REST THROUGH TRUSTING GOD The Lord directs our steps, so why try to understand everything along the way? (Proverbs 20:24 NLT) How do we rest in God? Through trusting Him. We don’t try to understand everything that happens to us on the path of life, because at the end God is the one who guides our steps….
DON’T SUFFER OTHERS’ PROBLEMS A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions. The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences. (Proverbs 22:3 NLT). There are wise people and there are foolish people in this world. Many of us have made mistakes, but some of us learn from them, while others choose to keep making…
NO SUFRAS LAS FIEBRES AJENAS “El prudente ve el peligro y lo evita; el inexperto sigue adelante y sufre las consecuencias” (Proverbios 22:3 NVI). Hay personas sabias y hay personas necias en este mundo. Muchos hemos cometido errores, pero algunos aprendemos de ellos, mientras otros deciden seguir cometiendo los mismos errores, y no hacen caso…
I ASK MYSELF, “WHAT WOULD AFFECT US MORE?” Israel has been defeated… the messenger replied. “The people have been slaughtered, and your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were also killed. And the Ark of God has been captured.” When the messenger mentioned what had happened to the Ark of God, Eli fell backward from his…
RAGE MAKES YOU FOOLISH Fools vent their anger, but the wise quietly hold it back. (Proverbs 29:11 NLT). We can all have anger or rage, but the difference is how we react to it. There are two types of ways to react, and this defines the type of people we are, according to the Bible….
DON’T LEAVE FOR TOMORROW WHAT YOU CAN DO TODAY Don’t brag about tomorrow, since you don’t know what the day will bring. (Proverbs 27:1 NLT) Be wise with the opportunities that life gives you today. There are opportunities that will not come again for many years. Take time to eat with your kids today. Apply…
HOW TO DEAL WITH CRITICISM To one who listens, valid criticism is like a gold earring or other gold jewelry. (Proverbs 25:12 NLT). There is both constructive and destructive criticism. The intention of some people is to help and edify us, and others only want to destroy us. But we can take advantage…
HOW DO YOU ACT UNDER PRESSURE? If you fail under pressure, your strength is too small. (Proverbs 24:10 NLT) How we react under pressure determines our maturity and success. It will show if we are weak or strong. We will, without a doubt, be under pressure during some intense conversations, but our reaction will determine…
IDLE, CONFIDENT, CONFORMIST, AND ISOLATED So the five men went on to the town of Laish, where they noticed the people living carefree lives, like the Sidonians; they were peaceful and secure. The people were also wealthy because their land was very fertile. And they lived a great distance from Sidon and had no allies nearby….
WHO WILL BE MORE GRATEFUL? When a certain immoral woman from that city heard he was eating there, she brought a beautiful alabaster jar filled with expensive perfume. Then she knelt behind him at his feet, weeping. Her tears fell on his feet, and she wiped them off with her hair. Then she kept kissing…