Blessings,Praise God! We made it through the

summer whole and alive, favored by

God’s grace.

Before I continue, I’d like to thank

Heather of Creative Bliss Design for

our beautiful new blog design and logo

(pictured right). She did a marvelous

job on both!

And, I would like to introduce

Proverbs and Wisdom’s newest family

members: Stephen P. Porter, our

editor, and Christlove D’Levite, our

writer. I encourage you to get to know

them and connect with them via our

staff page.

With summer now ended and a new

season begun, we decided to do a

double issue for our newsletter. We

incorporated both August and

September into one publication!

We, at Proverbs and Wisdom are

excited about all God has in store. and

pray that the grace of God be with you

always.

Christ’s Servant,

Ashley Ormon, Founder

Thank you, dear friends...

Patricia Townsend:

See what she has to say about blessing others.

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Demanding God’s Blessings:

How determined are you to be blessed?

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Charity Work:

A dedication to helping others.

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PROVERBS & WISDOM! ! ISSUE NO . 4

! AUGUST - SEPTEMBER / MAY THE WISE ADD TO THEIR LEARNING / 2011

Your constant support in helping and

encouraging us at Proverbs and Wisdom is

never taken for granted.

We appreciate all you do and are blessed that

you have allowed us to be a part of your life.

Meet Patricia Townsend• • •

PW: WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO

BLESS OTHERS?

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PW: IN MATTHEW 5:3-11, JESUS

STARTS OUT “BLESSED ARE

THOSE”. IS THERE A

PARTICULAR ONE THAT STANDS

OUT TO YOU?

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PW: JESUS ALSO INSTRUCTS US

TO BLESS OUR ENEMIES WHICH

FOR MOST PEOPLE, IS

EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. HOW DO

YOU THINK WE CAN DO THIS

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BLESSING YOU RECEIVED THAT

YOU’LL ALWAYS REMEMBER?

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WHAT BLESSINGS ARE YOU

MOST THANKFUL FOR?

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PW: PATRICIA, WE APPRECIATE

YOUR TIME. HOW ELSE CAN WE

BE A BLESSING?

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Demanding God’s BlessingsBy Ashley Ormon

I like Jacob in the Bible for the oddest reason. I must admit that he had an extremely audacious character: first, by stealing his brother’s birthright and second, by demanding a blessing from God.

In Genesis 32:22-32 Jacob wrestles with God. The two began wrestling from night until daybreak, and when God demanded Jacob to let Him go, he responded, “I will not let you go unless you bless me” (Gen. 32:26).

What boldness! Not only was Jacob bold enough to wrestle with God, but He also said the only way he would discontinue is if God blessed him.

Well, God did provide Jacob with a blessing: he changed his name from Jacob to Israel. A name change may not seem as if it has much significance, but it does. Beginning with the Old Testament and ending with the New Testament, God changed several people’s names.

The significance in having a name change represented that the individual had changed. God was going to bring them into deeper levels of success and a greater abundance of blessings.

Let’s take a look:

Before being Abraham, his name was Abram. God changed his name through a covenant stating that Abraham would “be the father of many nations” (Gen. 17:3), kings would come from him (Gen. 17:6), and that God would “give an everlasting possession” to Abraham and to his descendants after him (Gen. 17:8).

! Before being Sarah, Abraham’s wife’s name was Sarai. God changed her name ! saying, “I will bless her and will surely give you [Abraham] a son by her. I will bless ! her so that she will be the !mother of nations, kings of people will come from ! her” (Gen. 17: 15).

! And in the New Testament, Paul was first known as Saul (Acts 13:9). It wasn’t until he ! started walking in righteousness that God renamed him Paul. Although he faced ! struggles while spreading the gospel, we can see he was blessed abundantly.

God did not change Jacob’s name without cause. He did it because it represented a covenant, a life promised with blessings. Jacob wanted to be blessed, and he didn’t give up. He pressed in and kept trying until finally, he received the blessing he wanted.

This is a lesson we can all learn from. In the midst of our struggles and hardships, we must continue pressing on until we receive God’s blessings. Difficult times may arise; however, as God told Jacob in Genesis 17, if we overcome, He will bless us abundantly.

A Heart of Love

• • •

Most people live life looking for a

blessing, but Marie Wikle, founder of

Spreading Joy Corporation, lives to

bless others.

If you’re on Twitter you may notice

her tweets filled with joy; for those

on Youtube, her smiles and love for

helping others is seen, and if you

visit her website even once, you’ll

understand that she has a heart

filled with love.

I remember talking to Marie on the

phone for the first time and she was

just so happy! And the thing about it

is, every time thereafter that I’ve

spoken to her, she always has the

same joyful attitude.

When we wanted to support a non-

profit for our “Be a Blessing” month

we didn’t have any doubts on which

one to bless.

As our subscriptions numbers

increased so did the amount of money

we were able to donate to Spreading

Joy’s Back 2 School drive.

Please know as a subscriber, you

helped a child receive the necessities

they needed for this school year!

On behalf of Proverbs & Wisdom and

Marie from Spreading Joy, we thank

you for helping us.

“Give, and you will receive. Your gift

will return to you in full--pressed

down, shaken together to make room

for more, running over, and poured

into your lap. The amount you give

will determine the amount you get

back." Luke 6:38 NIV

FROM THE BLOG:

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Sometimes our attitudes can push

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SPREADING JOY CORP.

Dedicated to reminding others that they

can make a difference by doing what they

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SEPTEMBER: RECEIVE YOUR HEALING

ARTICLES

Before You, God

A Prayer for Healing

The Father’s Love

What God Does with Your

Pain

Quick Steps to Release Your

Hurt!

There’s Construction Ahead

The Healing Process

When Everyone Loves Your

Failure

Have You Talked to God

Lately?

Are You Self-Confident?

THE FATHER’S LOVE by Stephen P. Porter

Too many times in moments of hurt and

frustration, when sin of our own device or from the

hands of others has scarred us in ways that seem

irreparable, we begin to question whether God

could love us, at least whether the Father could

love us. In these times, it’s helpful to think about

what the Bible has to say about the Father. The

most famous verse in the Bible says the most

about the Father’s love: “For God so loved the

world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that

whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have

eternal life.” (John 3:16) Notice what it does not

say. It does not say, the Son so loved the world

that He came to die so that whoever believes in

Him shall not perish . . . No, it says God (the

Father) so loved the world, that He gave the

Son. So, when you think the Father can’t possibly

love you after all that’s happened, repent of your

sins and forgive those who have sinned against

you, and let the Holy One prove you wrong.

THE BIBLE IN

NUMBERS:

Verses in the

Bible

31,173

More than

700,000words

Total Number of

Books:

66

Scriptures on Healing:

Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed;

Save me, and I shall be saved, For You are my praise.

(Jeremiah 17:14 NKJV)

O LORD my God,

I cried out to You, and You healed me.

(Psalms 30:2 NKJV)

The whole multitude sought to touch Him, for power went out from Him

and healed them all.

(Luke 6:19 NKJV)

QUOTES FROM OUR TWITTER FRIENDS:

Tweet from @Mr_RonnieB:

The measure God blesses you is determined by the measure that you

forgive others! #WisdomNotes

Tweet from @KLDub83:

@proverbsNwisdom His Burden is light!

Tweet from @Mz_Lov3dByGod:

@proverbsNwisdom AMEN the devil didn’t give it [joy] to you so he has no

right to take it from you!

Isaiah 53:4-5

Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten

of God, and afflicted.

But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

Our Blessed Friends

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