Sunday // Sacrifice :: Rest
Title: Deep Rest Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. – Matthew 11:28 Some men are tired and do not even know how to admit it. We call it being responsible. We call it providing. We call it grinding. We call it doing what has to […]
Wednesday // Grit :: Committed
Title: Commitment over time Commit your ways to the LORD; trust in Him and He will do this – Psalms 37:5 Commitment sounds good when the road is easy. It is easy to commit when the marriage feels close, the business is growing, the kids are responding, the ministry feels fruitful, and the plan is […]
Monday // Surrender:: Confess
Title: Who is your someone? Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. – James 5:16 Confessing our sins: how often do we, as men, really confess—not just say, “Oops, I’m sorry, God”? While we bring […]
Tuesday // Fuel :: Listen
Title: Listen Up He says, ‘Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. – Psalm 46:10 Most men are better at doing than listening. We can fix things. Build things. Move things. Plan things. Lead things. But sitting still long enough to […]
Monday // Surrender :: Control
Title: Surrender is not weakness Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; Prov 3:5 A lot of men do not struggle because we are lazy. We struggle because we are trying to carry things we were never meant to control. We want to control the outcome. Control […]
Thursday // Warrior :: Courage
Title: Take courage Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power – Ephesians 6:10 Courage is not the absence of fear but the act of acting when it’s present. Courage is the strength that comes from somewhere deeper than our feelings. Ephesians 6:10 says to be strong in the Lord and in […]
Saturday // Build :: Encouragement
Title: Speak Up! “Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called today.” Hebrews 3:13a This verse is a call to action. How often do we think something kind or complimentary about someone but fail to speak it? I believe this is one of our failings as men. We are comparative by nature, and as soon as […]
Wednesday // Grit:: Character
Title: Underestimate the power Do not be misled; “Bad Company corrupts good character – 1 Corinthians 15:33 We were created as social beings. Don’t underestimate the power of others in your life. We may think we are an island, but we need each other in reality and are constantly influencing and being influenced. So it is essential to […]
Monday // Surrender :: Confess
Title: Gut-level honesty “Therefore, confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective” James 5:16 Let’s start by recognizing that we men have a tough time with this. The kind of honesty and vulnerability it takes to confess […]