2013-11-18T06:00:05-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/wisdom/ http://faithgateway.com/jesus-dangerous-things/ 2013-11-18T06:00:05-05:00 Dear Jesus, please give me the wisdom to tell the difference between broken people and biting people. —  Lisa Harper There is nothing more ugly than a Christian orthodoxy without understanding or without compassion. — Francis A. Schaeffer So, I’ve been thinking about dangerous things. Late one Sunday afternoon last summer, I was unloading luggage from a […] http://faithgateway.com/jesus-is-our-hope/ 2013-10-04T14:53:38-05:00 I give you hope—hope that the best part of your life is not behind you. Rather, it stretches out before you gloriously: into an eternity of experiences that will get better and better and better. For now, though, you inhabit a world of death, sorrow, crying, and pain. Let the hope of heaven empower you […] http://faithgateway.com/great-leadership-self-observation/ 2013-10-04T14:50:54-05:00 My experience with leaders is that what helps you as a person almost always translates to helping you as a leader. When you transform as a person, you engage in the personal abilities that help anyone to be a better influencer. The ability to connect, to be clear about your responsibilities, to know your values, […] http://faithgateway.com/god-blesses-choose-wise-company/ 2013-10-04T14:49:44-05:00 Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on His law day and night. — Psalm 1:1-2 Who is your oldest, long-term friend? […] http://faithgateway.com/every-ounce-of-americas-talent-matters/ 2013-10-04T14:47:38-05:00 Some readers may be thinking, I have worked hard and achieved a lot in my personal life, so why should I worry myself about the well-being of people who are too lazy to take advantage of opportunities to succeed? However, for every one of those young people we can keep from choosing a self-destructive path, […] http://faithgateway.com/climb-the-right-mountain/ 2013-10-04T14:45:25-05:00 “Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this.” —Psalm 37:5 In 1988, Jim Hayhurst Sr., a forty-seven-year-old former Procter & Gamble professional and advertising executive, became the oldest member of the Canadian Expedition to reach the summit of the tallest peak on earth, Mount Everest. Jim’s book, The […] http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/wisdom-to-go-6775 2012-12-28T09:26:54-05:00 The good news is you can get the discernment you need to answer in God's will. Now, pray through the major arenas, the major relationships of your day. Bathe your life in prayer, and then pause before you answer to be sure that your line to heaven is open. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/the-strongest-men-in-the-world-6671 2012-08-06T15:59:18-05:00 Listen to your mother, listen to your sister, listen to your wife...the women in your life. One measure of the strength of a man is his openness to the strength of a woman. The men who listen to and respect the women in their life? They're the strongest men in the world. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/the-pace-car-in-every-race-6615 2012-05-18T09:40:19-05:00 If Adam isn't right, the garden isn't right either. There's stress, conflict, confusion, decisions not made if the man who is supposed to be leading isn't doing it. Think about it today if you happen to be on Adam's side of the human race. Could some of your frustrations be because you've been neglecting your God-given responsibilities to your wife, to your children, or to be the spiritual leader? http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/something-happens-when-you-have-to-speak-6498 2011-12-09T13:34:43-05:00 You may be in or you might be approaching a pressure situation where you feel inadequate to say what needs to be said. Well, Jesus said here, "Make up your mind not to worry about it." God wants to display His power by giving you words and wisdom that you don't even know you have.