by Janet | Jun 29, 2016 | Fear of Man, Protection, Uncategorized
“The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe.” Prov. 29:25 As a boy, when my dad wasn’t in a fistfight, terrorizing his mother or hustling the neighbours for spare change to buy Band-Aids for his brother who had supposedly, been “mauled...
by Janet | May 3, 2016 | Parenting, Protection
“But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled, but in your hearts honour Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that...
by Janet | Apr 27, 2016 | Family, Home, Protection
“She looks well to the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.” Prov. 31:27 I’ve never been a huge Sci-Fi fan, but few would be unfamiliar with the phrase, “Beam me up, Scotty” from the TV show, Star Trek. Though our generation can’t...
by Janet | Mar 23, 2016 | Character, Marriage, Protection, Uncategorized
“Her husband is known in the gates when he sits among the elders of the land.” Prov. 31:23 I used to think this verse was weird. Or at least weirdly located. Smack dab in the middle of twenty-two verses about the super wife, appears this singular verse about...
by Janet | Apr 28, 2015 | Protection, Wisdom
“The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it.” Proverbs 22:3 I bet we’ve all got stories of learning the hard way. When I was a teen, I was told that sun bathing wasn’t good for my skin. I passed right on by that warning and...
by Janet | Apr 21, 2015 | Parenting, Protection, Wisdom
“Do not forsake [wisdom] and she will keep you; love her, and she will guard you.” Proverbs 4:6 My husband had a big date this weekend but it wasn’t with me. I was simply the photographer who got leftover squash soup for dinner. But I didn’t mind because the lucky...
