{"id":8893,"date":"2018-01-05T19:55:03","date_gmt":"2018-01-05T17:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?p=8893"},"modified":"2018-01-05T19:55:03","modified_gmt":"2018-01-05T17:55:03","slug":"31-reasons-you-should-read-a-proverb-a-day-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/31-reasons-you-should-read-a-proverb-a-day-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"31 Reasons You Should Read a Proverb a Day This Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

This year I’m renewing my focus on Proverbs. In addition to my daily Bible reading I’m reading and meditating on one chapter a day from the Book of Proverbs. I’ve done this in the past but in recent years I fell out of practice.<\/p>\n

In order to strengthen my resolve I decided to write out 31 reasons why I should read a Proverb a day. I hope you might consider joining me in reading these reasons will also be helpful to you.<\/p>\n

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  1. Because I need wisdom more desperately than anything<\/li>\n
  2. Because my heart tends away from the fear of the Lord if I don’t train it daily<\/li>\n
  3. Because I have to make choices every day<\/li>\n
  4. Because I want to avoid sexual temptation<\/li>\n
  5. Because I need discipline in my life<\/li>\n
  6. Because the world’s wisdom is deceptive and presses in on me<\/li>\n
  7. Because I want to be a good example to my children<\/li>\n
  8. Because I want to be an excellent husband<\/li>\n
  9. Because I have yet to mine the depths of this book<\/li>\n
  10. Because I often fail to apply what I know to be true<\/li>\n
  11. Because I want to learn to speak truth and wisdom<\/li>\n
  12. Because I need humility<\/li>\n
  13. Because it creates a love for wisdom and righteousness<\/li>\n
  14. Because I don’t want to be lazy<\/li>\n
  15. Because I long to understand the mind of God<\/li>\n
  16. Because I desire the joys of wisdom and prudence<\/li>\n
  17. Because I believe the words to be good and true<\/li>\n
  18. Because my mind needs renewal<\/li>\n
  19. Because I need strong warnings against sin<\/li>\n
  20. Because I often fail to respond well in difficult situations<\/li>\n
  21. Because I daily trust in God is often weak<\/li>\n
  22. Because it gives me many practical advises<\/li>\n
  23. Because it helps me have proper respect for my parents<\/li>\n
  24. Because it shows me how to reply to angry people<\/li>\n
  25. Because it helps me use my money well<\/li>\n
  26. Because it gives me hope<\/li>\n
  27. Because it reveals weaknesses I never noticed before<\/li>\n
  28. Because it strengthens my mind<\/li>\n
  29. Because it gives me greater clarity on what is right and what is wrong<\/li>\n
  30. Because it is a healthy activity for my soul<\/li>\n
  31. Because it is God’s Word<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    This year I’m renewing my focus on Proverbs. In addition to my daily Bible reading I’m reading and meditating on one chapter a day from the Book of Proverbs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8894,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[31],"tags":[262,485,159],"class_list":["post-8893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-writing","tag-bible-reading","tag-proverbs","tag-spiritual-growth"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/AdobeStock_84539513.jpeg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3izZc-2jr","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1794,"url":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/when-reading-your-bible-doesnt-work\/","url_meta":{"origin":8893,"position":0},"title":"When Reading Your Bible Doesn’t Work","author":"Caleb Suko","date":"January 5, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Reading your Bible doesn't make you a better Christian, it just makes you a smarter one! 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