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Morning Devotion: Firing blanks

“To acquire wisdom is to love yourself;
people who cherish understanding will prosper.”
Are these words from Confucius?
Ghandi?
Will Rogers?
Nope. They’re from a guy who knew a thing or two about wisdom.
A guy named Solomon. (Proverbs 19:8)
Do yourself a huge favor and seek wisdom.
The alternative is like going into a gun battle without bullets — it won’t go […]

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Smart people are sometimes so because of a gift of brainpower.
Intelligent people are always so because of the grit of willpower. They know that intelligence is no accident, but instead the fruit of diligent study.
King Solomon — who knew a thing or two about intelligence — put it this way:
“Intelligent people are always ready to […]

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Morning Devotion: Bubbling brooks

Now this is engaging thought….
“Wisdom flows from the wise like a bubbling brook.” (Proverbs 18:4)
When we share life-tested truths with others who are thirsty in their hearts and minds, we become the vessels God intends.
Learn from His Word. Live for His purposes. Love helping people. Become the brook that refreshes others.
As always, I love you
Martin

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Morning Devotion: Wise women

“A wise woman builds her home, but a foolish woman tears it down with her own hands.” (Proverbs 14:1)
I’m grateful that my Mom, Phyllis Drummond, was a wise woman. All of her children are active in church, have kids who love the Lord and are successful at building good relationships with their kids and with […]

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A good reminder from Proverbs 13:16…
“Wise people think before they act”
Seems so logical yet don’t we all bypass this step sometimes? Especially with our words?
Carpenters know the truth of the phrase, “Measure once, cut twice. Measure twice, cut once.”
Let’s measure our words twice before we cut the air with our words. It’s […]

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