I gave someone technical support over the phone today. At one point in time I worked in technical support for almost three consecutive years. I am not sure where technical support ranks in stressful jobs, but I wonder if it is up there in the top 10 or 20. When I get these phone calls sometimes now from friends and family the memories bubble up again with the emotions attached of technical support. Sometimes there is a tendency towards impatience or frustration.
After talking on the phone, I thought to myself, “This person was frustrated because of what was going on.” This is stating the obvious, but the obvious can be taken for granted. This is something I am growing in. I guess you could call it compassion and or empathy. Well, when this thought came to mind it had Truth attached to it.
When I thought this thought about this person, my emotions changed, even my heart rate. Not joking. I realized that my understanding based on simple, yet powerful truth gave me energy and I was no longer mentally agitated at all. It was gone. He has revealed Himself in me. In this revelation, He unveils Himself and His will. I acknowledge His love, compassion, mercy, power, and forgiveness towards me. In turn, I reciprocate this in my life including my thinking and motive.
Prov. 16:22 seems to be what may of happened to me. I received life, really His life, by His Spirit in revelation. The letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. His Spirit gives life! Even overflowing life again and again.
Why did I receive life? I believe I received the truth. The truth and reality of how another person was feeling and where they were at. Eph. 4:21 says, “The truth is in Jesus.” The truth sets me free. I was set free from the unregenerate thinking by truth. In this truth, by faith in me, I received understanding. The spiritual mind is life and peace by understanding through His faith inside me by His grace.
Truth is being imparted into my soul daily. This truth sanctifies my soul. It makes my soul more whole to be eventually like Him because He is in me. Truth is fulfilling its purpose. It is aligning all things with itself through sanctification.
I am reminded of Prov. 19:11 (NIV), “A man’s wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offense.”
The KJV says, “The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and [it is] his glory to pass over a transgression.”
Prov. 2:11 (NIV), “Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you.”
Prov. 14:29 (NIV), “A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man displays folly.”
Prov. 16:22 (NIV), “Understanding is a fountain of life to those who have it, but folly brings punishment to fools.”
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