Category: Reflections
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Proverbs 15:28 The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things. I like the translation from the Amplified Bible too: The heart of the righteous thinks carefully about how to answer [in a wise and appropriate and timely way], But the [babbling] mouth of the wicked pours…
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Proverbs 20:22 Do not say, “I will repay evil”; Wait for the Lord, and He will save you. When we’ve been wronged, our natural tendency is to “wrong back”, i.e., to hurt the one who has hurt us. But when our hurt turns into anger, anger can easily morph into bitterness. When this happens, we…
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Proverbs 20:7 A righteous person who walks in his integrity — How blessed are his sons after him. (NASB) I like the way the Amplified Bible reads. The verse is spelled out more clearly. The righteous man who walks in integrity and lives life in accord with his [godly] beliefs—How blessed [happy and spiritually secure]…
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Proverbs 20:5 The purpose in a man’s heart is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out. Sometimes what we see on the surface is not representative of the “true” situation – the real motive or driving force. It takes wisdom and insight from God to “see through” to the root.…
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Proverbs 19:2 Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge, And he who hurries with his feet [acting impulsively and proceeding without caution or analyzing the consequences] sins (misses the mark). (Amplified Bible) How often are we guilty of “missing the mark” by acting impulsively. There are many applications of this…
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Everyday the news headlines highlight the declining state of our world. Uncertainty, discontent and chaos seem to rule the day in every area of life…our homes, communities, government and even the entire world. If ever there was a time when we needed to understand life and find a means to navigate through it wisely, it…
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Jeremiah 29:10 – 14 has always been an inspiring passage for me — a passage that caused me to pause and reevaluate how I was viewing my life at that moment. I remember one time in particular when I was driving back to work after a radiation treatment for lymphoma. I was feeling down; it was…
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In previous posts I’ve focused mainly on encouraging those who have been diagnosed. But recently it has come to my attention (and remembrance) that family members, especially those who provide the care, need support and encouragement too. I was talking to a family member of one who was diagnosed with cancer, and upon listening to…
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I am pleased to report that my friend, with whom I’ve been walking, is getting better. He’s on a strong regiment of chemo, but the tumor is shrinking. So I am thankful. And it brings up a point I’d like to address in this session: God is faithful, but sometime His purposes involve a process…
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In Walking With A Brother – Part 2, we addressed the topic of fear. It is such a dominating emotion, I felt the need to address it in this post also.We talked about the “what if’s” – future events that, for the most part, are out of our control. One of the problems of “what…
100 Days To A Better Life Through Proverbs 