Doing verses Doing Nothing

I have heard it said before, that if God wants me to know it, that I will know it. I don't have to do anything to learn, it will just happen. I don't know why people write books, because they just don't have anything in them that I can use.

I believe all those statements are lies from the pit of hell, the devil does not want us to prepare for anything, he wants us to walk around blind to the truth. God has given people a gift of writing and helping others and if we say that it can't help us, we are buying into the lies of the enemy of our God and in doing so we are walking in spiritual blindness, because there are so many books there to help us and teach us the pitfalls of others and then helpful ideas, for raising kids, to having a godly marriage and so much more, but if we are not willing to learn, it just doesn't happen. We need to be willing to do the work that it takes.

A mountain doesn't climb itself, we must first go to the mountain to climb it, than we must be willing to climb, if we are not willing to do it, than why did we even go to the mountain. In our lives if we have taken on a challenge, we must be willing to do everything to complete the challenge, things just don't happen, we must act. I think there is a scientific theory about that, a force will not begin to move until acted upon, we need to put action to our words, we need to work at it and build it. In other words the mountain will not help you climb it, but God will help you climb the mountain. My devotionals today covered this and I will share them with you.

Pride Versus Love 
with David Jeremiah

Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies.
1 Corinthians 8:1b

The story is told of the time when a venerable Bible scholar met a young seminary student. When the old scholar asked the young student how his study of Scripture was progressing, the student replied, “Oh, I don’t spend any time studying. I trust that when I get in the pulpit God will fill my mouth with the words I should say.” The old scholar replied, “He will fill your mouth alright. He’ll fill it with the east wind!” Because of his lack of study, the young man didn’t catch the scholar’s point. In Scripture, the “east wind” referred to the furnace-like winds that blew in from the desert and withered all it touched (Genesis 41:6).

Perhaps the young student was trying to avoid the pride to which knowledge can lead. All knowledge? Of course not—Scripture presents gaining knowledge as a desirable goal (Proverbs 1:4; John 8:32). But knowledge, if displayed and used arrogantly, can certainly lead to pride. But on the heels of that warning, Paul provides an alternative: “love edifies”—edify meaning to build up, to strengthen. Pride destroys, love edifies.

Use your knowledge—whatever the subject or situation—as a means to love, encourage, and build up others.

Conceit is what makes a little squirt think he is a fountain of knowledge. 
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