Soul Food
Recipes for the Appetite and Soul
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The Fifth Way to Receive Wisdom: Thru Life Experiences
Proverbs 5:1 (Amplified Version) “MY SON, be attentive to my Wisdom [godly Wisdom learned by actual and costly experience], and incline your ear to my understanding [of what is becoming and prudent for you].” We have learned that wisdom can be received thru accepting Christ as Savior through reading, studying, and meditating in the Word of God, prayer thru the advice and counsel of godly men and women of God, and now thru life experiences.
Notice that this verse says that this wisdom is learned by actual and costly experience. While the other ways of receiving wisdom didn’t seem difficult to attain, this way of receiving wisdom comes by actual and costly experience. There are some lessons in life that are costly. The amazing thing about being a child of God is that even when we mess up big time God can take our past mistakes and use them as lifelong reminders that some roads we take in life can lead to pain, but there are some lessons we learn by walking thru some things, “Life 101.” There are certain tests we must take in life, but God loves us so much if we fail the test we can take it again. If you’re like me there are some experiences that if I have a vote I wouldn’t want to go thru again.
When a child of God walks with God even in our storms we can ask God in prayer, “What is the lesson I can learn from this?” I have decided and accepted there are inevitable challenges we have to face in life and it would be wise to decide to not go thru difficult places in life and come out empty handed. Some of you may say how can something good come out of this, but God can give us wisdom for our future. A testimony of his faithfulness and revelation that sometimes the only way out is thru. It may take some time before we realize how some experiences made us stronger and wiser, but we will.
I want to stop and encourage somebody going thru a fire. It is wisdom on the other side of this fiery furnace. It is wisdom on the other side of this storm and it is somebody waiting to be ministered to thru the testimony and wisdom you have attained. In Mark 5:1, Jesus had just spoke peace in the middle of the storm and once He and the disciples reached the other side of the sea there was a man in need of deliverance waiting to be ministered to by Jesus. When you come out this storm you’re going to come out with wisdom and a testimony that will break some other person’s chains. The bad relationship prepared you for your God ordained relationship. Sometimes you won’t understand order until you have lived in confusion. The pain that comes along with making bad decisions can get you to a point where you pray before making every decision.
It’s only after we have attained wisdom thru actual and costly experience that we really understand. “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose” Romans 8:28 (KJV).Then we can talk like David talked in Psalms 119:71 (KJV), “It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.” Praise God!
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Can you appreciate lessons learned through men and women who have walked with God and were willing to share their past experiences to enrich the lives of others?
Are you ready to be fed spiritually through short but concise messages on biblical topics that will give you a greater desire to be more like Christ? Imagine having that type of spiritual enrichment for your spirit and soul combined with eleven delicious recipes for your appetite in one book.
Delight yourself in the pages of this unique writing as Mc Kenzie E. Carter shares wisdom set up in recipe format on some of the greatest lessons he has learned over the years from amazing family members, mentors, and spiritual leaders that God has placed in his life to impart transformational lessons. Then, as soon as you think you are finished reading, you will transition into some savory, simple, down-south recipes that will provoke your family or dinner guests to ask for seconds at dinnertime.
Soul Food: Recipes for the Appetite and Soul will give you the desire to study and apply the principles taught in the book, so you can also experience Kingdom results.
About the Author
Mc Kenzie E. Carter is the pastor of Temple of Deliverance Church in Stafford, Texas. Mc Kenzie, his wife, Cynthia, and their family founded the ministry in 2006. Since the inception of the church, they have been blessed to see many souls saved and transformed by the power of God. Mc Kenzie has a great passion for prayer and the Word of God, along with ministering to the church he leads. He also spends time training leaders and teaching subjects that help empower the body of Christ, such as discipleship, deliverance, prayer, the Kingdom of God, and many more. In his leisure time, Pastor Carter enjoys spending time with family, exercising, cooking, and reading.