May we be very careful to watch our words.  Controlling our tongue can lead to longevity of life. But a loose tongue can create major problems. Your encouragement today: use your words wisely. Positive words are life-giving! (Proverbs 13:3)#stayencouraged!...  Read More

Have an appetite for wisdom, not violence. Violence gets us nowhere; wisdom opens pathways to peace. Your encouragement today: hunger for wisdom!  Wisdom brings about harmony. (Proverbs 13:2)#stayencouraged!...  Read More

Wise youth listen to good parental instruction, and benefit from it.  Hard heads don’t listen, and falter. Your encouragement today:  teaching and listening are beautiful things!  As momma used to say, “hard head makes soft bottom.”  (Proverbs 13:1)#stayencouraged!...  Read More

Abundant life is discovered through righteous living. Life is full, fruitful and free when we do the right thing. Your encouragement today: live the righteous life! (Proverbs 12:27-28)#stayencouraged!...  Read More

Our friends are those who give us good advice, even when we don’t want to hear it. Those who seek to lead us astray really aren’t friends at all. Your encouragement today: recognize the difference, and thank God for the friends in your midst!  (Proverbs 12:26)#stayencouraged!...  Read More

Offer someone an encouraging word today. One word of encouragement can take away worry and lift a soul from despair. Your encouragement today:  speak life and hope into others always! (Proverbs 12:25)#stayencouraged!...  Read More

It’s not just what we know. It’s what we do with what we know.  When we consistently work with and develop what we know, blessings for the multitudes and ourselves will abound through the grace and majesty of God. Your encouragement today:  take what you know and work it. Great things are coming! (Proverbs 12:23-24)#stayencouraged!...  Read More

Let us do our best to keep our word in love. When we keep our word, it is the sign that we can be trusted, that truth defines us, that we seek God to order our steps, that we value healthy relationships, and that God is leading us. Lying, or going against our word, signifies something else taking place in us that does not have ours or others’ short or long-term well-being in mind. Your encourageme...  Read More

May our words always be utterances that lead to healing. When we speak the language of peace and avoid words filled with rancor, we have the opportunity to pull people together. Your encouragement today: speak language that heals, not harms. The atmosphere around you will shift and God’s glory will prevail. (Proverbs 12:18)#stayencouraged!...  Read More

May we do our best to live in truth and tell the truth. Truth clears the air and keeps things clean; lies always leave a trail of trouble. Your encouragement today: be true to God, true to yourself and true to others! (Proverbs 12:17)#stayencouraged!...  Read More

Be wise and take advice from others when we need it. Don’t be foolish and ignore wisdom in the time of need. Taking wise advice can bless multitudes and ourselves at just the right time. Ignoring it can cause others and ourselves to miss immeasurable blessings.  Your encouragement today:  don’t be hard-headed. take wise advice!  (Proverbs 12:15-16)#stayencouraged!...  Read More

Speak well. Do well.  Satisfaction and reward will come our way. Your encouragement today: let your words and deeds bring glory to God!  And watch what God will do! (Proverbs 12:14)#stayencouraged!...  Read More