Saturday... Have you ever thought of this?

Look at Proverbs 13:8 (MSG), "The rich can be sued for everything they have, but the poor are free of such threats." There are so many views that we can have of other people and of how they have it so much better than we do, but do they? But we think they do so we live in despair and discouragement. This Proverb shows how we can see our situation in a new light which can make us feel encouraged. It is all in our perspective.

Yes, it is good to be rich but there are a lot of difficulties that go with it.

The Proverb right before this says, "A pretentious, showy life is an empty life; a plain and simple life is a full life." Maybe your simple life is the way for you to go.

And then verse 9 says, "The lives of good people are brightly lit streets; the lives of the wicked are dark alleys."

The wisdom from God can show us different ways to view life. I am finding that spending time in the Proverbs shows life in a total different way and I love it.

Look at verse 12, "Unrelenting disappointment leaves you heartsick, but a sudden good break can turn life around." And that is so true.

And then Proverbs 23:17-18 says, "Don't for a minute envy careless rebels; soak yourself in the Fear-of-God - That's where your future lies. Then you won't be left with an armload of nothing."

Here is an encouraging thought. There are 31 chapters in Proverbs. Enough to read one chapter each day of the month. So why not read one chapter a day and see how your perspective toward your life will change. I just read Proverbs 13 and 23 today, and these were some of the different perspectives that I found. So why not give it a try. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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Friday... Yes, we need them. We really do

Psalm 8:3-4 (NLT), "When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers - the moon and the stars you set in place - what are mere mortals that you should think about them, human beings that you should care for them?" Friday... Yes, we need them. We really do. No, not the fact that I can go out my front door and look out at night at the marvels of the sky. I can do that and it is amazing and it takes my breath away each time I see it. Yes, that is a fact but the reality of who did that and the wisdom and the faith that I have to believe that and to marvel that the one who did that cares about me makes such a difference in how I live my life. Yes, God really does. That is so wonderful for us to believe. And that is why faith and wisdom are so important. Now whatever belief you have at how that marvel happened must also be believed through faith. And the sad thing to me is that more and more people have been taught that there is no God and therefore he did not have a h...

Monday... Three ifs and two thens. They go together!

Monday... Three ifs and two thens. They go together! They really do. And this is what caught my attention this morning as I was reading Proverbs 2. Verse 1 (NRSVUE) says, "My child, if you accept my words and treasure my commands within you." Verse 3 (NIV), "Indeed i f you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, Verse 4, and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure, Verse 5, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God." And verses 9-11, " Then you will understand what is right and just and fair - every good path. For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul. Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you." There will always be some effort we must do, some ifs for the thens to be realized in our lives. So many of us want to understand without the ifs. But the thens are so worth, so very worth the effort. Verses 5-6 in the Ampli...

Wednesday... Our unless can turn into useless.

Wednesday... Our unless can turn into useless. It really can. I have found that unless I give the correct email of my wife then I can't get what I wanted. I put an extra i in her email and I have been working for 5 days to get it changed. Unless has been useless. The writer of Psalm 94 uses this word and shows how important it is. Verses 17-19 (NLT) says, "Unless the Lord had helped me, I would have soon settled in the silence of the grave. I cried out, 'I'm slipping!' but your unfailing love, O Lord, supported me. When doubts filled my mind, your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer." "Unless the Lord had helped me." So many people go on and on and on striving to live their life on their own but they keep slipping and doubting and living without hope and cheer. Yes the Lord has such unfailing love for us, he really does but unless we have a relationship with him and we turn to him and ask him for help then the unless turns in to useless because h...

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