I have to confess something. I hoard my energy. Seriously. If you ask me to do something, I will do mental math computations to determine whether I have the energy to do what you ask and still do everything else that having four kids requires. Sorry. It’s just true. Still, the mental math does not always win. It can’t. Because some things are more important than my ...
31 Days of Wisdom
If the harvest is ready, we must wake up.
Reading along in Proverbs 10, I came across a little something that just grabbed my heart and has stayed on my mind. Proverbs 10:5 says, “He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.” From the context, I think the writer was talking about laziness and hard work, but y’all, the last bit of that verse has implications far beyond that ...
Always Learning…
I would love to think that one day I will “arrive.” You know, I’ll finally have it all together. I’ll know the things I need to know and do the things I need to do, and my tongue will finally be completely tame. And, I’d love for this to happen before I get to heaven. But…. I won’t. I trust that by the power of the Spirit, I will be wiser. But, there will always be room ...
Wisdom Calling
If Proverbs 7 makes it clear that seduction seeks us out, Proverbs 8 makes it just as plain that wisdom calls us, too. We feel as if we’re wandering in the dark by the light of our cell phones without a guide to lead the way. In reality, wisdom meets us on our paths and calls to us at the corners. Wisdom does not wait in hiding, found only by those who stumble upon her. “At ...