2 key words

Proverbs 3:3-4 “Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.  Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.” Love and faithfulness are traits which define children of God.  Our Heavenly Father defines both.  He is love and His promises are absolute.  You and I are heirs of both His love and faithfulness.  We are also students of our Heavenly Father, learning from Him the most beneficial traits defined as success.  LOVE and FAITHFULNESS—-THAT IS YOUR NAME!

The value of wisdom

Proverbs 2:12 “Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse.” Wisdom is a way of thinking. It is an attitude.  It is a lifestyle.  It is a way a person carries themselves-poise.  Wisdom is an infusion into a person’s heart and soul.  Wisdom is God given and carries a mindset of both this life and eternity.  Wisdom is an extremely valuable component of every Christian’s being.  Pray for an abundance of it. Please pray for a friend of mine and her mother as her stepdad  recovers from an alcohol episode and has what appears to be severe brain damage.  They are all suffering and need help with our God’s wisdom.

Take care!

Proverbs 2:11 “Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you;” Impetuousness demands failure.  Who wants failure?  Apparently many.  Drugs and alcohol have become solutions–many times deadly solutions, while God thinking is not looked on as, not only a way to think, but the way to think.  Children, because of the love of their parents, should be taught, as well as parents live their lives with the knowledge of their Heavenly Father walking at their side guiding, encouraging and lovingly protecting them.  Then—appropriate decisions are very likely to be made.

His protection

Proverbs 2:8 “for he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones.” If lucky was a positive Christian term–you and I couldn’t be more lucky.  Would it be more proper to say–blessed, loved, favored, guarded–you can come up with any term which describes the thought of our Heavenly Father hugging you in His protective way every second of our lives.  How wonderful is it to have a faith filled cherished relationship with our Father!

Wisdom through osmosis?

Proverbs 2:6 “For the Lord gives wisdom, and from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.” From prayer and study of God’s Word comes wisdom.  Osmosis will not work.  Gaining wisdom, knowledge and understanding is the desire of every Christian.  Therefore, there is only one conclusion we can reach–pray and study. Have a great weekend.

A truth and a promise

Proverbs 2:1-5 “My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding, and if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.” accept—store up—turning—applying—call out—cry aloud—look—search—THEN…..WOW—FANTASTIC!!!!