Author: Scott

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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The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. Proverbs 1:7 I must admit that sometimes, I don’t like what I read in the Bible. There are things I don’t understand and there are rules I dislike. If I were in charge, I would do it differently. Then, there are…
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Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!  Psalms 139:23-24 I knew a man, many years ago, who took what he wanted and did as he pleased. As I was a timid…
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For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Psalms 139:13-14 More than once, I have been frustrated with God for the way he made me. Why did you give me these appetites if they lead to destruction? You set me…
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Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain . . . eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep. Psalms 127:1-2 In my addiction, anxiety – previously not something with which I’d struggled – became a constant companion as I was continuously afraid of discovery. I’m going…
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