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Go with me once again to familiar place.  It actually finds it’s roots in several places, and all of them have left marks on my life and made a huge difference in my life.

When I was a teenager, my youth minister taught us to spend time with God each day.  We learned that a quiet time can include prayer, reading the Bible, listening and note taking.  It should be an important part of our lives as it helps shape and strengthen us.  It did.  It has.  And there is more, much more, to come.

Early in my years as a pastor and a husband, I went to a meeting in the mountains of Georgia where I learned more about quiet time and the greatness of verses of the Bible in my heart.  An influential pastor stepped into my life and encouraged me to read a chapter of Proverbs each day.  That was life changing, this is something I have been sharing with others ever since.

Daily quiet time with God is a special part of my life, and I challenge you to have this time in your life as well.  For me it is most effective when I spend time before anything else happens in the day.  Often it sets the tone of the day.  Often it points to some things that will happen that day that would help my thinking and acting.  Literally having a daily quiet time will make you a much stronger person.

Therefore, I not only challenge you to continue or start having a daily quiet time, but I am going to give you the Proverb of the day, chapter 19.  The best way, I have learned, is to read the chapter that corresponds to the day.  It is February 19th, and this day I will read Proverbs 19.  It is not the only Scripture I will read today, but it is a great piece of my time with God.

Read on and may God help us be strong followers of Him… (I am giving you only a few verses from Proverbs 19; you can read the entire chapter on your own)

Proverbs 19  NLT


Better to be poor and honest than to be dishonest and a fool.
2 Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; haste makes mistakes.
3 People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at the Lord… 
5 A false witness will not go unpunished, nor will a liar escape… 
8 To acquire wisdom is to love yourself; people who cherish understanding will prosper…
11 Sensible people control their temper; they earn respect by overlooking wrongs… 
16 Keep the commandments and keep your life; despising them leads to death.
17 If you help the poor, you are lending to the Lord— and he will repay you!
18 Discipline your children while there is hope. Otherwise you will ruin their lives… 
20 Get all the advice and instruction you can, so you will be wise the rest of your life.
21 You can make many plans, but the Lord’s purpose will prevail…
23 Fear of the Lord leads to life, bringing security and protection from harm… 
27 If you stop listening to instruction, my child, you will turn your back on knowledge.

NOTE: I first shared this devotion in 2015, and it remains true today.
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