SCRIPTURE: Proverbs 16-18; Romans 12
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will. ~ Romans 12:2
OBSERVATION:
Paul is instructing the Romans not to be like everyone [...]

SCRIPTURE: Proverbs 13-15; Romans 11
Gentle words are a tree of life; a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit. ~ Proverbs 15:4
OBSERVATION:
Words affect people.
APPLICATION:
There’s a song by Dave Barnes titled, Sticks and Stones. The chorus goes like this:
I’d rather have sticks and stones and broken bones than the words you say to me. ‘Cause I know [...]

SCRIPTURE: Proverbs 10-12; Romans 10
Whoever seeks good finds favor, but evil comes to those who search for it. ~ Proverbs 11:27
OBSERVATION:
God finds joy in us when we look for the good. But if we want to find evil, we’ll find it.
APPLICATION:
A lot of things in life are all about perspective – how you look [...]

SCRIPTURE: Proverbs 7-9; Romans 9
I saw among the simple, I noticed among the young men, a youth who had no sense.
~ Proverbs 7:7
OBSERVATION:
Again, Solomon emphasizes the importance of wisdom and how it can keep us from trouble in Proverbs 7. he talks about how, without wisdom, we can be led into sin.
APPLICATION:
The more I’ve worked [...]

SCRIPTURE: Proverbs 4-6; Romans 8
But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble.
~ Proverbs 4:19
OBSERVATION:
Proverbs 4 talks a lot about not only embracing wisdom, but cherishing her, because she will keep us on the right path.
APPLICATION:
It’s difficult to walk in darkness, especially in a place [...]

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