Thu // Warrior :: Battle
Title: Not Alone For the battle is not yours, but God’s – 2 Chronicles 20:15c Video games are popular with just about everyone today. One consistent, top-selling game genre is the first-person shooter. You control a character in these games through several battles and scenarios. Because we can play these games, I think we often […]
Tue // Fuel :: Prayer
Title: Don’t run empty on prayer …pray continually – 1 Thess 5:17 I was on the side of the road, feeling helpless because I neglected to respond to the bright light on my dash telling me to refuel. It was hopefully the first and last time I run out of gas. Without gas in a […]
Thu // Warrior :: Weapons
Title: More Than Fighting Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. Ephesians 6:11 Confession time: I struggle to identify with the imagery of warriors and weapons. The zombie apocalypse is the only need I can come up with for weapons. The likelihood of that […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Stand
Title: Stand your ground Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. – 1 Corinthians 15:58 Wishy-washy…we all know what it looks like. Someone who doesn’t commit to what they […]
Wed // Grit :: Committed
Title: Flakiness Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this – Psalm 37:5 As we have grown more accustomed to technology, we have also become more accustomed to the ease of getting out of things we have committed to. We can turn people down with a quick text or […]
Wed // Grit :: Resolve
Title: Don’t become lazy As for me and my household, we will serve the LORD. – Joshua 24:15 One of the things good leaders do is figure out a plan and follow through on that plan. Most would call this determination or resolve. When we lack confidence, we lack drive, and we become lazy. Resolve […]
Wed // Grit :: Committed
Title: Keep your commitments Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this – Psalm 37:5 Personally, one of the things I dislike about technology is how easy it is to be non-committal. If we don’t want to go to something, we can text someone and tell them we can’t […]
Wed // Grit :: Character
Title: Encouragement Builds Character Do not be misled: “Bad Company corrupts good character.” – 1 Corinthians 15:33 I love hanging out with the guys, but frequently, we tend to one-up each other with better jokes, and sometimes those jokes cross the line. You may have experienced this with the guys you hang out with. What would it […]
Tue // Fuel :: Wisdom
Title: Live by Wisdom Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse. – Proverbs 2:12 If we were to take many of the Bible’s main themes, we could conclude that wisdom is a vast theme woven throughout Scripture. Why is that? Wisdom gives us the ability to […]
Tue // Fueled :: Spirit
Title: Adding Spirit to our walk So I say, walk by the spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. Galatians 5:16 Moving people from a house to a home can sometimes be frustrating. One of the things that crosses my mind when I help people move is how many people will […]