21 Friday Oct 2016
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Every time I read Proverbs 26:11, it is meaningful to me, As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly. Once you have learned a hard lesson, don’t be a fool and repeat the same mistake. Accept God’s mercy and grace, then move on and don’t come back.
20 Thursday Oct 2016
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It is hard to recover from unrighteousness. Proverbs 25:26 says, Like a muddied spring or polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked. Once you give into evil, it is hard to clear your life from its affects. But through grace and mercy, Christ can cleanse us and bring us back to righteousness.
19 Wednesday Oct 2016
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It is hard to be on the “go” all the time. We all want to be able to coast every once in a while. But resting for too long can be detrimental to your future. God calls us to be diligent in all we do. Proverbs 24:33-34 says, A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of hands to rest – 34 and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man. If we take it easy for too long, it will ultimately cost us everything.
In the same vein, if we feel it is OK to cut corners, instead of doing what is right all the time, it will eventually cause us to accept mediocrity in all we do. Stay diligent and continuously look to the Holy Spirit for leading and guidance.
18 Tuesday Oct 2016
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We can spend all our time and energy chasing down riches, but in the end we will have done nothing but pursued something we cannot take with us into eternity. Proverbs 23:5 says: Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle. The hard thing about riches is we can never have enough. The more we have, the more we want. It is a vicious cycle. Let us spend out time and energy working towards the things that impact our lives eternally. They may be more difficult to attain, but will have everlasting consequences and bring glory to God.
17 Monday Oct 2016
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The job of a parent is not to make all decisions for their children, it is to raise them to make good decisions for themselves. Proverbs 22:6 says: Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it. Raising children is more about leading and less about dictating them. If we do a good job leading them, they will remember the right and good paths throughout their lives.
16 Sunday Oct 2016
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Diligence is not something that comes naturally to anyone, it is a result of deliberate development of a strong character. Proverbs 21:5 says: The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty. By working hard with methodical patience, we can profit from it; just as the opposite will lead to poverty. Those who wait around for everything to just fall in their laps will be sadly disappointed when nothing happens.
15 Saturday Oct 2016
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While I do not have issues with drinking alcoholic beverages, it should not be consumed as a means of controlling our behavior. Proverbs 20:1 says: Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise. Anything you allow in your life to control you is bad, no matter what it is. The only thing we can ever allow in our lives to control us is the Holy Spirit, who will never lead us down the wrong path.
14 Friday Oct 2016
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A righteous life is much better than a wealthy one. Proverbs 19:1 says: Better a poor man whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse. Do not sacrifice your integrity to gain the temporary satisfaction of wealth. A righteous life has a greater impact on eternity than money ever will.
13 Thursday Oct 2016
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Finding people we can trust is much easier said than done. But Proverbs 18:24 says: A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Though it may seem impossible, pray that God provides people in our lives we can trust and know they will be closer than our own family. God will use trusted companions to help shape us and lead us to live life according to God’s perfect plan for us.
12 Wednesday Oct 2016
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Proverbs 17:28 is a timely verse for this political season: Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and discerning if he holds his tongue. There are too many people arguing over who is the lesser of two evils. When evil is defended, foolishness and deceit is displayed.
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