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Proverbs 31, 25. She is clothed with strength and dignity.
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She can laugh at the days to come. Today's episode,
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Dressed for Tomorrow. This year, Halloween fell on the weekend.
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Me and ghetto boys ain't trick-or-treating. You know the schematics.
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We love disguises and I ain't hatin'. Heck, I'm a
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preacher who has used rap as a disguise for decades.
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But on your big moment to dress all up and
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be outrageous. What are you wearing tomorrow? Proverbs 31.25 describes
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a woman clothed with strength and dignity, able to laugh
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at the days to come. This woman wears strength and dignity.
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Paul uses a similar clothing image in Galatians 3.27. Those
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baptized into Christ have clothed themselves with Christ. Whatever this
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woman is wearing is working for her, her household, and
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her communities. The poem honors a life she's been building,
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and part of her success is how she clothes herself,
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or another way of putting it is how she shows
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up in the world. She can face tomorrow with confidence.
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The verse doesn't say she has tomorrow's itinerary. I need
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that distinction. Sometimes I want God to send the whole
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schedule before I agree to show up. Who's going to
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be there? How long will this take? Is there parking?
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Will I need a disguise? Meanwhile, life is moving. Alan
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Watts wrote, the only way to make sense out of
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change is to plunge into it, move with it, and
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join the dance. Some of us will be dancing in
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our favorite costumes tonight. But can we get dressed for
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tomorrow with enough room in the outfit to move with grace? Now,
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some changes hurt. Nobody needs to be told to dance
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their way past grief. Sometimes the next step is letting
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somebody hold your hand while you find your footing. But
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we can prepare for a future we cannot control. Practice
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telling the truth. Learn to ask for help. Make one
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decision today that gives tomorrow a little more room. That's
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how strength gets worn into daily life. Dignity means I
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don't have to abandon my worth just because the circumstances change.
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Tonight's costume will come off. The patience you practiced, the
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courage you exercise, the love you learn to receive can
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go with you into the next season. Remember, you don't
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have to know everything tomorrow holds to get dressed for
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it today. Prayer. God, clothe me with courage to meet
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tomorrow with love. today's challenge lay out something you'll need
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tomorrow then spend 10 minutes on one practical preparation pack
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your bag prepare a meal or write down the first
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step of a task you've been avoiding proverbs daily is
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a reader and listener supported program every post is free
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but if you'd like to help spread the message and
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make the sacred positively contagious tap subscribe or upgrade and
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join us Thank you in advance for your support. About
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the author. Fred Lynch is a creative communicator, author, and
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Christian hip-hop pioneer. To connect everywhere, hit me at HeyFredLynch
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on all the socials, and we'll connect. Want daily wisdom
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on your phone? Go to ProverbsDaily.org. Thanks again, and please
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like plus share to help someone walk in wisdom. Be wise.
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Be well. Peace.
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Proverbs 31, 25. She is clothed with strength and dignity.
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00:00:04.639 --> 00:00:08.140
She can laugh at the days to come. Today's episode,
3
00:00:08.419 --> 00:00:13.070
Dressed for Tomorrow. This year, Halloween fell on the weekend.
4
00:00:13.089 --> 00:00:18.039
Me and ghetto boys ain't trick-or-treating. You know the schematics.
5
00:00:18.280 --> 00:00:22.260
We love disguises and I ain't hatin'. Heck, I'm a
6
00:00:22.339 --> 00:00:25.859
preacher who has used rap as a disguise for decades.
7
00:00:26.179 --> 00:00:29.519
But on your big moment to dress all up and
8
00:00:29.589 --> 00:00:35.429
be outrageous. What are you wearing tomorrow? Proverbs 31.25 describes
9
00:00:35.509 --> 00:00:39.250
a woman clothed with strength and dignity, able to laugh
10
00:00:39.390 --> 00:00:42.969
at the days to come. This woman wears strength and dignity.
11
00:00:43.390 --> 00:00:48.259
Paul uses a similar clothing image in Galatians 3.27. Those
12
00:00:48.340 --> 00:00:53.509
baptized into Christ have clothed themselves with Christ. Whatever this
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00:00:53.590 --> 00:00:57.030
woman is wearing is working for her, her household, and
14
00:00:57.049 --> 00:01:00.920
her communities. The poem honors a life she's been building,
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00:01:01.240 --> 00:01:04.760
and part of her success is how she clothes herself,
16
00:01:04.900 --> 00:01:07.859
or another way of putting it is how she shows
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up in the world. She can face tomorrow with confidence.
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00:01:12.060 --> 00:01:16.219
The verse doesn't say she has tomorrow's itinerary. I need
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00:01:16.280 --> 00:01:20.269
that distinction. Sometimes I want God to send the whole
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schedule before I agree to show up. Who's going to
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be there? How long will this take? Is there parking?
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Will I need a disguise? Meanwhile, life is moving. Alan
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Watts wrote, the only way to make sense out of
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change is to plunge into it, move with it, and
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join the dance. Some of us will be dancing in
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our favorite costumes tonight. But can we get dressed for
27
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tomorrow with enough room in the outfit to move with grace? Now,
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some changes hurt. Nobody needs to be told to dance
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their way past grief. Sometimes the next step is letting
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somebody hold your hand while you find your footing. But
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we can prepare for a future we cannot control. Practice
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00:02:06.819 --> 00:02:10.379
telling the truth. Learn to ask for help. Make one
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decision today that gives tomorrow a little more room. That's
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00:02:15.000 --> 00:02:19.409
how strength gets worn into daily life. Dignity means I
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don't have to abandon my worth just because the circumstances change.
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Tonight's costume will come off. The patience you practiced, the
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courage you exercise, the love you learn to receive can
38
00:02:32.580 --> 00:02:36.409
go with you into the next season. Remember, you don't
39
00:02:36.439 --> 00:02:39.610
have to know everything tomorrow holds to get dressed for
40
00:02:39.650 --> 00:02:44.310
it today. Prayer. God, clothe me with courage to meet
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tomorrow with love. today's challenge lay out something you'll need
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00:02:49.110 --> 00:02:54.090
tomorrow then spend 10 minutes on one practical preparation pack
43
00:02:54.129 --> 00:02:57.430
your bag prepare a meal or write down the first
44
00:02:57.490 --> 00:03:01.389
step of a task you've been avoiding proverbs daily is
45
00:03:01.449 --> 00:03:05.430
a reader and listener supported program every post is free
46
00:03:05.650 --> 00:03:07.900
but if you'd like to help spread the message and
47
00:03:07.939 --> 00:03:13.659
make the sacred positively contagious tap subscribe or upgrade and
48
00:03:13.740 --> 00:03:18.599
join us Thank you in advance for your support. About
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00:03:18.639 --> 00:03:22.319
the author. Fred Lynch is a creative communicator, author, and
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Christian hip-hop pioneer. To connect everywhere, hit me at HeyFredLynch
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00:03:26.500 --> 00:03:29.659
on all the socials, and we'll connect. Want daily wisdom
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00:03:29.759 --> 00:03:35.069
on your phone? Go to ProverbsDaily.org. Thanks again, and please
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00:03:35.310 --> 00:03:39.750
like plus share to help someone walk in wisdom. Be wise.
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00:03:40.129 --> 00:03:41.409
Be well. Peace.
