Sat // Build :: Invest
Title: Not Meaningless Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters. – Colossians 3:23 Sometimes our work can seem insignificant. It may pay little and reward even less. Because our lives are lived moment to moment, our jobs carry more meaning than we might realize. […]
Fri // Steel :: Passion
Title: Respond Love the LORD your God with all you heart and with all your soul and with all your strength – Deuteronomy 6:5 Do you remember what God said when Adam and Eve were hiding in the Garden of Eden after they had sinned? He said, “Where are you?” He sought them out and […]
Thu // Warrior :: Courage
Title: Give God the weight Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Eph 6:10 When I was a kid, I liked to hang out with my Grandpa in his blacksmith shop. He would let me “help him” sometimes. One thing I remember was him having me help carry a big round […]
Wed // Grit:: Resolve
Title: Serving is Foundational “But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:15 In college, I worked for several summers as a framer. I’d like to say that I got to build many homes, but in reality, all I did was move piles of lumber and plywood from one location to […]
Tue // Fuel :: Wisdom
Title: Live by wisdom Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse. – Proverbs 2:12 If we were to take many of the Bible’s main themes, we could conclude wisdom is a vast theme woven throughout Scripture. Why is that? Wisdom gives us the ability to make […]
Mon // Surrender :: Obey
Title: Obedience is protection “This has been my practice: I obey your precepts” – Psalm 119:56 I don’t know why, but when I was a kid, and I would hear the word “obey,” it really made the hair on my neck stand up. Maybe it’s just me, but it made me not want to obey or listen; […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: Step Back For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. Matthew 23:12 Did you notice? Jesus is prophesying here. In this passage, Jesus is talking about the teachers and Pharisees how they like to be important and have respect. Jesus reminds people to listen to him […]
Sat // Build :: Encouragement
Title: Be the beacon Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “today,” – Hebrews 3:13a If you have been around someone encouraging, you will want to spend more and more time around them. Just as we are drawn to encouraging people, are people drawn to us because we are encouraging? Do others want […]
Fri // Steel :: Example
Title: Words and actions did not add up Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b “How do you think that impacts your son?” These are the words I spoke to a man convicted of abusing his wife. He had just finished bashing this woman, calling her nasty names while retelling the story of the events that led him to the seat across from me. Mind you, in that […]
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 physically. Focus on […]