Day 98: Better Than Gold!
Proverbs 8:10 Choose my instruction instead of silver, knowledge rather than choice gold, for wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her. Principle Wisdom is the Principal Thing. Almost everything has an exchange rate – gold at this moment is worth $1,303 per ounce – my weight in gold…
Read MoreDay 97: Don’t Lose The Dignity of Your Manhood
Proverbs 7:15 You’re the one I was looking for! I came out to find you, and here you are! Principle You will never find love in a relationship with adultery. A FivestarMan is gallant – which means that we show special attention and respect toward women in an honorable way – treating older women as…
Read MoreDay 96: The Dirty Seven
Proverbs 6:16 There are six things the LORD hates – no, seven things he detests. Principle God is repulsed by the dirty seven. Have you ever prejudged someone from a distance, and yet, later, you were able to get to know the person and discovered that they’re the complete opposite of whom you thought they…
Read MoreDay 95: Money-Grubbers
Proverbs 5:10 Strangers will consume your wealth, and someone else will enjoy the fruit of your labor. Principle These disingenuous voices are making their noise, coming out of the shadows, and profiting off the death of authentic manhood. -George Sawyer Have you noticed that there are entire industries devoted to profiteering off the failure of…
Read MoreDay 94: Sure-Footed
Proverbs 4:12 When you walk, your steps will not be hampered; you will not stumble when you run. Principle God wants you to have a smooth course for your feet – to be sure-footed. A few months ago, I had an injury from my workout routine – the arches in my feet were strained from…
Read MoreDay 93: Don’t Be A Know-It-All
Proverbs 3:7 Don’t assume that you know it all. Run to God! Run from evil! Principle You don’t know what you don’t know. I was embarking on life as a young man. I had a poor education, no prospects of a future, and as lost as most 18-year-olds. I was on my own and trying…
Read MoreDay 92: The Three Amigos
Proverbs 2:9 Then you will understand what is right, just, and fair, and you will find the right way to go. Principle If you keep heading in this direction, you will get to where you’re going. I continue to be amazed by men who want different results without making any changes in their decisions. It’s…
Read MoreDay 91: Sinful-Minded Men
Proverbs 1:10 My son, if sinful men entice you, do not give in to them. Principle NEVER underestimate the destructive power of sinful-minded men. A few days ago, I watched a disturbing video – Christian men were lined up kneeling with their hands tied behind their backs – other men lined up behind them with…
Read MoreDay 90: My Son, The Answer To My Prayers!
Proverbs 31:2 Listen, my son! Listen, son of my womb! Listen, my son, the answer to my prayers! Principle A son is an answer to a mother’s prayers. Many people have speculated who King Lemuel is – the son who is being addressed in Proverbs 31. Most scholars have concluded Lemuel, which means “for God,”…
Read MoreDay 89: Shake, Rattle, and Roll
Proverbs 30:21 Three things are too much for even the earth to bear, yes, four things shake its foundations— when the janitor becomes the boss, when a fool gets rich, when a whore is voted “woman of the year,” when a “girlfriend” replaces a faithful wife. Principle The sin of man shakes the earth. The…
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