Trading the Fool’s Cap for Wisdom’s Crown- Part Two
July 26, 2021Wisdom Challenge #20 “It takes courage to grow up and become who you truly are,” E.E. Cummings noted. How true that is. I believe our culture will someday soon be led by grown-ups. Not just people old in years but people of any age who know who they are and why God placed them on earth. Meanwhile, right now, age and wisdom are uncool in much of society. Watch fashion, social media, and entertainment trends if you doubt that. Our key verse for this month warns us not to blow off the wisdom of those wiser than us. My child, listen…
Trading the Fool’s Cap for Wisdom’s Crown-Our Parents Were Right
Wisdom Challenge #19 Is it just me or is the dumb factor getting worse in our culture? Reality shows especially, have shifted from primarily interesting to voyeuristic, cruel, and just dumb. Plastic surgery gone bad. Dysfunctional families. 25 women competing…
21 Ways to Improve Your Relationships from Proverbs 27-Part 2
Wisdom Challenge #18 We are being watched. The world knows that God-followers claim to have the goods on what real love is. Our lives are viewed through the eyes of those who have not yet met Love himself, personally. The…
21 Ways to Improve Your Relationships from Proverbs 27- Part One
Humans are attracted to love. We are hardwired for it because it is the nature of our Creator who designed us after himself. God’s plan for his children is to enjoy relationship with him and the rest of our kingdom…
Wisdom Is The God-Follower’s Fuel for Success-Part Two
Wisdom Challenge #16 Imagine how different daily life might be if the world wasn’t dotted with so many meddlers, gossips, liars, and haters. And so many who are willing to listen to them. Or make excuses for them. TV shows,…
Wisdom is the God-Follower’s Fuel for Success
Wisdom Challenge #15 Do you ever feel like life is so jammed that most of your brain space is filled with the urgent here and now? Then, in the moments when you take a breath, is your mind too tired…
God-Followers CAN Be Purifying Agents in a Polluted Culture
Wisdom Challenge #14 Do you ever wish your children or grandchildren could grow up in the simpler days of your own childhood? Days when sexual immorality didn’t seem to pollute everything from tooth paste commercials to children’s cartoons? Dreamy days…
God Is Still in Control
Wisdom Challenge #13 2020 revealed my ignorance about the amount of power government officials hold over my life, for good or for evil. I learned it in spades over the last twelve months. You too? Powerless pawns in a 5D…
Pride Can Bring a Christian Low
Wisdom Challenge #12 If you’d like to go a little deeper with the topic in this article, I’ve placed some devotions on my website at sharonstults.com. Find them as downloadable files under “Wisdom Challenge Resources” entitled, “Climbing Back Up When…
How Wise Christians Process Criticism Successfully
Wisdom Challenge # 11 How do you handle criticism? No one escapes it. Jesus generated a lot of it. We should expect the same if we are walking close to him. So, I’m wondering how you handle it when people…
The Trap of False Humility
Wisdom Challenge #10 This post is also now available in video form! Come find me at “The Pastor’s Feisty Wife” on the social media app Telegram. Starting with this post, I’m also offering a new feature on my website…
