#Day 226: 14 August 2016, Sunday

FIGHT FOR UNDERSTANDING

By: Shien Chang

• Proverbs 24: 3-4 NLT  "A house is built by wisdom and becomes strong through good sense. Through knowledge its rooms are filled with all sorts of precious riches and valuables"
• Proverbs 4:7 NLT "Getting wisdom is the wisest thing you can do! And whatever else you do, develop good judgment"

Everyone in this world wants to be understood. But is it easy to understand ones mind? No it is not, it requires a great effort. Human mind is deeper than the deepest well, it requires an effort to build the bridge of understanding.

• Proverbs 20:5 KJV "Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out"

A home is a place of peace, when there is a great understanding there will be peace.

A good understanding brings:

1. Closeness: "The more we know each other, the closer we can help each other, the closer our relationship will be"
2. Good judgement: "Those who judge will never understand and those who understand will never judge"

Assumption, Prejudice  destroys a good understanding. We need to continue focus on creating a positive mindset. We also need to be aware of our surrounding, what we hear, what we read, we need to filter what enters our mind.

Negative information, creates negative assumption and prejudice. We need to be open and create a good understanding hence brings peace.

"We must fight for understanding not fight againts each other"

Mark 6:49-50 NLT "...but when they saw him walking on the water, they cried out in terror, thinking he was a ghost. They were all terrified when they saw him. But Jesus spoke to them at once. “Don’t be afraid,” he said. “Take courage! I am here! ”

• Just like the disciples, a lot of time when we have lack of understanding, we tend to treat others as "ghost".
• We need to take courage and rejoice that Jesus our God is always with us even when we are in the greatest storm of our lives.

Now, how can we fight and find a good understanding:

1. Nonetheless, the one and only: God's words:

• Isaiah 30:15 NLT - This is what the Sovereign Lord , the Holy One of Israel, says: “Only in returning to me and resting in me will you be saved. In quietness and confidence is your strength. But you would have none of it.
• In searching of good understanding, stay calm and quite. As in quiteness God builds our strength.
• To find quiteness and confidence, we only need to return to God and rest in Him.

2. Capture and contained all the negative thoughts: 

• 2 Cor 10: 5 KJV - "Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ"

3. Change and think like Jesus:

• Learn and always think positive as Jesus always bring good to all who loves Him.
• Philippians 4:8 KJV - "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things".

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