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When the world around you crumbles what is it that you hold on to? What gets you through this time? It has been a few weeks now since my brother-in-law passed away. There are still lots of tears and mourning when thinking about it. This has not been an easy time for my family and sister. While talking through things …
Do we listen to what is going on around us? Do we listen to more than just the words? I remember back in the fall, I was talking with one of our new adult leaders and they mentioned something to the affect of: “Are any of our students hurting? They seem like they have everything together. “ I then proceeded …
Throughout our lives, we will encounter people who have lost loved ones, and people who are hurting. It might be a going to a funeral or comforting someone going through a difficult situation. So how do comfort them? This week (April 2015), my wife’s grandmother passed away. While she was a godly woman, it was still hard on my wife …
Others Day Every Day We are in the midst of a season that is set aside for celebrating some of the special people in our lives: Mothers Day and Fathers day more specifically. Each of these days, are set aside to do special things for them. Some celebrate and do things very creatively, thus gobs of pinterest pins, some buy …
How do you face your fears? Hebrews 11:1 Faith is being sure of what we hope for. It is being certain of what we do not see. (NIrv) Bottom Line: When I experience what God can do, it helps me face my fears. Principle from Upward Sports Fear is something we all have. Every week or year, we slowly face …
Provers 2:6 For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding; Since wisdom is taking knowledge and applying it skillfully in our daily lives, and since wisdom comes from God, then we need to learn how to make wise decisions based on God’s Word. When situations come up in our lives that need wisdom here are a few things to think …
“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood and sorry I could not travel both.” Robert Frost. Proverbs chapter 9 discusses two opposing roads or ways. The first is the way of wisdom and the second is the way of folly. Both of them are calling out to men and women everywhere to follow them. But the question remains, which one …
The chapter7 of Proverbs begins by Solomon challenging his son to keep God’s Words, to follow them and to cherish them. He then concludes his introduction by stating this, “4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call insight your intimate friend, 5 to keep you from the forbidden woman, from the adulteress with her smooth words.” With these few words gives the answer to how to …
The 5th chapter of proverbs contains two major thought patterns. The first is the listening and obeying the wisdom of God. “My son, be attentive to my wisdom; incline your ear to my understanding, that you may keep discretion, and your lips may guard knowledge.” (Proverbs 5:1, 2 ESV) we are told to listen to the wisdom and …
Proverbs chapter four is about pursuing and gaining wisdom. The picture is of a father pulling aside his young boy and teaching him wisdom. Encouraging him to seek wisdom and find it. For it is wisdom that guides us, and teaches us to follow in the right paths of life. Solomon describes the path of righteousness in the following verse. …
