Month: August 2018

Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker; he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished. Proverbs 17:5 My family occasionally watches a TV show comprised of funny home videos, in which the dad usually gets hit in the groin with a baseball bat or a golf ball. I always find it funny, which disturbs…
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Pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall. Proverbs 16:18 A close friend recently asked if it was possible that part of the reason I go to the gym had something to do with vanity, pride and affirmation. The idea was absurd, and I said so. That’s stupid, because first of all, no…
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There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death. Proverbs 14:12 During the summer, I try to ride bike once or twice a week, but lately I’ve had an inordinate number of mechanical issues. Yesterday then, I filled my tires, checked things over and when I…
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Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm. Proverbs 13:20 I attend multiple recovery/accountability meetings each week. I’ve found it necessary for both my faith and recovery to surround myself with those who are going in the direction that I want to go. These groups have their regulars, who…
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Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you. Proverbs 9:8 Though some people don’t like the word, I refer to my character flaws as defects. I have a lot of them. I refer to them as defects as they are unhelpful ways in which I…
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For whoever finds me finds life and . . . all who hate me love death. Proverbs 8:35-36 In Proverbs, Solomon personified wisdom and folly as two women, both of whom called to the son he was instructing. Folly is pictured as the seductive prostitute while wisdom is a chaste, Godly woman. Both women seek the…
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Can a man carry fire next to his chest and his clothes not be burned? Proverbs 6:27 Several years ago, I was at my mother-in-law’s home, attempting to help with supper, when I picked up a paring knife. She warned me that I needed to be careful as the knife was very sharp. I was a…
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A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man. Proverbs 6:10,11 I used to waterski all summer when I was young. I thought I’d try it again, just to see if I could. I can’t walk…
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Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6 For months, I have been planning this week’s hike with my son. Way back in February, I began looking at maps and on long winter…
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How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple?  Proverbs 1:22 What is wrong with you? Why are you the way you are? The questions stung, but under the circumstances of my addiction and subsequent destruction, they were probably appropriate. It is difficult for those unfamiliar with addiction to comprehend the why of addiction. It was…
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