Mon // Surrender :: Control
Title: Uncertain Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding – Proverbs 3:5 Most of the frustration in my life comes from a place of feeling out of control. By being in control I can lean heavily on what I have learned through experience and advice. Not leaning […]
Thu // Warrior :: Courage
Title: Lean full on Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. – Ephesians 6:10 Is there anything in your life that you can point to today, that requires you to lean full on into the Lord? That is, what in your life requires God to show up and demonstrate Himself strong? […]
Sat // Build :: Honor
Title: Squandered opportunity Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. – Romans 12:10 A good friend of mine (and a fantastic leader) is fond of saying, “Great leaders establish other leaders.” The most influential people I know have used their platform as a way to encourage, celebrate and give […]
Thu // Warrior :: Battle
Title: Battles that don’t matter For the battle is not yours, but God’s. – 2 Chronicles 20:15c Have you ever gotten into an argument and then, upon reflection, realized how dumb it was? Me too. Don’t waste your time and energy fighting battles that don’t matter. It sucks you dry spiritually, emotionally, mentally, and even […]
Tue // Fuel :: Listen
Title: Be Silent 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 46:10a One of my favorite authors is Henri Nouwen. Consider the challenge to just listen that he shares: When we honestly ask ourselves which person in […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Reflection of our devotion to God Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b Our bodies belong to God. Kind of a strange thought isn’t it. But that’s what Paul says in Romans. Our bodies are to be a “living […]
Wed // Grit :: Influence
Title: Everything I do Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. – 1 Corinthians 11:1 It was dinner time and my 10 yr old daughter was telling a rather dramatic story about her day at school. As she told her tale, I saw her roll her form a facial expression that she […]
Thu // Warrior :: Courage
Title: Fog of uncertainty Be strong in The Lord and the power of his might. – Ephesians 6:10 Courage is alive within the fog of uncertainty. It takes a lot of courage to confess. To stand up for others. You could lose. You could fail. You could be ignored. Rejected. Abandoned. It takes courage to […]
Mon // Surrender :: Idols
Title: Dragging you away Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 Idolatry looks different today than it did 2000 years ago. But it’s presence in our lives can still be just as potent. Consider what Tim Keller says: What is an idol? It is anything more […]
Wed // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: It’s God’s race Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… – Hebrews 12:1c I’ve never been able to run for an extended period of time and not wanted to give up. To me running and perseverance go hand in hand. There are times (perhaps today) you will want to give […]