Sat // Build :: Encouragement
Title: Pride is discouraging Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” – Hebrews 3:13a Is your first instinct to defend yourself and prove you’re right? If so, that’s our flesh. It is not the Holy Spirit. Are you struggling to apologize and admit you’re wrong? That, too, is our flesh. These […]
Fri // Steel :: Truth
Title: Freedom Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.– John 8:32 A few years ago, I went to Disneyland with my family. At one point, they were all off doing something, riding rides, shopping, whatever. I sat on a bench under a shade tree in the middle of the […]
Thu // Warrior :: Engage
Title: Struggle is a Gift For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. – Ephesians 6:12 Don’t be discouraged when life is a struggle. In your battle, you have […]
Wed // Grit :: Committed
Title: Commit and Trust Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this… – Psalm 37:5 There is a lot in the passage to unpack. To commit our way to the Lord means in all things we commit to should have a connection or a reference point back to God’s will. […]
Tue // Fuel :: Listen
Title: Straining to Hear Him He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; – Psalm 46:10a We probably watch too much TV at our house. As the evening winds down, my daughter begins her nighttime routine and heads for the bathroom at the top of the stairs. Sometimes she leaves the bathroom fan […]
Mon // Surrender :: Pride
Title: Moving Away from Pride Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:18 One of the first things we need to see and understand is that it is not about you! The world does not revolve around you! Pride makes us only think of ourselves and our wants and desires. By nature, we […]
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 sacrifice.” Does your lifestyle…the things you do with your body…reflect that? Consider these questions: + Do the places you go reflect […]
Sat // Build :: Kingdom
Title: Some sort of building But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. – Matthew 6:33 We all like building. As a kid, we had some sort of building set either an erector set or Lincoln logs or legos. We were able to take […]
Fri // Steel :: Truth
Title: Fake News Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. – John 8:32 Fake news seems to be the phrase that keeps popping up, and it’s news that is a partial truth or no truth at all that accommodates someone’s agenda. But in the kingdom of God, we can be sure […]
Fri // Steel :: Integrity
Title: Refined by the Fire Till I die I will not deny my Integrity – Job 27:5b Steelmaking is the process of producing steel from iron and ferrous ores and scrap. In steelmaking, impurities such as nitrogen, silicon, phosphorus, sulfur, and excess carbon are removed from the raw iron. Alloying elements such as manganese, nickel, chromium, and vanadium are […]