It's truly insane how awesome and powerful our God is. How detailed he is. Our God is not a meager, quiet, modest, or simple God—He is a God of extreme excess and extravagance! A God of mountains and valleys, of the intricacies of the snowflake and the beauties of a sunset. Our God is unequaled in his glory—and He invites us to join Him in His delights! To live in a way that is sustainable, full of joy, and peaceful!

In HIS PRESENCE is FULLNESS OF JOY! Will we partake of it?

Talking about what it means to live for "Treasures of Wickedness" versus "Righteousness that delivers from Death," and how life often feels like a void, or a hollow, without having His presence in it. How can we live in light of the fact that the Lord will not suffer our souls to famish? The blessing of the Lord makes us rich, and adds no sorrow with it. This world will give us sorrow unending—if we live without Jesus behind what we do. 

A fascinating chapter and literary structure in Proverbs 9 compares the call of Wisdom to the call of the Foolish Woman. Discussing the ramifications of our actions, who we will choose to follow, how we can gain Wisdom, and what the Fear of the Lord is.

Starting this year talking about the concept of Worry, how it infiltrates and eats away at our lives, and how we can combat it with the Armor of God and practically taking thoughts captive to the reality that we believe Jesus is an all-powerful God who WILL do that which is good and that which is right, and that He is bigger than ALL the things we worry about.

It is Christmas! A Savior is Born. Let's remember Jesus, the reason for this season, this day, and every day!

Talking about Mary's Prayer in Luke 1, and how beautiful it is that in this monumental moment, her heart was full of gratitude towards the Lord, and joy in the way she responded.

Talking about Proverbs 8, how Wisdom contrasts with the Strange Woman, and how we can live as the Scripture says, to live a full and meaningful life!

Talking about the Strange Woman that seeks to send us astray! Keep your eyes clean, keep your heart clean, don't even go NEAR the places that the Strange Woman might be found.

I heard this analogy recently and really liked it—you can't help if a bird flies over your head, but you can stop the bird from landing on your head and building a nest. When these fleeting lustful thoughts enter our mind, take them captive in obedience to God (2 Cor. 10:5) and FLEE! Like Joseph did! (Genesis 39:12.) Don't let the flock of Satan build a nest on your head, or in your mind. FLEE FROM THE STRANGE WOMAN!

“Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, And attend to the words of my mouth. Let not thine heart decline to her ways, Go not astray in her paths. For she hath cast down many wounded: Yea, many strong men have been slain by her. Her house is the way to hell, Going down to the chambers of death.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭7‬:‭24‬-‭27‬

Praise the Lord that He loves us forever and eternally. Our sin and shortcomings cannot change that. His desire is that we be with Him eternally (John 17:24)!

Talking about Proverbs 6, what it means to be a surety, Pride and Lies as the core of so much evil in our lives, and the way to live as the Proverbs say!