{"id":1379,"date":"2024-03-26T00:08:04","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T07:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=1379"},"modified":"2024-03-25T22:02:07","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T05:02:07","slug":"march-26-proverb-a-day-day-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/march-26-proverb-a-day-day-26\/","title":{"rendered":"March 26&#8211;Proverb A Day\u2014Day 26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today&#8217;s Proverb:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Where there is no wood, the fire goes out; And where there is no talebearer, strife ceases.\u00a0 <\/em>Proverbs 26:20<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today&#8217;s Thought:<u><br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong>This verse is saying that gossip is like wood fueling a fire.<br \/>\nBy withholding wood from a fire you cause it to go out and in same way you could cause a quarrel to cease by withholding gossip.<br \/>\nTherefore, we should resist the urge to gossip or repeat things, even if they are true, and in doing so we will bring peace instead of strife.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>G<\/strong>iving<\/li>\n<li><strong>O<\/strong>thers<\/li>\n<li><strong>S<\/strong>ome<\/li>\n<li><strong>S<\/strong>trife<\/li>\n<li><strong>I<\/strong>nstead of<\/li>\n<li><strong>P<\/strong>eace<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>&#8211;Leona J. Atkinson \u00a92011<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Today&#8217;s Action:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Today:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I will resist the urge to gossip or repeat things.<\/li>\n<li>I will do my best to bring peace in all situations.<\/li>\n<li>I will only speak things that edify others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a9SGLY Ministry www.smilegodlovesyou.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s Proverb: Where there is no wood, the fire goes out; And where there is no talebearer, strife ceases.\u00a0 Proverbs 26:20 Today&#8217;s Thought: This verse is saying that gossip is like wood fueling a fire. 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