Have you read the user manual?

aDailyProverb | March 1, 2010

A manual for living, for learning what’s right and just and fair;
Proverbs 1:3 The Message MSG
 
Proverbs is the manual, instruction, and direction for living.
 
Proverbs teach wisdom, knowledge, and understanding. Reading a chapter of Proverbs every day will change your life. After all you will be reading the manual for life. Every day we will focus [...]

Are you a better carpenter than Jesus?

aDailyProverb | February 24, 2010

By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established;
Proverbs 24:3 NIV

How common is common sense?

Chris Riehl | December 2, 2009

All wisdom comes from the Lord , and so do common sense and understanding.
Proverbs 2:6 CEV
 

 
When I think of the dumbest things I have done in my life, in almost every situation just a bit of common sense would have made me avoid them. When we want to do something we will find justification to [...]

How do you get your wisdom?

Chris Riehl | November 24, 2009

By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established;
Proverbs 24:3 NIV
 
This is one of my favorite Proverbs. Now I admit that I have a habit of saying, that is one of my favorite Proverbs. With so many verses in Proverbs that I either relate it to something in my own life [...]

Where do you direct your heart?

Jonathan Crosby | November 23, 2009

Hear, my son, and be wise, and direct your heart in the way.
Proverbs 23:19 ESV
When you have adopted wise counsel and instruction as your own, when you have committed yourself to the knowledge you were given through your ears, you will be wise. You have a mind, soul, and spirit that understand and [...]

Is it your way or God’s way?

Dean Wall | November 21, 2009

No matter how much you know or what plans you make, you can’t defeat the Lord.
Proverbs 21:30 CEV
 
Don’t fight against God and his plans, rejoice in him.
 
PHILIPPIANS 4:4 NIV
4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
 
No matter how bad things are around you, you can always rejoice in the Lord. God [...]

Right, Left, or God?

Chris Riehl | November 9, 2009

Whoever is simple (easily led astray and wavering), let him turn in here! As for him who lacks understanding, [God’s] Wisdom says to him,
Proverbs 9:4 AMP
 
Thank you for the birthday and get well messages. I will reply to everyone of them in the next few days as I am still fighting this flu.
 
More importantly please [...]