As our Proverbs Study members read through each day’s suggested text, God pricks their hearts and minds with fresh insights into how to live out His Word in the day-to-day. For those of you following our reading plan, I thought you might enjoy the following:
Back when the 99% movement hit the news and social media waves, one of my friends posted a picture that cut to my core. It was of starving children in Africa, with the caption, “We are the 1%.” If you’ve gone on a mission trip to a third-world country, spent time with the homeless or inner city children, you know just how true that is. Today, fellow Proverbs study member and sweet friend Yvonne Blake challenges us to quit grumbling about inconsequential things so we can live lives of praise.
My dear Friend and frequent guest blogger (who will return Thursday) encourages us to see our bodies, whether beautiful or broken, strong or weak, as splendid, crafted, molded, and held in God’s mighty hand.