Praying Through Proverbs

Proverbs 18:1 draws a hard line between solitude and isolation. What looks like relief can become ruin. This episode explores why retreating from community isn’t neutral — and how grace calls us back. For more resources, visit xplusone.org

What if the problem isn’t your circumstances — but your heart? Proverbs 17:20 exposes a spiritual spiral: bent hearts, twisted tongues, and blind eyes to good. But grace can still straighten what’s crooked. For more resources, visit xplusone.org

Grief may not shout, but it shows — in the eyes, the shoulders, the spirit. Proverbs 15:13 names the sorrow… and Jesus meets it. Join Him in that place today. For more resources, visit xplusone.org

Wisdom isn’t a visitor — it’s a King who reigns in the heart. Proverbs 14:33 invites us to examine who’s ruling our hearts, and what our lives are revealing. Let’s pray. For more resources, visit xplusone.org

Not every path leads to life. Proverbs 16:17 warns of seductive detours and invites us to walk the road Christ paved — not by grit, but by grace. What’s guarding your way? For more resources, visit xplusone.org

Do you see wisdom as merely useful — or as beautiful? Proverbs 2:10 shows that wisdom isn’t just practical advice; it’s a soul-level delight. What are you really asking God for? For more resources, visit xplusone.org

Haman built the gallows. God reversed the story. Proverbs 26:27 shows us justice that boomerangs — and the gospel that redeems. Which pit are you digging? Which reversal are you waiting for? For more resources, visit xplusone.org

We all plan—but are we presuming? What if tomorrow isn’t promised, but presence is? This episode explores control, calendars, and Christ’s call to humility in a world obsessed with what’s next. For more resources, visit xplusone.org

Jesus doesn’t just save us—He changes what we crave. This episode reflects on Proverbs 18:15 and what it means when the heart grows wise and starts hungering for heaven more than earth. For more resources, visit xplusone.org

Desire fulfilled is sweet—but not if sin still sits at the table. This episode unpacks how turning from evil isn’t a barrier to joy, but the path to it in Christ. For more resources, visit xplusone.org

Delayed hope hurts. But you’re not alone in the ache. This episode walks through Proverbs 13:12 and shows how Jesus meets us in the waiting—and promises joy that lasts forever. For more resources, visit xplusone.org

Once I laughed at sin and wore rebellion like cologne. But then Christ called me home. This is my story—and maybe it’s yours too. Let’s walk from mockery into mercy.

Some wisdom doesn’t sound like a TED Talk. It sounds like silence. This episode explores emotional intelligence, restraint, and the gentle voice of Jesus—who stooped before speaking and spoke with mercy, not noise. For more resources, visit xplusone.org

Why are people—including you —so hard to figure out? Proverbs 20:5 says the heart is deep, but understanding can draw it out. This episode points to the wisdom and grace that helps. For more resources, visit xplusone.org

What dangers are you walking toward without realizing it? This episode explores Proverbs 22:3/27:12 and the unseen war in our own hearts—and how hiding in Christ is the only way to be safe. For more resources, visit xplusone.org

What are you thinking about—and what are those thoughts growing into? Proverbs 15:26 reminds us that every sin starts small. This episode is a call to take thoughts captive before they take control. For more resources, visit xplusone.org

Pride doesn’t just divide—it devours. Proverbs 13:10 meets The Lion King in this episode on humility, healing, and the wisdom of listening. For more resources, visit xplusone.org

Everyone ends up with plenty—but of what? This episode unpacks Proverbs 28:19 through the story of the prodigal son and reminds us why gospel faithfulness feeds more than worldly pursuits ever will. For more resources, visit xplusone.org

Are you working the field God gave you—or chasing shadows that never feed you? This episode invites you to plant faithfulness where you are and feast on the fullness only Jesus provides. For more resources, visit xplueone.org

Are you doing more talking than toiling? This episode dives into Proverbs 14:23 and challenges us to trade empty words for faithful work—and to see labor as a response to grace. For more resources, visit xplusone.org

Are you building a full table but losing the people around it? Proverbs 15:17 reminds us love matters more than luxury—and points us to the Friend who makes any meal a feast. For more resources, visit xplusone.org

Would you take the Promised Land if God wasn’t in it? This episode walks through Proverbs 15:16 and reminds us that the greatest gift isn’t the promise—it’s the Promiser Himself. For more resources, visit xplusone.org

Feel busy but stuck? Proverbs outlines the subtle symptoms of a sluggard—and they might hit closer than you think. Let this episode call you back to small steps of faithful obedience today. For more resources, visit xplusone.org

What if your words were planting something today? Are you growing gardens or leaving wreckage? This episode dives into the power of the gentle tongue and how it reflects Jesus. For more resources, visit xplusone.org

What kind of talker are you—a healer or a hurter? This episode tackles the power of words to wound or restore, and how Jesus teaches us to speak life, not harm. For more resources, visit xplusone.org