Divine discipline keeps us from falling off the path, from tumbling to our destruction. So be divinely disciplined, embrace divine discipline, render divine discipline appropriately and when necessary, and trust that the divinely disciplined life will lead to a blessed life. Your encouragement today:  know that divine discipline will bless you. (Proverbs 23:13-14)#stayencouraged!...  Read More

Be a learner.  Commit ourselves to gaining wisdom.  We will go very far in life with the plans of the Lord for our lives.  Your encouragement today:  learn something today; acquire a little more wisdom -- today! (Proverbs 23:12)#stayencouraged!...  Read More

Do not waste time with fools.  They will twist our words and scandalize our names.  Instead, invest time with those who encourage and build up.  Your encouragement today:  don't waste your time with fools.  (Proverbs 23:9)#stayencouraged!...  Read More

Let us be wise with our wealth. Let us not get lost in buying things that we have no money to pay for, lest debt destroy us. Instead, let us do our best to live within our means. Your encouragement today:  be wise with your wealth! (Proverbs 22:26-27)#stayencouraged!...  Read More

Striving to live a disciplined life helps us overcome obstacles, avoid temptations and escape folly. Striving to live a disciplined life keeps us focused on the God of victory. Your encouragement today: be disciplined! (Proverbs 22:13-15)#stayencouraged!...  Read More

The Lord looks over knowledge and keeps it. The Lord does not let deception prevail. Your encouragement today: stay connected to the Lord.  We will be victorious in the end! (Proverbs 22:12)#stayencouraged!...  Read More

Those with genuine hearts and gracious speech find God in love with them; they also discover that good leaders want to be their friend. Your encouragement today: keep your heart pure, speak with grace. You will change the world for the better! (Proverbs 22:11)#stayencouraged!...  Read More

Be gracious and operate with grace.  Grace will take us a long way.  Your encouragement today:  God's grace is sufficient.  (Proverbs 22:11)#stayencouraged!...  Read More

Do not waste unnecessary time with troublemakers. God has established space for us to experience peace and quiet. Work to move toward that space while moving troublemakers elsewhere. Your encouragement today:  find the peace and quiet!  It will bless your soul. (Proverbs 22:10)#stayencouraged!...  Read More

Generosity breeds blessing. For those who are generous experience the favor of the Lord in joyous ways. Your encouragement today:  be generous!  (Proverbs 22:9)#stayencouraged!...  Read More

Injustice ultimately will not prevail. While it wreaks havoc when practiced, the time is coming when its grip will be broken. Your encouragement today:  hold on a little while longer! (Proverbs 22:8)#stayencouraged!...  Read More

Let us work to be lenders, not borrowers. In this way, we will be those who have and continue to build wealth — operating from a position of strength, not deficit.  Living from this space keeps us out of the debt trap and frees us to accomplish Kingdom-directed goals. Your encouragement today: build wealth. Be a lender, not a borrower!  (Proverbs 22:7)#stayencouraged!...  Read More