Wed // Grit :: Character
Title: Where have you drawn the line? Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.” – 1 Corinthians 15:33 How can one be misled and compromise their character? I believe one way is by what we see and what we hear. Mathew 6:22 “the Eye is the Lamp of the Body. If your eyes are healthy, […]
Tue // Fuel :: Word
Title: Don’t leave yourself stranded 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 Don’t leave yourself stranded! Right now, I’m waiting to board a plane. I’m leaving Boston and heading back home to the northwest. Man, am I tired. My sleep schedule is off, I haven’t seen my wife and kids for a week, and I can’t wait to give each of them a hug. As […]
Mon // Surrender :: Confess
Title: Rhythm of confession 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 I once heard that we started needing counseling once we stopped confessing. Hard to believe that something as simple as […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Acknowledge
Title: Be Ready! “Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. Matthew 10:32 Have you ever walked up to a stranger and asked, “Can I take a moment of your time to tell you about Jesus?” I have, and it’s a bit awkward. People respond in different ways. Some […]
Sat // Build :: Invest
Title: Time Whatever you do, work at it with all your hearts, as working for the Lord, not for human masters. Colossians 3:23 When we hear the word invest, one of the first things that probably comes to mind is time. Investing in something is a commitment of time of some sort. Time is one […]
Friday // Steel :: Passion
Title: Internal Check Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. – Deuteronomy 6:5 We have all shown a passion for something or someone, and we know that feeling. But, when we do an internal check on ourselves to feel and see that same […]
Thu // Warrior :: Defend
Title: Defend God and Faith “Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor” Psalm 82:3 Defend God he needs us…. Wrong, the Creator of all things in the Bible asked us to help Him, defend Him as it is seen, but in reality, we are not needed, but the defense of God […]
Wed // Grit :: Resolve
Title: Don’t become lazy As for me and my household, we will serve the LORD. – Joshua 24:15 One of the things good leaders do is figure out a plan and follow through on that plan. Most would call this determination or resolve. When we lack confidence, we lack drive, and we become lazy. Resolve […]
Tue // Fuel :: Spirit
Title: No Exceptions So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. – Galatians 5:16 Every day we have a choice. We can either choose to walk through the day absent-minded of the reality that surrounds us, God is WITH US and cares about our days. OR we […]
Mon // Surrender :: Idols
Title: Divide the pie “Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 We traditionally look at idols as an object, but what about “time”? Picture time like an entire pie, and it is ours to divide up. We cut a piece out for our family, we cut […]