The Wise Way to Live

“Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.” – Colossians 4:5,6 Over the past few days, I have been discussing the state of the human heart as Jesus described it to the Pharisees. As a result of what’s happening in their emotional lives, the Pharisees are incapable of participating in the kingdom of God, due to their pride, ego, and fear, which is actually self-sabotage. This is not my first time saying this, and it is not my original idea, but we are not thinking beings who feel, we are feeling beings who think.  What does that mean? Most often, we feel something first, then employ our thoughts to defend our position as an attorney would defend us. That’s not a wise way