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-spiritual discipline

-working hard is good but not enough 

-in order to be successful, hard work is to be accompanied with wisdom 

-its impt to grow in discernment and wisdom

when people are reluctant to persue wisdom 

the nature of wisdom is 

1. accessible 

-prayer gives us access to wisdom 

-when we pray, God is generous to give us wisdom

-begin the year in prayer 

   -telling God that we need His wisdom to go through the year 

-prayer inherently hunbles us.. cause is to see things in God and not our own, see God's sovereignty

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-God's wisdom may look foolish in the eyes of man, but trust in God 

2. The attainment of wisdom is not a quest but a response 

-simply respond

-raise her voice... Wants their word to be heard and be regarded seriously 

-we are always competing with the words of the world 

   -prayer is easy, but not many people do it. Obeying the word of God is easy, but not many people is able to follow 

-go deeper in the Word of God 

-reading the bible renews our mind 

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-God knows to be wise requires a long journey 

-obidence always reaps blessings 

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Wisdom 

IN THE SHADOW OF GOD

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-God is still working in the darkest night

3 things to commit to

1. a desire to be filled with the Holy Spirit

-Bazalel was filled with the Holy Spirit 

-although Bazalel's works were not recognized by the people, God called Bazalel by his name 

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2. a desire to know God's will 

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3. a desire to walk in holiness 

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-be conformed to be Christ like, not the world 

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Isaiah 

Christmas reminds us that no mater what God is always there

3 groups of ppl who are are very disappointed 

1. the shepards

-often shepards were often despised

-these are the group of people God asked to see Jesus

2. Elizabeth and Zechariah 

-both lived a righteous life, blameless in God 

-being righteous doesn't mean that we will have perfect life

3. the Magi 

they were wealthy educated scholars 

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they came all the way cos they have a longing that money, fame can satisfy 

Jesus 

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3 truths about Jesus

1. Jesus is the light

-Jesus is the light that will lead our path

-light give us vision

   -without light, we can see what is ahead

2. Jesus is life

-Jesus heals

3. Jesus is love

-Christmas is Jesus brings love

-on the first night of Christmas, God says let be love, and there love was sent as a little baby Jesus

-theres no substitute for God's love

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non-anxious presence

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-this there someone who is calm and conpose.. make decisions not base on fear

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-a good leader is self differentiated

   -know boundaries between self and others

   -can connect with people without losing own beliefs

   -not affected by others

   -dont flip flop just to please others

   -able to handle conflicts, no need people to like us

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-merely reflecting people anxiety

-no capacity to influence people

thermostat

-give calm advice

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-no competition among brothers, rivalry among friends

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5 things Jesus practice

1. practice slow-down spirituality

-slow down, "wasting time" in God's loving presence

2. Sabbath rest

-we got to learn to enjoy God

-only when we have rest in our body, soul and mind only then we have easy yolk

3. silence and solitude

4. devotional love

-devotion = affection, loyal, surrender to God

-loving God for who He is. Not what He can give

   -not just prayer answers

-love is not measured by productivity, it's measured by presence

5. detachment

-to a point where the world doesn't matter

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