Hanging Around

You become like the people you hang around. It’s one of those truths that shows up everywhere in life.You see it in families.You see it in schools.You see it in churches. You see it in yourself. Because people shape us. Slowly. Quietly. Almost invisibly. The voices we listen to…the people we spend time with…the conversations […]

Knowledge

Knowledge. We chase it. Scroll.Click.Search.Refresh. We open tabs like they’re little doors to a better version of ourselves.We listen to podcasts while driving.We read leadership books with highlighters in hand.We attend conferences, take notes, nod along. Because knowledge feels good. It feels safe. It feels like progress. And we almost always pursue it in places […]

Day 15

(Proverbs 15) “The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but the prayer of the up right is acceptable to Him” (15:8) There are somethings the Lord refuses to accept and the sacrifice of the wicked is one of those. Whether it is because they do it out of ritual or just […]

Day 11

(Proverbs 11 – We have arrived.) Pride My abilities, My accomplishments, My Wisdom trump all others. Pride Comes from a word that means “to boil” and was used to describe a person who was arrogant and insubordinate. (Proverbs 11:2) Pride My abilities, My accomplishments, My triumphs rather than God’s. It is a push for personal […]

Day 9

(Proverbs 9) You know that person that you had to approach because they were going down a road that you knew would lead to destruction? So, you prayed and prayed and waited for the right opportunity to talk with them about it. You were not harsh, angry or condemning when you spoke with them but […]

Day 7

(Proverbs 7) Adultery? I don’t know about you, but when I get to chapter 5, chapter 6 and chapter 7 of Proverbs that topic stops me in my tracks every time I read through the book. I think it is because (even though I know it’s there) I never really expect the opening statements of […]