Mon // Surrender :: Pride
Title: Don’t take the quick payoff Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:18 I listen to a lot of sports talk radio. Probably too much. A discussion that comes up regularly starts with a question like this, “If you were a star athlete, would you take less money to […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Worship Always 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 […]
Sat // Build :: Kingdom
Title: Kingdom of the heart But seek first His kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well – Matthew 3:13a “Your Kingdome come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven”. We pray these words but do we understand how powerful this statement is? At first, […]
Fri // Steel :: Integrity
Title: Own your integrity I will not deny my integrity. – Job 27:5b An interesting way to put it is that you can see an extremely high level of resolve in this sentence. There’s no question whether he has integrity. Job has integrity, and he owns it. He seems to take hold of it as […]
Thu // Warrior :: Engage
Title: The weapon of worship 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 There are many opinions on worship, but the Bible says there will be singing […]
Wed // Grit :: Influence
Title: Be an example Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. – 1 Corinthians 11:1 What are some ways you can be an example today? Better yet, what is some ways you can be a Christ-like example?When I think about Jesus, I think about his humility. I think about his willingness to […]
Tue // Fuel :: Prayer
Title: People of Prayer 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 a life […]
Mon // Surrender :: Control
Title: Self Control Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. – Prov 3:5 Whatever makes us happy, right? Not so fast… Tempting situations hit us every day, it seems. The world today thinks it’s about giving in to the flesh and making sure we are keeping ourselves happy. […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Stand
Title: I was a wrestler 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 Cor. 15:58 I was a wrestler in high school. The first thing I learned was to have a proper “wrestler’s stance.” Feet spread, knees bent, body centered over your leading leg. A proper stance makes it harder for your opponent to shoot in on you and take you down. It also puts you […]
Sat // Build :: Authentic
Title: Deep Impact Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up. – Ephesians 4:29a As I write this, I will be away from my family for a few weeks with limited communication. It’s drawn my mind to reflect on the last few hours I […]