Thu // Warrior :: Engage
Title: Know the threat 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 I listened to a sermon online the other morning, and the teacher had read […]
Wed // Grit :: Committed
Title: Seek His Guidance Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this… – Psalm 37:5 This scripture should bring us great comfort if we apply it. I often fall short because I don’t commit my entire life to the Lord. I either forget to include Him, or I think I can […]
Tue // Fuel :: Listen
Title: Purposely Focus Be still and know that I am God, I will be exalted among the nations, and I will be exalted in the earth. – Psalm 46:10 The art of listening is one of the most challenging things to do. I catch myself looking at people speaking, but my mind is not focused on […]
Mon // Surrender :: Pride
Title: Haughty Eyes Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:18 One of the things God detests is “haughty eyes” (Prov. 16:16). Haughty eyes are arrogant eyes that think they can accomplish anything in their own power. Haughty eyes believe they are better than everyone else. Haughty eyes are full of […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Follow Him Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Romans 12:1 “Take up your cross and follow me,” Luke 9:23. Have you ever considered the impact of these words? Christ is asking […]
Sat // Build :: Kingdom
Title: The safe adventure But seek first His kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well – Matthew 3:13a. Interestingly, it is in our DNA to seek a more stable and meaningful life for ourselves. Looking back in history, there are many examples of this. People are sailing and […]
Fri // Steel :: Truth
Title: Moving Target Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. – John 8:32 I love target shooting, but I also like skeet and sporting clays because, in skeet and sporting clays, the target is moving. In our current culture, the truth has become a moving target. Godly men know […]
Thu // Warrior :: Weapons
Title: Don’t fight empty-handed Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. – Ephesians 6:11 Imagine facing a battle with zero weapons? Imagine your backyard hadn’t been taken care of for a year, and you had to clean it up and had no access to […]
Wed // Grit :: Influence
Title: Examples at all times Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. – 1 Corinthians 11:1 “I’m not paid to be a role model; parents should be role models.” – Charles BarkleyYou’re right Charles; you’re not paid to be a role model. But you should be one anyway. And so should you and […]
Tuesday// Fuel :: Prayer
Title Just pray …pray continually – 1 Thess 5:17 Have you ever run out of gas? I have. I just wasn’t paying attention to my gas gauge and the next thing you know the engine just stopped. Continually watching to see how much gas you have is not something you do automatically. In fact, it’s […]