I read the book of Proverbs Daily. On the 1st of the month, I read chapter 1, on the 2nd, chapter 2 and so on. In this methodical way, I read the wisdom it provides 12 times each year. Even though I’ve read it hundreds of times, there is always something that speaks to my soul when I need it. Here are the first 7 verses. Enjoy. The Beginning of Knowledge [1] The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel: [2] To know wisdom and instruction, to understand words of insight, [3] to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity; [4] to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the youth— [5] Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance, [6] to understand a proverb and a saying, the words of the wise and their riddles. [7] The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Five minutes a day. Did you ever find yourself giving your sharpest focus to deals, deadlines, other people's problems, and handing God whatever was left at the end of the day? Just leftovers. Hey, that's what I gave God for fifty-seven years. I was disciplined, early riser, hard worker, CEO. I ran my schedule like a business, and my soul got the scraps. Then, then I'd wonder why peace felt so far, why I felt hollow even when things were going right. You can't run a kingdom life on a leftover faith. Then I tested one small thing, one. Five minutes. No phone, no agenda, just scripture and silence. Not to perform, just to return. It felt awkward at first, then grounding. Then I started protecting that five minutes like a meeting with someone who actually mattered, because he does. Hey, transformation doesn't start big. It starts daily. You don't need two hours. You need five honest minutes and the guts to show up. Start there.

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Red Letter Quote #1 (KJV) — Matthew 7:7 "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:" Jesus Speaks to His Brother: Brother, I'm not asking you to be passive. I'm calling you to be bold—with the right heart. A lot of men don't ask because they've been trained to handle everything alone. You learned early: "Don't need anybody." "Don't show weakness." "Don't ask for help." But that mentality will starve your spirit. I'm telling you: ask. Not like a beggar. Like a son. Because sons know the Father's character. They don't have to perform to be heard. They don't have to clean up first. They don't have to talk fancy. They just come. Ask—because relationship is real. Seek—because purpose matters. Knock—because doors exist you won't walk through by accident. But hear Me, brother: don't ask for things that keep you small. Don't ask for comfort when I'm forming courage. Don't ask for ease when I'm building endurance. Don't ask to avoid conflict when I'm teaching you how to stand. Ask for wisdom. Ask for purity. Ask for strength. Ask for discipline. Ask for a clean heart. Ask for the ability to love your family well. Ask for the power to shut the door on sin. And when you ask, stay at the door. Some of you knock once, then walk away. You read one verse, then quit. You try one day, then fold. Brother, keep knocking. Keep seeking. Keep showing up. Keep aligning your life with what you're asking for. Because asking is not magic. Asking is partnership. You ask—and then you obey. You ask—and then you move. You ask—and then you practice what I put in front of you. And don't let pride block you. Pride says, "I shouldn't have to ask." But humility asks. Humility seeks. Humility knocks. And humility receives. So today, brother, ask Me for one specific thing you need—then live like you believe I heard you. That's faith. Ask. Seek. Knock. And watch how the Father meets a son who won't quit. Red Letter Quote #2 (ASV) — Matthew 7:8

The Value of Wisdom [1] My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you, [2] making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding; [3] yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, [4] if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, [5] then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God. [6] For the LORD gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding; [7] he stores up sound wisdom for the upright; he is a shield to those who walk in integrity, [8] guarding the paths of justice and watching over the way of his saints. [9] Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity, every good path; [10] for wisdom will come into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul; [11] discretion will watch over you, understanding will guard you, [12] delivering you from the way of evil, from men of perverted speech, [13] who forsake the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness, [14] who rejoice in doing evil and delight in the perverseness of evil, [15] men whose paths are crooked, and who are devious in their ways. [16] So you will be delivered from the forbidden woman, from the adulteress with her smooth words, [17] who forsakes the companion of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God; [18] for her house sinks down to death, and her paths to the departed; [19] none who go to her come back, nor do they regain the paths of life. [20] So you will walk in the way of the good and keep to the paths of the righteous. [21] For the upright will inhabit the land, and those with integrity will remain in it, [22] but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the treacherous will be rooted out of it.