Wed // Grit :: Committed
Title: Good Fruit Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this… – Psalm 37:5 When we commit to God, we are committing to a way of life that honors God. How do we know what honors God? It is simple, and He gives us the values, the fruits of the […]
Tue // Fuel :: Prayer
Title: Don’t run empty on prayer …pray continually – 1 Thess 5:17 There I was on the side of the road feeling helpless because I neglected to respond to the bright light on my dash that was telling me to refuel. It was hopefully the first and last time I run out of gas. Without […]
Mon // Surrender :: Control
Title: Our intuition Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. – Proverbs 3:5 Counterintuitive. I love writing this word on a whiteboard and asking a group what it means. After a lively discussion, it’s established . . . “to go against what comes naturally (our intuition).” We […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Stand
Title: Follow His Agenda 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 Nothing is more frustrating than to feel that our efforts are in vain. Too often, this is the case when we are operating with only our resources and especially when it is toward our gain. On the flip side, nothing feels better than seeing our labors produce great fruit. The fruit […]
Sat // Build :: Authentic
Title: Facade Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up. – Ephesians 4:29a When I think of the word Facade most days, I think of the exterior of one of my hotel buildings. Today my thoughts went to my facade as a Christian […]
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 […]