Life is precious. Preserve it. Cherish it. Value it. Make the most of it — this precious gift of God. Appreciate your life and the lives of others. Your encouragement today:  take care of God’s great gift to us — life!  (Proverbs 6:16-18)#stayencouraged!...  Read More

We need to let God train our tongues to tell the truth. It is the truth that sets us free and if we tell it, God will prevail. When God prevails, we are blessed. Your encouragement today:  may our tongues be disciplined to tell the truth! (Proverbs 6:16-17)#stayencouraged!...  Read More

Avoid arrogance. Don’t even look the part. God can’t stand it. The fact of the matter is that if God doesn’t gift us, then position our gift to bless, we are nothing. But with God, the sky is the limit. Your encouragement today:  avoid arrogance. It really isn’t about you; it’s about God! (Proverbs 6:16-17)#stayencouraged!...  Read More

Keep a clear mind, focused on God things and not villainous thoughts. Doing so will keep us from great trouble and despair. Your encouragement today:  stay focused! (Proverbs 6:12-15)#stayencouraged!...  Read More

If, with God’s help and in our own discipline, we prepare for our blessing diligently, we will reap a harvest of great reward when blessing time comes.  If we are lazy and sleep through our opportunity, we will find ourselves in want. Your encouragement today:  get to work on the blessing God has already spoken to you! (Proverbs 6:6-11)#stayencouraged!...  Read More

Laziness leads to foolishness and squandered opportunity. Disciplined work is informed by wisdom and produces great results. Your encouragement today:  don’t be lazy. Work wisely! (Proverbs 6:6)#stayencouraged!...  Read More

May we do all we can to get out of bad arrangements we might be in with neighbors — arrangements that have tricked us, hoodwinked us, are diabolical in nature, and cause us misery and despair.  Freedom from these arrangements positions us to be all God wants us to be. Your encouragement today:  free yourself! (Proverbs 6:1-5)#stayencouraged!...  Read More

God sees everything we are doing. May what we do honor God, bless others, and offer a positive accounting of ourselves. Your encouragement today: keep walking in the right paths! (Proverbs 5:21-22)#stayencouraged!...  Read More

What and who God gives us is enough. It is full, with overflow. May the abundance of this gift be a blessing to us. May we rejoice in it, be satisfied in it, intoxicated with love by this gift and give God thanks that what and who God gives us in life is plenty.  Plenty good!  Your encouragement today: cherish what you have! (Proverbs 5:15-20)#stayencouraged!...  Read More

There is living water within you that you must drink. Sustenance from the Lord that is there to strengthen you and bless you and no one else. You must drink it lest it be wasted and your wisdom and strength lag. Your encouragement today:  drink from that Divine well in you that never runs dry! (Proverbs 5:15-17)#stayencouraged!...  Read More

Turn in the other direction when temptation comes our way.  Don’t even get close to it, whatever the temptation may be. Then, we can preserve our honor, maintain our dignity, hold onto our wealth and not squander our blessing. Your encouragement today:  yield not to temptation! (Proverbs 5:7-14)#stayencouraged!...  Read More

Maintain discretion and preserve knowledge; be careful not to fall into deception, thereby slipping into disgrace. Wisdom will always help us follow the right way. Your encouragement today: keep yourself focused on the wisdom of the word of the Lord. It is the foundation preventing us from slipping into folly. (Proverbs 5:1-4)#stayencouraged!...  Read More