Mon // Surrender:: Pride
Title: Have you done it? Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:18 How many times have you done it? You buy something, and on the packaging are the most dreaded words to a man. “Some assembly required.” These words are enough to bring some of us to our knees. We […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Just an act Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b Men act in all sorts of ways. We can act tough, strong, dependable, profitable…even spiritual. As men, it is easy to “act” spiritually. We might define it differently, but […]
Sat // Build :: Kingdom
Title: All In But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. – Matthew 6:33 Jesus asked his disciples to go all in, and they did. But this scripture also provides the benefits of going all in, it tells us He will take care of […]
Fri // Steel :: Truth
Title: Freedom Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free – John 8:32 Col. Nathan R. Jesse, the character Jack Nicholson played in the movie “A Few Good Men,” shouts out the famous line “You can’t handle the truth!” Could he be right? It could mean we may not like […]
Thu // Warrior :: Engage
Title: Get your hands dirty 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 You can’t work on your car without getting grease on you. You also […]
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 take in. 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 […]
Tue // Fuel :: Listen
Title: Discerning the Truth He says, ‘Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. – Romans 12:1b The world around us constantly bombards us with counsel. People (including friends and relatives), television, magazines, web ads, emails, billboards, and even our own […]
Mon // Surrender :: Control
Title: Uncertain Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding – Proverbs 3:5 Most of the frustration in my life comes from a place of feeling out of control. By being in control, I can lean heavily on what I have learned through experience and advice. Not leaning […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Stand
Title: Give yourself 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 Corinthians 15:58 In the book of Nehemiah, the Israelites rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem. Nehemiah 3 describes […]
Sat // Build :: Authentic
Title: Sameness Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up. – Ephesians 4:29a We need to be the same person in every situation to be authentic. For instance, at work, at home, at social functions. This “sameness,” or lack thereof, certainly shows up […]