He asks us to give him everything
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. – Deuteronomy 6:5 You can’t love someone without first letting them in. All the way. Too often we keep people at arm’s length as a way to protect ourselves from pain and disappointment. “If they really […]
“…a new accent. Eh?”
Wed // Grit : Character Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.” – 1 Corinthians 15:33 We don’t like to admit, but the more time we spend with someone, the more we act like them. Sort of like spending a week in Canada and coming back with a new accent. Eh? We were made […]
Mon // Surrender :: Control
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; – Proverbs 3:5 I was in an unfamiliar grocery store looking for the coffee. Usually it’s somewhere close to the cereal and other breakfast stuff, but it just wasn’t there. I must have taken five or six laps around the […]
Fri // Steel :: Example
Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b In the movie Glory, an enlisted man is promoted to an officer’s position. As the Colonel pinned on his stripes, the enlisted man looks to the colonel and says, “I’m not sure I want […]
Mon // Surrender :: Control
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. – Proverbs 3:5 How do you trust God. What types of things do you trust Him with? Your job? Your health? Your marriage? I have known of to many people who have lost jobs, their marriage dissolved, or their close […]
Wed // Grit :: Influence
Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. – 1 Corinthians 11:1 What are some ways you can be an example today? Better yet, what are some ways you can be a Christ like example? When I think about Jesus, I think about his humility. I think about his willingness to love all […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Rest
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. – Matthew 11:28 I hope you are able to find some rest today. I’m guessing that there’s been some tough work weeks, maybe even some difficult stuff going on at home. Rest your body. Recover from yesterday’s workout or […]
Fri // Steel :: Truth
Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. – John 8:32 Are you looking for freedom? Freedom from addiction? Maybe a sin in your life that you can’t make any sense out of? It’s crazy the things that we can get hooked on. They damage our very ability to relate […]
Mon // Surrender :: Pride
Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:18 I listen to a lot of sports talk radio. Probably too much. A discussion that comes up regularly starts with a question like this, “If you were a star athlete, would you take less money to have a chance at a championship […]
Sat // Build :: Authentic
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up. – Ephesians 4:29a What do you think it means to build someone up in an authentic way? Authentic means the real thing, not a cheap copy or knock-off. Probably worth a lot too. I remember […]