Daily Devotionals

"Like a dog that returns to his vomit, is a fool who repeats his folly. Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him." Those verses come from Proverbs 26:11/12. Don't go back. Don't go backwards. In fact, don't even look back. Don't repeat folly, absurdity, or recklessness. And I'm not just talking to you. I'm talking to myself.  Blog: insharonsheart.org WebinarCourses: in-sharons-heart.thinkific.com/ facebook.com/InSharonsHeart/ instagram.com/insharonsheart/ twitter.com/insharonsheart 

Proverbs 25:28 says, "a man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls." That's a tough one right there and you know what it means, right? Exactly. It means we have to extend respect and courtesy to those who we might not think have been the best to us -- have been the nicest to us. Let me just put it that way. We have to do that and we have to maintain self-control. And let me just say this: that is easier said than done. Blog: insharonsheart.org WebinarCourses: in-sharons-heart.thinkific.com/ facebook.com/InSharonsHeart/ instagram.com/insharonsheart/ twitter.com/insharonsheart

"For by wise guidance you can wage your war, and in abundance of counselors there is victory" (Proverbs 24:6).  We should have relationships where we strengthen each other. Those things are important.  Blog: insharonsheart.org WebinarCourses: in-sharons-heart.thinkific.com/ facebook.com/InSharonsHeart/ instagram.com/insharonsheart/ twitter.com/insharonsheart 

A good question we can ask ourselves is, what type of heart do we have, because according to Proverbs 21:2, God looks at the heart, He weighs what's in our heart. What do you think about that? What lives in your heart?  Blog: insharonsheart.org WebinarCourses: in-sharons-heart.thinkific.com/ facebook.com/InSharonsHeart/ instagram.com/insharonsheart/ twitter.com/insharonsheart 

I say stay away from it, from strife, animosity, bickering, and arguments.  None of it will do us any good. How does  any of it help anybody? Relationships are not strengthened by it, so why bother, right? So, let's be wise, not foolish. "It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling" (Proverbs 20:3).   Blog:  insharonsheart.org/ WebinarCourses: in-sharons-heart.thinkific.com/ facebook.com/InSharonsHeart/ instagram.com/insharonsheart/ twitter.com/insharonsheart 

Proverbs 19:1 says, "better is a poor person who walks in his integrity, than one who is crooked in speech, and is a fool." How important is walking in integrity to you? How important is others walking in integrity? According to the dictionary, other words for integrity are: character, decency, goodness, honesty, morality, righteousness, uprightness, and virtue. Sounds like the fruits of the spirit huh (Galatians 5:22/23)? Blog: insharonsheart.blogspot.com/ WebinarCourses: in-sharons-heart.thinkific.com/ facebook.com/InSharonsHeart/ instagram.com/insharonsheart/ twitter.com/insharonsheart insharonsheart.blogspot.com

"The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint, and whoever has understanding is even-tempered. Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues." That's Proverbs 17:27/28.  If you go back a few devotionals/podcasts, you will remember me saying that a few years ago my mouth got me in trouble when I didn't know when to shut it. Back then I used to talk just to talk instead of talking if and when I had something to say.  When we speak, people should stop in their tracks and wait to hear what we have to say. Wouldn't it be nice to operate like that? Why can't we? We can in fact if we will just study to show ourselves approved (2 Timothy 2:15) and speak when spoken to. I had to learn that through the school of hard-knocks and guess what? I'm still learning.   Blog: insharonsheart.org/ WebinarCourses: in-sharons-heart.thinkific.com/ facebook.com/InSharonsHeart/ instagram.com/insharonsheart/ twitter.com/insharonshe

What are you building? Is it being built on a solid foundation? Is it prospering? It is leveling up? Does it have a future? Or it is going in the other direction? Proverbs 14:1 says, "the wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down."  Blog:  insharonsheart.org/ WebinarCourses: in-sharons-heart.thinkific.com/ facebook.com/InSharonsHeart/ instagram.com/insharonsheart/ twitter.com/insharonsheart 

Proverbs 13:3 says, "Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin." Boy, oh boy, do I know this scripture. And I'm not saying that to boast either. In fact, I have learned some time ago that pride and boasting won't get anybody that far at all.  Blog: insharonsheart.blogspot.com/ WebinarCourses: in-sharons-heart.thinkific.com/ facebook.com/InSharonsHeart/ instagram.com/insharonsheart/ twitter.com/insharonsheart 

"Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid." Those are not my words. They are what the scripture says. Yes, Proverbs 12:1, to be exact. You know what it's saying, right? It's saying that those of us who can learn from our mistakes, take good advice, and gain wisdom, are more disciplined and usually better off than those of us who don't do those things. We're in a much better place than those of us who don't listen, who think we know everything, and who never take advice from anybody, because we feel we're above reproof, rebuke, constructive feedback, or above constructive criticism from people who care about us and who want to help us. That is quite stupid, wouldn't you say?  Blog: insharonsheart.blogspot.com/ WebinarCourses: in-sharons-heart.thinkific.com/ facebook.com/InSharonsHeart/ instagram.com/insharonsheart/ twitter.com/insharonsheart 

