The wisdom of God

Hi guys! How is everyone doing as we wrap up another week of fasting/praying/reading? We are so encouraged to hear how many of you are staying on track with the reading and are sticking to the fast. Keep it up! I am not able to skip meals, so I am fasting chocolate and soda.....that may not be a big deal for some of you, but for any chocoholics out there, you can imagine how hard this is! In fact, yesterday I caved and ate a chocolate bar cookie, and I was so bummed afterwards. I was amazed at the power of my flesh to give in, and it left me thinking that I really want to love Jesus more than anything that satisfies my flesh.

So I have been pondering over 1 Cor. 1:18-31 which is about the wisdom of God versus the wisdom of man. What a powerful chunk of scripture this is!!! Did anyone else get blessed by reading it? I love verse 25 which says, "For the foolishness of God is wiser than man's wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man's strength." God is so AWESOME! God's standard for wisdom measured so different than the world. He used "unschooled and ordinary men" to spread the Gospel, so we don't have to think we have to have it all together or have special training to be used by him. All He needs is a weak willing vessel to work through!!!

We love you guys, stay strong and focused!

Michelle