Yesterday morning, Dr. Rich Liner, who formerly pastored First Baptist Church, Sevierville until PLS (a neuromuscular disease) attacked his body over a decade ago, spoke to our Young Married Bible Fellowship class. Knowing he was speaking to a group of young adults in their 20's and 30's, Dr. Liner shared a lesson he titled "Counselors That Will Help You Make Decisions".
Dr. Liner shared 4 counselors that Christians should use to make decisions:
1. Scripture: Psalm 119:105; read a Proverb a day that corresponds with the day of the month; read from Psalms daily; read daily of the life of Christ from the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John).
2. Spirit- Christians, if they aren't filled with the Holy Spirit can make poor decisions. If you are filled with the Holy Spirit, you will exhibit the fruits of the Spirit as listed in Galatians 5:22, 23 (love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control).
3. Situations: God is using every situation for His good in your life, even the hard things and difficult times. Give Him thanks through it all (I Thessalonians 5:18).
4. Savior: Call upon on the name of Jesus. He is the "Wonderful, Counselor" (Isaiah 9:6).
Though I've read and taught about the fruits of the Spirit on several occasions, Dr. Liner shared something yesterday that I'd never recognized before. Reading through the listing of fruits and getting to patience, he said, "If you're filled with the Holy Spirit, you'll have patience with others. You'll have patience with yourself".
For those of us who demand much of ourselves, setting high goals of expectation and achievement, we should learn to be more patient with ourselves. Patience, even with one's self, is a sign of being filled with the Spirit.
I greatly appreciate Dr. Liner sharing some wisdom with us yesterday.
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