Hello there!

Please forgive my late posting. The trip has been wonderful, but it has also meant crazy schedules plus lots of moving around. The night before we read Proverbs 13 I was on an overnight ferry.

So please keep reading and hopefully I’ll get the posting back on track.

That being said:

Today’s Reading: Proverbs 13

Using the SOAP devotional method, here’s what I heard this time…

Scripture: Proverbs 13:3

Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life;

he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

Observation:

Exercise discretion in what comes out of you mouth.

Application:

This one is pretty easy to decipher, at least for me right now: I need to think before I speak and exercise discretion. Not everything needs to be, or should be, shared.

Prayer:

Lord, thank you for this reminder to think things through before I speak. Please guide me in what should and should not be shared and, additionally, let be a breath of fresh air when I speak, rather than a discourager. Guide me in my conversations, please, Lord, so that they my be honoring to You and serve the objectives You have set out for me.

Thank you, Lord for this guidance and so much else.

Amen.

Here is what I have heard in the past when reading Proverbs this way and using SOAP:

• Follow Through (Proverbs 13:4)
• Wisdom on Becoming Wise (Proverbs 13:20)
• Be Diligent to Get Things Done (Proverbs 13:4)

FREE Printable Resources:

• Proverbs in 31 Days ebook – contains instructions, reading plan, and journal pages
• Proverbs in 31 Days: Day 13 journal page

What about you?

What did you hear today? Did the same verse stand out to you or was it something else? Share your thoughts in the comments, if you are up for it.