Proverbs 4 is a beautiful description of how King Solomon, who was arguably the highest-grossing consultant of all time, received training from his father (King David) about the necessity of getting Wisdom. One of my favorite sections of this passage is in verse 7: The beginning of wisdom is: Acquire wisdom; And with all your acquiring, get [...]
You’ve probably heard the saying, “You can accomplish anything if you set your mind to it.” While I’m certainly not espousing self-reliance (I’m much more into God-reliance), I am interested in one nugget of truth that is buried in this saying: You have the power to change your mind. Overcoming failure, discouragement, negativity, or just [...]
One habit that has brought consistent good to my life has been that of reading a chapter from the book of Proverbs everyday. Doing so allows me to digest the book every month, and it provides a tremendous diet of thought-provoking wisdom for meditation everyday. This morning, reading Proverbs 29 leads me right into one [...]