Monday // Surrender :: Pride
Title: Pride Equals Trouble Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:18 Pride often lies at the heart of our sinful nature and desires. When we let prideful thoughts and actions guide us, we start believing we deserve everything we want or that we can handle life on our own. […]
Saturday // Build :: Kingdom
Title: The big windshield But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. – Matthew 6:33 You might have heard the saying, “The windshield is bigger than the rearview mirror.” To seek God’s kingdom, we need to look ahead through the wide windshield, focusing on […]
Friday// Steel :: Truth
Title: Truth and Lies Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free – John 8:32 Truth and lies are part of every language, no matter where we come from. Jesus pointed out that lying is Satan’s native language. Lies match Satan’s character. Jesus said Satan has been a murderer and […]
Monday// Surrender :: Control
Title: Walking with God Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; Prov 3:5 What does it mean to surrender control to God? It means we must walk with God. Walking with God means pleasing Him, and we do that by trusting Him with our problems. As […]
Saturday // Build :: Authentic
Title: Test Taking “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up’ Eph 4:29 All of us have faced tests at some point. We experience them daily. Tests are nothing new. Throughout the Bible, we read of many different tests. For instance, God tested […]
Sunday // Sacrifice :: Acknowledge
Title: He Has Risen Indeed! Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength – Deuteronomy 6:5 What a perfect day for the word acknowledge to come up. It’s a day to acknowledge the passion, suffering, and death of Jesus on the cross to […]
Saturday // Build :: Invest
Title: Holy Saturday Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength – Deuteronomy 6:5 Holy Saturday is the day between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. The day on which Jesus “rested” from His work of providing salvation. As Jesus died, He called out, “It […]
Thursday // Warrior :: Courage
Title: Take courage Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power – Ephesians 6:10 Courage comes in many forms. Sometimes it happens when we are put in an unforeseen circumstance. However, the courage Jesus displayed on this day, over 2,000 years ago, is different. He knows what he is facing. Jesus knowingly […]
Wednesday// Grit:: Character
Title: Focus on God Do not be misled: Bad company corrupts good character. – 1 Corinthians 15:33 When you’re feeling extremely frustrated, the devil may try to challenge your character. In a spiritual attack, the enemy can use different situations to create frustration and put pressure on your character. During these moments, you might feel tense, […]
Friday // Steel :: Example
Title: It doesn’t feel good Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b There are lots of ways to set an example, but as I write this, I remember a time early in my career when I didn’t set a good one […]