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Wisdom and Strengths – Proverbs 7:5
Prov 7:5 [ESV] to keep you from the forbidden woman, from the adulteress with her smooth words. As a very young boy I went into a small shop one day. The lady who ran the shop was through the back, and there was no-one else in the shop. I reached out my hand,...
Wisdom and Strengths – Proverbs 7:4
Prov 7:4 [ESV] Say to wisdom, “ You are my sister, ” and call insight your intimate friend, On a mission trip in the 1990's to India I was given the privilege to visited a few orphanages. The children were all born from parents who had HIV – so there was a...
Wisdom and Strengths – Proverbs 7:3
Prov 7:3 [ESV] Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart. For the last thirty or forty years of my life I have been so intentional about gathering wisdom. Looking to read the right books at the right time, and to précis the wisdom from...
Wisdom and Strengths – Proverbs 7:2
Prov 7:2 [ESV] Keep my commandments and live; keep my teaching as the apple of your eye. In a world where circumstantial happiness is prized, and success is measured, what price will we pay for peace with God? We know don't we, that there is a world of...
Wisdom and Strengths – Proverbs 7:1
Prov 7:1 [ESV] My son, keep my words and treasure up my commandments with you; Since the 16th Century the English word "keep" has also been used as a term for the tower, the strongest part, at the centre of a castle. It was the place of last resort, when all...
Psalm 119 connections and reflections on verse 6
Belief as a talent carries strong core values – values that can support valuing self and others while dispelling untruths and myths that cause confusion and even shame.
Psalm 119 connections and reflections on verse 5
Restorative is such an excellent talent that runs towards problems. If you have this talent you are awesome at figuring out what is wrong and resolving it. Staying focused on discovering the root cause is an additional skill.
Psalm 119 connections and reflections on verse 4
Individualization is intrigued with the unique qualities of every human person, there is a relational desire to see people flourish in the community as they work together. Individualization positions people for success.
Psalm 119 connections and reflections on verse 3
Achiever is such a great executing Talent – it simply loves to have a list of things to do, and then to get those ticked off. What is essential, is that we seriously take time to consider the priorities of what should be on our lists, combating the desire to tackle “urgent” issues with the knowledge that dealing with “important” issues will most always be a better choice.
Psalm 119 connections and reflections on verse 2
Analytical has at it’s heart a mental thirst for knowledge that helps inform decisions. I love the thought of “analytical” as a talent, being used to genuinely understand God’s Word, and to inform our lives thereafter.




