Fri // Steel :: Integrity
Title: Do not deny your integrity Till I die, I will not deny my integrity. Job 27:5b I hope you aren’t having a day like Job. His story was crazy. If you didn’t know it, he lost everything; his wealth, his family, and even his health. He had a few friends left, but they accused […]
Thu // Warrior :: Weapons
Title: Put it on and stand there Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. – Ephesians 6:11 Interestingly, we tend to closely look at the armor part of this verse and miss what it tells us to do. God’s armor is truth, righteousness, readiness, […]
Wed // Grit :: Influence
Title: Be an example Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. 1 Cor 11:1 Reality check:You pull up to a stoplight behind a car. It has it’s left turn signal on, but you see the sign that says “No Left Turn.” What do you do when the light turns green? Do you, […]
Tue // Fuel :: Word
Title: Enter in with Expectations For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart – Hebrews 4:12 Alive, active, penetrates, divides, and judges. These are all verbs-words of action used to […]
Mon // Surrender :: Confess
Title: Don’t wait Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. – James 5:16 Today, we honor the fallen during The Normandy Landing, better known as D-Day. The casualties were enormous, with 4,414 allied deaths […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Acknowledge
Title: The root is pride Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. – Matthew 10:32 The thought of standing in front of our Father and having Jesus say, “I do not know him,” literally makes me panic a little. And I think it is supposed to. God asks […]
Sat // Build :: Invest
Title: Jesus Invested Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters – Colossians 3:23 Finger waging “God is watching you…” type of approach to this passage, but let’s take a different angle.Have you ever had a boss at work that you would gladly do […]
Fri // Steel :: Passion
Title: Resilient Passion Love the LORD with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. – Deut. 6:5 Gladiator. Braveheart. 300. These are just a few classic film examples of men who possessed the resilient passion and the steel to withstand impossible odds in battle, even at the eventual expense […]
Thur // Warrior :: Courage
Title: Satan’s Schemes Finally, be strong in the Lord and the power of his mighty power. – Eph. 6:10 Scripture tells us that Satan has schemes and plans to beat us up and wear us down. Also, part of this plan is to try and separate us from God and make us feel discouraged. So […]
Wed // Grit :: Character
Title: Surrounded By Who? Do not be misled: Bad company corrupts good character. – 1 Corinthians 15:33 “Bad company corrupts good character or behavior” Have you ever heard this growing up, I know I did. Have you used it with your kids? It is used because it is essential to surround ourselves with good friends. Our […]