House of Leadership – The Framework is Understanding (Proverbs 24:3b)

Are you experiencing a conflict where your relationship is falling apart due to a misunderstanding? After digging our footer and laying our foundation, God builds our framework. Solomon continued: “And through understanding it is established” (Proverbs 24:3b). Understanding is insight that occurs through the Holy Spirit (Proverbs 9:10). Established means “to build up.” In order […]


House of Leadership – The Foundation is Wisdom (Proverbs 24:3a)

Is the foundation of your life the rubble of foolishness or the firm foundation of wisdom? After we humble our hearts to God, He lays our foundation. Left to ourselves, our foundation is foolishness, a progressive hardening of our hearts from wet cement to cured concrete in direct opposition to God. We deceive ourselves into […]


House of Leadership – The Footer of Humility (Proverbs 11:2; 9:10; 22:4)

Do you have a blueprint for success? Within your team, business, family, or non-profit institution, do you have building plans to positively influence your target audience? Tucked away in the Bible’s Thirty Sayings of the Wise is God’s secret blueprint for any organization or movement to successfully lead its culture. It is The House of […]


Online with God – 30 Day Experiment (Matthew 6:6)

When and where do you pray most frequently? Jesus taught: “When you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret will reward you” (Matthew 6:6). Two thousand years ago in Palestine, the only room with a door […]


Yield (Psalm 145:17)

Are you holding on to a past hurt by someone who has wronged you? If so, how is it affecting your relationship with God? David recognized God’s unlimited righteousness and love: “The Lord is righteous in all His ways and loving toward all He has made” (Psalm 145:17). Righteousness and love are two components of […]


Ask (Psalm 145:13b-16; Matthew 6:11)

What do you ask of God when you pray? Because David depended on God, he asked Him to supply his needs. He recognized God as faithful, loving, restoring, giving, and satisfying (see Psalm 145: 13b-16). Today, we are offered the same opportunity to ask God to supply all our needs in Christ (see Philippians 4:19). […]


Satan Preys on Our Feet (Proverbs 4:26-27)

Wherever our feet carry us, we can sin. Even our hands are subject to where our feet travel: “Make level paths for our feet and take only ways that are firm. Do not swerve to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil” (Proverbs 4:26-27). The third of the three pathways that temptation […]


God Hates Sinful Eyes (Proverbs 6:17)

What is the focal point of your eyes? We are reminded God hates eyes that sin (see Proverbs 6:17). Still, when the day’s images replay in our minds, they often include what we have seen on the internet, whether wise or foolish. Our culture, especially millennials, is bombarded by social media images on a daily […]


Satan Preys on the Mouth (Proverbs 4:24)

Have you ever uttered something and then wished you hadn’t? Solomon recognized the potential danger in our speech: “Put away perversity from your mouth; keep corrupt talk far from your lips” (Proverbs 4:24). John said that one of the three pathways temptation flows is from our hearts to our mouths. Each of us can fall […]


Guard Your Heart from Satan’s Schemes (Proverbs 4:23-27)

Are you being tempted to commit an act apart from God’s design for your life? When we read David’s instructions to his son Solomon in Proverbs 4:1-9, we recognize that the King of Israel was warning his eventual successor that he would be tempted toward foolish behavior. Wisdom would be his weapon to apply his […]


Leading the Passive Resistive through Listening: Humbly and Positively Provoke Him Toward Wisdom (Proverbs 11:2; 13:10; Hebrews 10:24)

Is the passive resistive in your life reluctant to change? When leading the passive resistive through listening, first, we need to be peaceful. Second, we must be patient. Third, we need to reveal a painless first step. Fourth, we need to humbly and positively provoke the passive resistive toward wisdom. We must express the positive […]


Leading the Passive Resistive through Listening: Be Patient (Proverbs 25:15)

Are you impatient with the passive resistive person in your life? When leading the passive resistive through listening, first, we need to be peaceful. Second, we must be patient. Wise King Solomon witnessed the power of patience: “Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone” (Proverbs 25:15). Leading […]


Leading the Passive Resistive through Listening (Proverbs 26:12-15)

Do you have a passive resistive person in your life? The fourth difficult person is the people-oriented passive resistive. He is inactive and immovable. The fact that he is people-oriented, means that he can be averse to task and be nice about it. Consequently, his passive resistance makes him indirect in his difficult behavior — […]


Leading the People Pleaser through Listening: Graciously Support Him in the Wisest Direction (Proverbs 4:11; 24:11; 1 Thessalonians 5:14)

Have you ever noticed how the people pleaser in your life has a tendency to agree with almost everyone? The people pleaser is weak in willpower, and his desire for significance apart from Christ leads him to be a chameleon as he continually adjusts his values to accommodate whomever he is with at the moment. […]


Leading the People Pleaser Through Listening: Don’t Give In (Proverbs 26:24-25, 28)

The people pleaser uses flattery to gain an advantage. When he does, we are often tempted to give in because we like what we hear. Flattery comes from the Hebrew word for smooth. Designed to snag its target, flattery is a smooth way to capture the heart and life of another person (Proverbs 29:5). Flattery […]


Leading the People Pleaser through Listening: Don’t Be Gullible (Proverbs 26:23; 14:15)

Exaggeration is a powerful tool leveraged by the people pleaser. Distorted facts, recollections that stretch the imagination, and embellished stories all cleverly mishandle the truth. Solomon said: “Like a coating of glaze over earthenware are fervent lips with an evil heart” (Proverbs 26:23). Just like that coating of glaze over earthenware makes the outside look […]


Leading the People Pleaser Through Listening (Proverbs 18:2; 26:22-25, 27-28: 29:5)

The third difficult person is the people pleaser who is noticeably people-oriented as opposed to the task-oriented aggressive and complainer. He agrees with everyone. Consequently, the people pleaser is indirect in his difficult behavior. He creates negative conflict when he promises everyone what they want to hear. The result is unmet expectations because the people […]


Leading the Aggressive Through Listening: Confront Lovingly (Proverbs 25:12; 15:31; 28:23)

How do you confront the aggressive in your life? By text? Through email? Possibly, not at all? We must lovingly confront the aggressive: “Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear” (Proverbs 25:12). Confront literally means “face to face.” Confronting by text, telephone, […]


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