I wish I would have....

...read a proverb a day when I was a teenager!  :)  It is a habit I am just getting myself into (I'm doing better at this habit than working out, but its stilll a struggle). 
Today I read Proverbs 25, and I have to say I really enjoy the wisdom that pours from those verses.  So many of them apply to me right now. 
Proverbs 25:16 "Have you found honey? Eat only as much as you need, Lest you be filled with it and vomit." :) lol
About two years ago, I began focusing my "cravings" on God rather than food.  Thanks to Lisa Terkuerst's book Made to Crave I have been able to rely on scripture and the Holy Spirit to deny my cravings for food and lean more on God.  It has been a long hard journey, but I am almost to my"goal weight!"

Proverbs 25:28 "Whoever has no rule over his own spirit Is like a city broken down, without walls."
This year I have been applying the truths of this verse to my life, and I am amazed at the peace it has brought to my life.  I am in a "crazy busy" season right now, and I was feeling very stressed.  I was not happy with the way I reacted at times, and I needed something to help me change.  When this verse was shared with me, it was life-changing!  I can control my reaction to others by the power of the Holy Spirit!  YAY!!!!  I know it sounds so obvious now, but I was really struggling with this, and to be honest sometimes I still struggle.  I don't like being  "like a city broken down, without walls." I want to be able to control my emotions and reactions, but I was so frustrated becasue I couldn't change!!  This verse, along with some experiences I went through changed me,thank you God!


There's some other verses in there that are ministering to me, also.  I just don't feel comfortable sharing right now.  Maybe later.... ;)

So, lesson learned....

A proverb a day...keeps the devil away! 

Haha, yeah if it were that easy, but it does help! :D