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Proverbs 1:33  NLT
But all who listen to me will live in peace, untroubled by fear of harm.

I sat in the back of the room.  Ears wide open.  Heart too. Listening not only to learn but to soak up wisdom from experience with Jesus and in the life of someone sold out to ministry.  My heart sank many times while I sat in the room.

About 30 people around those three days.  I met one man who gave his life to constant service on a street most run to for the sin and fun, not for Christ and His salvation. He was known as the “Chaplain of Bourbon Street”.  His Given name was Bob Harrington.  This man’s story held my attention.  I was crying in hurt for him a bit and then celebrating the winds that only God would give. He walked away from God at one point. By the grace of God he came back and was reinstated to sharing the life giving truth of our gracious and generous God.

Another man told of the faith of a giant.  Not a real giant but a giant of integrity and faith. That was the call I received to spend my life in the book of Proverbs.  One pastor talked about the direction of his life given through the daily reading of Proverbs.  This pastor spoke of the giant who as well was committed to integrity and reading through Proverbs on a daily basis.

I was hit.  Since then it has hit me many times especially as I read through a chapter of Proverbs each day.  Yes, I have missed days, but I come crawling or longing back for it’s morsels of wisdom and it’s symphony of truth.  It really is life changing.  And not just for me.

Give it a try.  Listen to the people God puts around you.  Their stories will convey life, grant you courage and deliver loads of wisdom.  

Proverbs will deliver.  Well, God will deliver through His word.

Proverbs 2:7-8 NLT
He grants a treasure of common sense to the honest.  He is a shield to those who walk with integrity.  He guards the paths of the just and protects those who are faithful to him.
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