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Proverbs, chapter 14

“Every wise woman buildeth her house But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.”

11/08/2017

By: Pastor Rose Barreto

Sometimes you undergo disappointments that make you unmotivated in life. When you fear the Lord, you recognize that He loves you, and you don`t care about the look. The world looks at our look; they want to set bad feelings, the anguish of the past, and deceptions in your heart. Your heart is the connection with God

The Bible talks about the wise woman, but this word is not only towards women, but it also includes men. The responsibility of edifying your home belongs to all of us. “Every wise woman buildeth her house But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands..” Why am I telling you that? It`s because this attitude belongs to both. Let`s see what the book 1 Peter, chapter 3, verse 7 has to tell us: “Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered”. If the husband never cares about his family, even his prayers will be cut. That`s why the responsibility of edifying a home belongs to both, the husband has the biggest due, but the wife has to be wise

Sometimes, you, women, complain about your husband who is not looking after you, but have you been wise? Let`s see what the Bible says: “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding.” There are people who are not wise. You may ask me: Pastor, How will I be wise? Pastor, how will I be wise in order to save my son from danger and traps of Satan? Has my marriage been restored? Seek wisdom in God because first, you have to fear the Lord for you to be able to get wisdom with Him. It`s worthless saying you are a wise woman if you don`t fear the Lord. He is the source of everything. You have to fear and believe; you have to respect Him. When you were a child, you feared your parents, didn`t you? I love my parents, but I am not scared of them, I rely on them. Your parents were the ones you always relied on; you talked to them about any difficulties you had, you talked to any time you needed. Maybe you can say: “Pastor, they are dead.” What about when they were alive? God is bigger than anything you can imagine. There are people who think God is obliged to bless us all the time é. He isn`t obliged of doing anything. Where is your fear for Him? Imagine if your son comes to you requiring you to give him money, saying: “Mom, I want money, if you don`t give me, you are not my mother anymore.” God isn`t obliged of doing anything to us. We have to change our thought. Tell Him you need His help, but we don`t deserve anything from Him. If we keep behaving this way, we will never get His blessings. You have to edify your home and fear the Lord. If you behave with reverence before Him, He will honor you. There are people who show they are seeking God before the pastor, they are helpful, but in their heart, where only God sees, they have a lot of anguish, sadness, and rage. God knows what we have in our heart, and the first attitude of this person should be forgiveness. I know it`s difficult to forgive, but God says you have to forgive. Amen. If you broke up with your husband or wife, forgive. Never torment yourself every day telling this person what he or she did wrong all the time. My husband and I when we say something wrong to one another, we forgive each other right away. I say to him: “Honey, we have to forgive. We can`t be apart”. And everything becomes routine again. It`s so bad to be without talking to each other! We will celebrate our twenty-second anniversary... And you ask me: “Pastor, what do you do to keep your marriage?” I will tell you one thing: I like my marriage much more today than in my honeymoon. Do you know the secret? Forgiveness, patience, and comprehension. All that happens because I fear the Lord and my wisdom comes from Him. If you left home without talking to any of your related ones, ask for forgiveness when you arrive there. You may say: “Pastor, you don`t know what this person did to me.” Forgive! Your heart must be clean for God to work on it. I would like you to understand for God to perform in our lives. Communion with God needs heart without anguish. Your relationship with Him must be perfect. You may say: “Pastor, I`m a sinner...” I`m not talking about sins. We will always make mistakes but never remain in the same mistake. I always say we have to recognize we fail, we are sinners, make mistakes, but we have been trying to do it right. Did you understand? Sometimes it is something small but prevents you from receiving His blessings. So, It`s worthless keeping anguish. It`s not only the woman who needs to forgive, but also both have. You have to exhale the perfume of God at work or wherever you are Do you want to see an example? Do you know when you are right, and you come to the person who made a mistake and asked for forgiveness? This person`s attitude is to be perplexed, he or she doesn`t understand anything and keep thinking: “I made a mistake, and she asks me for forgiveness!” his person will never treat you bad. That`s when you use wisdom. You will know how to lead your life, your marriage, everything you do. Amen. The Bible says two men prayed in the temple to make the same purpose. The Pharisee was the one who prayed out loud saying he was different from the other men. He said he prayed, fasted, and gave the tithe. The Publican was stood up, far, was humbled by God, and recognized he was a sinner. We don`t have to exalt ourselves; the Bible says: “For every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled but he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.” Have you learned how we have to talk to God? The difference is not what the person does, but what is in her or his heart. Like the man who recognized he was a sinner to the Lord. You have to do your work and look after your heart! If your heart is dirty, your work is worthless. Forgive! Amen.