Sometimes being humble comes at a price, doesn't it? Can any of you identify with that? I know I can. Proverbs 11:2 hits home for me, because I had to learn it the hard way and unfortunately I have too many examples to prove it. But I will share just one. Proverbs 11:2 says, "when pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom." Blog: insharonsheart.blogspot.com/ WebinarCourses: in-sharons-heart.thinkific.com/ facebook.com/InSharonsHeart/ instagram.com/insharonsheart/ twitter.com/insharonsheart 

"He who has a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich. He who gathers in summer is a wise son; he who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame" (Proverbs 10:4/5). What do you think about those scriptures? Blog: insharonsheart.blogspot.com/ WebinarCourses: in-sharons-heart.thinkific.com/ facebook.com/InSharonsHeart/ instagram.com/insharonsheart/ twitter.com/insharonsheart

Proverbs 7 says, "My son, keep my words and treasure up my commandments with you; keep my commandments and live; keep my teaching as the apple of your eye; bind them on your fingers write them on the tablet of your heart. Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call insight your intimate friend..." Blog: insharonsheart.blogspot.com/ WebinarCourses: in-sharons-heart.thinkific.com/ facebook.com/InSharonsHeart/ instagram.com/insharonsheart/ twitter.com/insharonsheart insharonsheart.blogspot.com/?

Are you focused on the important things God wants you to do or are you letting distractions get the best of you? Is time running out for you or are you using your time wisely? Do you know the time is now to do what the Lord told us to do? Let me tell you, I know all about distractions and I know all about lazy time. And I don't want anybody else to live there.  Psalm 37:4 says to delight ourselves in the Lord, and He will give us the desires of our heart.   Blog: insharonsheart.blogspot.com/ WebinarCourses: in-sharons-heart.thinkific.com/ facebook.com/InSharonsHeart/ instagram.com/insharonsheart/ twitter.com/insharonsheart

Today.s Daily Devotional episode is Proverbs 3 in its entirety. Be encouraged in the Lord as you go about your day today. Blog: insharonsheart.blogspot.com/ WebinarCourses: in-sharons-heart.thinkific.com/ facebook.com/InSharonsHeart/ instagram.com/insharonsheart/ twitter.com/insharonsheart

 Psalm 27 speaks for itself. Whatever you need today, God is there for your every need.  Blog: insharonsheart.blogspot.com/ WebinarCourses: in-sharons-heart.thinkific.com/ facebook.com/InSharonsHeart/ instagram.com/insharonsheart/ twitter.com/insharonsheart 

Do you know your testimony, your walk, your journey, and what you've gone through in your life, is important to people? Do you know you are special just because you weathered storms and you're still standing? It's true, because God wants to turn your tests into your testimony? There was a woman in John 4:39-42. She was the Samaritan Woman who spoke to Jesus at the well.  Blog: insharonsheart.blogspot.com/ WebinarCourses: in-sharons-heart.thinkific.com/ facebook.com/InSharonsHeart/ instagram.com/insharonsheart/ twitter.com/insharonsheart 

Isaiah 43:19 says, "Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert."  God is working. Do you feel it? Do you sense it? Because, He's doing what only He can do -- something abundantly amazing. Blog: insharonsheart.blogspot.com/ WebinarCourses: in-sharons-heart.thinkific.com/ facebook.com/InSharonsHeart/ instagram.com/insharonsheart/ twitter.com/insharonsheart 

You're not growing weary are you? You're hanging in there, aren't you? And you're most definitely not giving up, right? I certainly hope not, because you're going to get there. You have to believe that. We're going to get there. Yes, we're going to get to where it is God is taking us. So we can't get so tired and weary that we're not staying battle-ready and we're not staying strong in the Lord. We have to see great things for ourselves like Ruth did. in the book of Ruth. Blog: insharonsheart.blogspot.com/ WebinarCourses: in-sharons-heart.thinkific.com/ facebook.com/InSharonsHeart/ instagram.com/insharonsheart/ twitter.com/insharonsheart 

Do you know God loves us in spite of our mistakes? Do you know God loves us in spite of ourselves? And do you know that when we make a mistake and ask God for forgiveness, He will forgive us, because His love runs that deep? This is it: Even though we fall short. Even though we made bad and downright stupid mistakes and choices, God still loves us. And God still wants to give us His best. Why? we were made in His own image (Genesis 1:27) and He knew us before we were born (Jeremiah 1:5). Blog: insharonsheart.blogspot.com/ WebinarCourses: in-sharons-heart.thinkific.com/ facebook.com/InSharonsHeart/ instagram.com/insharonsheart/ twitter.com/insharonsheart