Prayer provides us fuel
Pray continually. – 1 Thessalonians 5:17 If you have ever run out of gas, you might feel slightly embarrassed sitting on the side of the road watching everyone else drive by. Like gas is for cars, prayer provides us fuel to continue to fight the daily battles. If there is no prayer, we are fighting […]
Tempted in the wilderness
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 To stand up for anything is a sacrifice. Martin Luther King, Ghandi and William Wilberforce are […]
You struggle by choosing
Till I die I will not deny my integrity. – Job 27:5b What’s more important, who you are or what you do? All around us, people are far more concerned with what they do. It doesn’t matter how you do it, just get it done. Maybe you find yourself in this situation on a daily […]
I’m sure there was a lot of joking
Do not be misled: “Bad Company corrupts good character.” – 1 Corinthians 15:33 I love hanging out with the guys, but often times we tend to one up each other with better jokes and sometimes those jokes cross the line. Maybe you have experienced this with guys you hang out with. I wonder what it […]
Wonder about fighting
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 shooters. In these games, you control a character through a number of different battles and scenarios. Because we can play these games, I think we […]
To be non-committal
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 just text someone and tell them we can’t make it. Commitment […]
Prayer and the ability to fight
Pray Continually – 1 Thessalonians 5:17 A good friend of mine is what you would call a ‘prayer warrior.’ The guy can pray! I admire his ability to pray continually. I like to pray, but sometimes I struggle to have the enduring patience to pray continually. If we want to have a life that is […]
A warrior inside
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. – Ephesians 6:10 As men, God created us to have a warrior inside of us. Maybe as kids we pretended we were Cowboys, Indians or Superheroes. It’s easy to imagine doing courageous things in the face of adversity when you are a child. It’s […]
Mon // Surrender :: Idols
Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 An idol is an image or object that can take the place of God. Idols can be every day things that we have and use that can take the place of God. What idols do you have that distracts […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b What is the sacrifice you need to make to worship? Is it a few minutes at the beginning of your day? Is it turning off the music and praying on your way to […]