Proverbs 5:18 Rejoice in the wife of your youth. The girl interest level at my house is pretty low right now, but I know my boys will sooner or later realize that the females of the species aren’t so bad. And though two of my three are adamant about retaining their bachelorhood until death, I know it is likely that someday a sweet girl will take their breath away and eventually their heart. In this world where sex outside of marriage is aggressively promoted as right and good, where the negative effects of it are ignored, where divorce is…
I had the opportunity to write yesterday’s devotion over at christiandevotions.us. Wallflower or Wildflower So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. Ephesians 4:11-13 NIV “Why am I not more like her?” You’ve thought it before, haven’t you? She is beautiful and poised and confident. Everybody loves her. If…
Photo courtesy of sideshowmom at morguefile.com Proverbs 4:1 Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding. We were getting ready for an overnight backpacking trip the week that Grandpa gave the boys a unicycle. The night before the trip, our middle son was out trying to figure the darn thing out. His father wisely advised him to put it away and pick it back up after we had completed our backpacking adventure. He’s got a smart daddy, that boy. His daddy knows Owen’s deep-seated need to take risks and try crazy stunts….
Proverbs 3:27 Do not withhold good when it is in your power to act. Many years ago my husband gave free guitar lessons to a young teen he met through our church youth group. That teen came to our house once a week to play guitar and often stayed afterwards to eat dinner with us. I didn’t really like the boy. (Sometimes I’m just a jerk on the inside while I’m serving on the outside.) I didn’t like the idea of Corey giving his time to him, and I struggled with my attitude as I passed him the potatoes. But…
Image courtesy of Stuart Miles @ freedigitalphotos.net Proverbs 2: 1-6 My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, turning your ear to wisdom ad applying your heart to 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. For the Lord gives wisdom, and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. One of my boys had a tough stretch in school last year. A particular subject…