What situations in my life do I naturally avoid that might actually be opportunities for refinement?
Who in your life can you ask for honest and wise feedback on what's really driving you?
Do I pause to think about what I am about to say, or do I let my emotions and impulses control my mouth?
This proverb teaches us that work is not a means to an end. It teaches us that a good goal of work is hard work itself.
This proverb is not about how much you have. This proverb is about being satisfied with whatever you do have.
Our natural tendency—even in Christian circles—is to think marriage will fix us or at least make life easier. We assume that if we find the right person, our problems will shrink and our happiness will grow. But Proverbs 12:4 teaches a sobering truth: marriage doesn’t change your character—it amplifies it.
Are your words today making tomorrow’s relationships easier or harder?
Am I living in alignment with how God designed life—or against it?
In which direction is your life compounding? How can wisdom change direction or increase this velocity?
This proverb teaches us about the deep and practical relationship between wisdom and prudence. Prudence is actually the key that unlocks wisdom in our lives. Wisdom gives us understanding—it helps us know what is right and wrong and how life is meant to be lived.
Our natural inclination is to believe we can flirt with temptation and not get burned. We think we can handle it—that we’re just curious, just observing, just stepping close enough to feel the thrill but not so close as to fall.
Today's reflection will focus on one thing the Lord hates, Haughty Eyes. “haughty eyes” describe an arrogant spirit that manifests with outwardly with the rolling of the eyes.
"Do you cut corners when no one is watching?” That’s the heart-level question Proverbs 5:21 presses on us.
This proverb teaches us that our actions reveal the heart. Our paths—how we live, the choices we make, the habits we keep—reveal what is truly in our hearts.
This proverb teaches us how to find favor and success, and it's based on 2 critical character traits - steadfast love and faithfulness.
We often think of wisdom the way our culture thinks of success—it’s something we acquire through effort, discipline, or cleverness. This proverb teaches us that Wisdom, like grace, is not earned but given.
This proverb teaches us that sin always wounds the sinner first. Even when others are harmed, the deepest wound lands on the one who commits the sin.
This proverb shows us that leaders must be clear-headed and disciplined, because their choices ripple to others. When God gives someone influence—whether over a nation, a business, a church, or even a family—that person steps into a higher calling.
God’s Word is flawless, but our handling of it often isn’t. This proverb warns us that both adding more and adding less leads to distortion.
This proverb teaches us that when you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll wind up compromising a lot along the way. We’ve all seen what happens when there’s no clear direction — in families, businesses, even in our own lives. Without vision, people drift.