"Earthly wisdom is doing what comes naturally. Godly wisdom is doing what the Holy Spirit compels us to do.“


-Charles Stanley

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Earthly wisdom is doing what comes naturally. Godly wisdom is doing what the Holy Spirit compels us to do.

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