wednesday's Wisdom

Last week I joined a Good Morning Girls Group made up of Homeschooling Moms from all over the country. We share each day what we are reading in our Quiet Time. I have been thinking about my Quiet Time and what I can do to improve it. This morning I read in Proverbs and then picked up a bible study I did a few years ago. It is "Powerful Promises For Every Woman" by Elizabeth George. It is based on Psalm 23. This particular chapter is called "God's Promise of Rest".

"He makes me to lie down in green pastures." Psalm 23:2

"Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden,
and I will give you rest.
Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me,
for I am gentle and lowly in heart,
and you will find rest for your souls." Matthew 11:28-29

I would like to share what Mrs. George says on page 51:
"Dear one, as sheep who belong to the Great Shepherd, we, too, can partake of the green pastures. How? By having a "quiet time". We have all the Shepherd and all of His Word available to us...if we will simply lie down in His green pastures and partake! All we need to do is stop everything and enjoy a time of resting and lingering with the Lord as we feed on His Word."

Not sure where to start? Just start. Open God's precious Word and take it in. Surely you will be rested and refreshed. Enjoy the green pastures today!