"Don’t Shoot the Messenger"

Proverbs 19:13,21:9 says "A foolish son is his father's ruin and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping. Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife." Are you a quarrelsome wife? I know that I am sometimes. I guess women in biblical times weren't much different than we are. Their husbands drove them crazy sometimes too! Though we don't want to be this way sometimes life just gets tough and arguements break out. Have you ever wondered why your husband withdraws from you? Imagine how he must feel to be constantly criticized. He probably feels like he can't do anything right. Marriages have been broken for this very reason. Proverbs 31:10,12 speaks of "The Wife of Noble Character" "A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life." Imagine what your marriage would be like if you took these timeless truths and applied them to your life? You just might be surprised at the outcome. Pray specifically each morning that God will help you to be a Proverbs 31 woman and watch your marriage flourish.

When others Succeed

Do you ever feel like the people around you to have it all? The best looking spouse, nice clothes, fancy cars and beautiful children. Never seeming to worry about anything their lives look perfect. They take family vacations all the time and money is spent freely. Have you ever felt envious? I know I have. If only I had money like them my life would be perfect. Do you wonder why God has blessed them with so much? Doesn't He know the kind of people they are? Outside of church their lives are anything but Godly. Everything they have is earned dishonestly. Cheating others is a way of life. Getting ahead is the name of the game. Only the strong survive is their motto. These are the things they teach their children. Though it doesn't seem like God sees what they are doing, He does. We may not understand why He sometimes lets the unrightous prosper and the rightous stuggle there is a reason for everything and His ways are higher than ours. We should not question Him just trust that He is in control. Don't let jealousy get the best of you.

Proverbs 23: "Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be zealous for the fear of the Lord."

1Timothy 6:9,10 "People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs."

My prayer this day is that each one of us will be content with what God has provided and be thankful for all that He has given.

"Don’t Shoot the Messenger"

Proverbs 19:13,21:9 says "A foolish son is his father's ruin and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping. Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife." Are you a quarrelsome wife? I am sometimes. I guess women in biblical times weren't much different than we are. Their husbands drove them crazy too! Sometimes life just gets tough and arguements break out. Have you ever wondered why your husband withdraws from you? Imagine how he must feel. He probably feels like he can't do anything right. Marriages have been broken for this very reason. Proverbs 31:10,12 speaks of "The Wife of Noble Character" "A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life." Imagine what your marriage would be like if you took these timeless truths and applied them to your life? You just might be surprised at the outcome. Pray specifically each morning that God will help you to be a Proverbs 31 woman and watch your marriage flourish.