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A Proverbs 31 Woman

Joe Wyrostek, April 26, 2013

In writing a devotional on the Proverbs 31 woman I wanted to outline each verse with a corresponding attribute. However, I couldn’t fit all them …

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Day 5 | Trust in the Lord

Joe Wyrostek, April 26, 2013

Proverbs 3:5-6, “5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways acknowledge him, …

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Day 6 | Don’t Be Stingy

Joe Wyrostek, April 25, 2013

Proverbs 3:27, “Do not withhold good from those who deserve it, when it is in your power to act.” Nobody likes a stingy selfish self-centered …

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Is Speaking in Tongues for Today and For Everyone?

Joe Wyrostek, April 24, 2013

Today, the fastest growing segment of Christianity in the world belongs to those who believe and operate in the modern practice of speaking in tongues.  …

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Day 7 | Wisdom is Supreme

Joe Wyrostek, April 24, 2013

Proverbs 4:7, “Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding.” Did you know that God’s wisdom has an answer …

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Four Ministry Paradoxes

Joe Wyrostek, April 23, 2013

  The most well versed and seasoned pastors I know don’t have books on pastoring. The wisest and most scholarly leaders I regularly read and …

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Day 8 | Guard Your Heart

Joe Wyrostek, April 23, 2013

Proverbs 4:23, “Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.” I had the honor of growing up in a Christian …

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Day 9 | Seven Things The Lord Hates

Joe Wyrostek, April 22, 2013

Proverbs 6:16-19, “16 There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him: 17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed …

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Day 10 | Lust

Joe Wyrostek, April 21, 2013

Proverbs 6:25, “Do not lust in your heart after her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes…” For the first nine chapters of …

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Day 11 | Lazy Hands vs. Diligent Hands

Joe Wyrostek, April 20, 2013

Proverbs 10:4, “Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.” King Solomon in the above proverb is contrasting the difference between the …

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Day 12 | Love Covers All

Joe Wyrostek, April 19, 2013

Proverbs 10:12, “Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers over all wrongs.” If you had a choice to choose how people would always treat you …

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Day 13 | Hold Your Tongue

Joe Wyrostek, April 18, 2013

Proverbs 10:19, “When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise.” It is said on average women speak …

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Day 14 | The Blessing of Wealth

Joe Wyrostek, April 17, 2013

Proverbs 10:22, “The blessing of the Lord brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.” Biblical wealth means, “to have enough substance to meet …

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Day 15 | Integrity

Joe Wyrostek, April 16, 2013

Proverbs 11:3, “The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.” “Sure, I’ll call you this week!”  Don’t you …

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How and Why to Pray for Boston

Joe Wyrostek, April 15, 2013

Three Reasons To Pray for Boston God commands us to pray when people suffer, James 5:13. God is able to comfort and heal broken hearts, …

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Day 16 | How a Nation Stands and Falls

Joe Wyrostek, April 15, 2013

Proverbs 11:14, “For lack of guidance a nation falls, but many advisers make victory sure.” John Dickinson in 1768 wrote a powerful song during the …

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Open Rebukes & Trusted Wounds

Joe Wyrostek, April 14, 2013

Proverbs 27:5-6, “5 Better is open rebuke than hidden love. 6 Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.” Definitions Open Rebuke: A frank …

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Day 17 | Gold in a Pig’s Snout

Joe Wyrostek, April 14, 2013

Proverbs 11:22, “Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.” Ouch! King Solomon in the above proverb …

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Day 18 | Riches Will Fall

Joe Wyrostek, April 13, 2013

Proverbs 11:28, “Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.” Do you want to thrive or fall …

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Day 19 | Don’t Be Stupid

Joe Wyrostek, April 12, 2013

Proverbs 12:1, “Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.” “Stupid is as stupid does,”Forest Gump. There is now way according …

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Day 20 | Overlooking an Insult

Joe Wyrostek, April 11, 2013

Proverbs 12:16, “A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.” “I’m so mad at you right now I could …

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Day 21 | Protected

Joe Wyrostek, April 10, 2013

Proverbs 13:6, “Righteousness guards the man of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.” Solomon in the proverbs loves to employ the literally technique called, “antithetical …

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Day 22 | Why We Argue

Joe Wyrostek, April 9, 2013

Proverbs 13:10, “Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is found in those who take advice.” King Solomon gives the root cause to all arguments and …

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Day 23 | Walking With the Wise

Joe Wyrostek, April 8, 2013

Proverbs 13:20, “He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.” This proverb has to be one of my …

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Day 24 | Disciplining Children

Joe Wyrostek, April 7, 2013

Proverbs 13:24, “He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is careful to discipline him.” Today as parents we have …

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