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James 1:19-20 Devotional "Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God." — James 1:19-20 (KJV) The Picture James doesn't waste words here. He gives a simple, practical order for how a believer should move through conflict: quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger. Notice the order. Listening comes first — before you open your mouth, before you let your emotions take

Proverbs 29:11 Devotional "A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back." — Proverbs 29:11 (ESV) The Picture A fool vents all his anger, but a wise person holds themselves back. That's the heart of this verse. Solomon draws a clear line between two kinds of people — not by how much they feel, but by what they do with it. The fool lets it all out, unfiltered, in the moment. The wise person holds back, not because they don't feel it, but because th

Proverbs 25:28 Devotional "A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls." Proverbs 25:28 (ESV) The Picture In the ancient world, a city's walls were everything. They kept out invaders, wild animals, and chaos. A city without walls wasn't just vulnerable — it was defenseless. Anyone could walk in and take whatever they wanted. There was no protection, no boundary, no safety. Solomon uses that image to describe a person who has no rule over their

In the business world it is said that your net-worth is only as good as your network. There were many years that I believed that I could do it on my own until things weren't progressing after much effort. I found that having a lack of available contacts, support in relevant fields and a person to sometimes vent to is more powerful than the prize of winning all alone. I am going to share 3 points of what refusing to network, or in other words, evangelism, can do negatively in