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I've finally made it to day 31! I think it took me about a month longer than it should have, but...all in God's timing. Any delays I've encountered have always been meaningful, so I don't fret when my proposed timelines don't end up being my actual timelines. At least not on things like this. The Proverbs end rather abruptly, don't they? It is curious that the time spent speaking about women is done mostly at the very end (saving the best for last?) and there doesn't seem

I really loved reading this passage of the Proverbs. I've read through the Proverbs before, but I've never read through them as one big group. I have gotten so much more out of them by reading them this way. I especially loved verses five through nine. The part that has always spoken to me, not just here but in many other places in scripture, is the command to not add to (or take away from) God's Word. There was a man (and his wife) who used to sit in front of us at the ch

Boy, the last 24 hours have been interesting to say the least. But I'll refrain from saying why in this post. If the Lord inspires, I'll share what's been going on with my family in the last day or so in a separate post later on. For now, and for today's Proverbs devotional, I don't have any commentary to add, so I'll just leave you with God's Word and with Pastor Reid's commentary. Here is today's text: Proverbs 29 1 He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall

Celebrating 16 years of marriage to my one and only husband today! Praise God for good health and for giving me a guy I can't run off! (I've almost run him off a few times, but he always comes to his senses. LOL) Today I will elaborate on my commentary in the photo from below. I will start off by stating what should have already started to become obvious by now if you've followed my blog at all; that I disagree with a whole lot of things that we find preached in most churc

I can't say that I agree, fully, with Pastor Reid's commentary today. Of course I agree fully that we should be able to call upon our brothers and sisters in Christ in time of need, especially when they are closer to us in proximity. But I don't agree that the Bible emphasizes the local church, but rather the whole, single body of the Church. If the Bible emphasized the local Church, then why did Paul spend so much time writing letters to Churches in other locations? Why

Boy was this message timely! Not only the chapter in Proverbs about the fool, but also the commentary from Pastor Reid. I have learned over and over again, and just recently, that it does no good to argue with a fool. I have stopped making the effort in most cases, especially the ones who insist they are always right and refuse to consider they may be wrong. Now, if I'm being honest, I used to be that way. I would get so offended when someone wanted to challenge me. But,

These extra proverbs are choc full of little tidbits to help us in our daily lives. No wonder Solomon was considered the wisest man to have ever lived (after he asked God for wisdom over riches). But what's so fascinating is even the wisest man to have ever lived did some pretty dumb things. Maybe he was writing the proverbs to himself as much as he was writing them to his descendants. I'd say it's a pretty wise man who knows when he needs to hear the voice of wisdom. In

Some proverbs are so easy to understand, and then some I read over and over again and I still have no idea what they're saying or why certain words are used where they are. For example, Proverbs 24:21 My son, fear thou the Lord and king, and meddle not with them that are given to change: (ok, easy enough, right?) 22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both? Of them both? Them both? We were talking about people who are given to change and

Ohhh, I should have been done with this devotional long ago. I'm so terrible about these sort of things. But the last couple of days have been really bad. Have you ever been so down, so low emotionally, that it just feels as though the entire weight of the world has come crashing down on your shoulders? And worse yet, you don't even know why you're feeling that way? Well, that was me over the last 36-48 hours. It was bad. My mind was going to very deep, dark places and I

Who here would like for me to publish something more than just my Proverbs devotionals? Me! But the Lord seems to be preventing me from writing lately and that's probably a good thing for now. My brain is becoming fatigued from a long and stressful year of homeschooling and it's never good to write with a foggy brain. I need a brain vacation! Here is today's text: Proverbs 22 1 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and go