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Finding Values That Make Life Sweet - #9 Prudence, judging rightly

Simply and Beautifully

    

  Woman

December, 2011

Prudence

 

 

 

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Greetings!   

 

  Should I give my grandchildren cookies before they leave our home at 5pm? It will make them happy on the spot and will keep them liking to come to Grandma's house...but, the children will find it hard to eat their dinner when they get home and will probably be reprimanded for picking at their food because they aren't hungry.


When we take time to weigh the good and the bad, the right and the wrong, the better and the best of a situation, we are getting ourselves in a position for making a prudent decision. 

 

The implementation of that decision might take courage, discipline and restraint. 

 

The more we dedicate ourselves to acquiring the virtue of prudence,judging rightly,we will find that "prudence is often associated with wisdom, insight,  and knowledge" (Wikipedia). 

 

We might, because of our prudent decision "not" to feed the  children cookies,  also encounter "wisdom" at the same time, and realize that we can pack some cookies and put them in a special bag with a ribbon on it for the children for after dinner.  

 

 

 

 

"Disappointments are Inevitable"

(Did you ever take a trip that you just thought would be perfect and everything seemed to go wrong?) 
 
" Discouragement

Is A Choice."

                                                                     

 

 (Dr. Charles Stanley)

       

 

 
Making it a habit to go to that secret place in our hearts where God meets us to help us weigh our options for the "next step" can change your life for the good!  Letting Prudence be your VIRTUE OF THE YEAR can save your marriage, get you that job, restore your hope and help you love in a way that you never dreamed you could!  
 
Discouragement comes when our hearts are set on something and it doesn't happen like we imagined, and we start blaming God, others, the weather, or even condemning ourselves. Our spirits fall and we think everything is ruined.
 
 
Take your time to cry, grieve, even pout a little...but then, as soon as you can, slip away to your quiet place where God will help you to judge your situation rightly, weigh your options  (should I make sure my husband knows that he really messed things up and stay mad?...or  should I give him the slack he so desires and make something beautiful out of a tough situation?). 
 

 Come Holy Spirit, help me to choose wisely the way to go.  Give me prudence to discern between what is good and holy and what is selfish and destructive.  I want to be courageous to do your will when I hear your voice in the quietness of my heart.   For your ways are good, O Lord, your will for me is perfect. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh Happy Advent.    

May our tears turn into dancing 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Till next Sunday,

Sharon