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.
11 Tuesday Oct 2016
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This world tends to value the wrong things more and more each day. It likes to compare each person based on material possessions, or at least the perception of wealth. But Proverbs 16:16 explains what is really important: How much better to get wisdom than gold, to choose understanding rather than silver! You cannot take material possessions into eternity, but you can take the impact you have on others with the legacy you leave behind. Let us all work towards having and sharing wisdom above all else in order to bring others closer to God and bring glory to Him.
09 Sunday Oct 2016
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We hope you enjoy today as a day of reflection and worship. This is a great day to catch up on reading and spending time with family and friends.
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08 Saturday Oct 2016
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It is important to surround ourselves with Godly people who are able to speak wisdom into our lives. Proverbs 15:22 says: Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed. God uses lesson and wisdom learned by others to be leveraged in our lives if we are willing to accept it. Only a fool turns away counsel in favor of learning lessons the hard way.
07 Friday Oct 2016
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One of the beautiful things about being a believer is we have a loving God to lean on when things fall apart around us. Proverbs 14:32 reminds us: When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down, but even in death the righteous have a refuge. Those who stand alone without God have nothing to hold them up when everything is falling apart around them. But the Father is always with those who believe and choose to lean on Him, even when things go south, He is there to love us and hold us up in the storm.
06 Thursday Oct 2016
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In today’s society we are so afraid to correct and discipline our children out of fear that we may break them down. Proverbs 13:24 refutes this thought: He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is careful to discipline him. This verse doesn’t imply we should beat our children, instead it says we should not be afraid to correct them. They are not as fragile as we think and disciplining children creates disciplined adults who are not intimidated by failure.
05 Wednesday Oct 2016
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Being corrected is not an indictment of your knowledge, it is an opportunity to grow. Proverbs 12:1 says, Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid. When we reject constructive criticism, we waste an opportunity to grow. Do not let pride limit you.
04 Tuesday Oct 2016
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I thought Proverbs 11:14 in today’s reading was an appropriate verse for this election season, For lack of guidance a nation falls, but many advisers make victory sure. We can only pray and trust that our lack of good choices for our next commander in chief is balance by an ability to (hopefully) pick quality advisers and a heart to listen to their guidance.
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