Welcome to One Single Story, the weekday devotional podcast where Pastor Stephen Mizell and co-hosts Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Wendy Korbusieski walk through the One Year Bible together. Today we are in Proverbs 14:30-31, exploring the power of a peaceful heart, the danger of envy, and what it means to honor God by caring for the poor.

Scripture Focus: Proverbs 14:30-31 - Solomon contrasts the life-giving nature of peace with the destructive rot of jealousy, and ties our treatment of the poor directly to how we honor our Creator.

In This Episode:

• Why a peaceful heart produces real physical and spiritual health
• How envy and comparison create destructive mental loops
• Why gratitude and envy cannot coexist
• Practical ways to break negative thought patterns and cultivate peace
• How caring for the poor reflects God's heart and honors him

Key Quote: "You can't be envious and grateful at the same time."

One Single Story is a daily weekday podcast from Open Door Church in Edenton, North Carolina. New episodes every Monday through Friday. Find us at onesinglestory.com or visitopendoor.com. Subscribe wherever you listen so you never miss a day in the Word.

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Welcome to One Single Story. I'm Pastor Stephen Mizell, joined by Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Wendy Korbusieski. Today we are in Proverbs 14:28-29, where Solomon ties a leader's influence directly to their self-control - and warns that a hot temper is a mark of foolishness, not strength.

We discuss why patience creates the space for wisdom, how anger narrows your perspective and leads to decisions you will regret, and why character - not charisma - is what keeps a leader in the room long-term.

"Charisma opens a lot of doors. Character lets you stay in the room."

One Single Story is a weekday Bible study podcast from Open Door Church in Edenton, North Carolina. Find us at visitopendoor.com or onesinglestory.com. Subscribe so you never miss an episode, and share this one with a leader in your life who needs it.

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Welcome to One Single Story, the weekday devotional podcast where each day we draw one focused lesson from the One Year Bible. I'm Pastor Stephen Mizell, joined today by Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Wendy Korbusieski. We're in Proverbs 14:26-27, where Solomon writes that those who fear the Lord are secure, that he will be a refuge for their children, and that the fear of the Lord is a life-giving fountain offering escape from the snares of death.

Scripture Focus: Proverbs 14:26-27 -- Solomon on the fear of the Lord as the source of security, confidence, and life.

In This Episode:

• What healthy reverence for God actually looks like -- and why it draws us toward him rather than away
• How trusting in an unshakable God produces genuine confidence when circumstances fall apart
• What it means that God is a fountain of life -- and why you have to go to it to receive it

Key Quote: "When you've got your trust in something that's unshakable, you have all the confidence in the world. And that's who God is -- unshakable."

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