Tue // Fuel :: Listen
Title: Listen UP My wife was recently talking to me, and after my third attempt to enter into the conversation, I heard the Spirit say to me, “just listen-then encourage, don’t fix!” What she was really saying had nothing to do with her words and I would have missed it altogether. Typically, I would have […]
Mon // Surrender :: Pride
Title: Good Pride/Bad Pride “Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall – Proverbs 16:18 We all have pride. Be sure not to label all pride as bad. There is good pride in good things (being proud of your kids, for example). The warning of pride here is the empty kind. A haughty spirit is a heart that is overinflated and infatuated with oneself. […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Worship involves sacrifice Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b I was once a part of a training event that simply required my presence. I didn’t have to pass a test, participate in the conversation, or engage in any activity. […]
Sat // Sacrifice :: Kingdom
Title: The True Kingdom Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b When I think of the Kingdom of God, it is the place where God reigns supreme, and Jesus Christ is King. God’s authority is recognized in the one true […]
Friday // Steel :: Integrity
Title: Keep Integrity intact Till I die I will not deny my integrity. – Job 27:5b Integrity gives one the ability, to be honest, and have high morals. Something so simple yet can be so tricky. One might even say that there seem to be fewer and fewer people with integrity. Where has integrity gone? […]
Thu // Warrior :: Weapons
Title: No Retreat Put on the full armor of God, so that you can stand against the devil’s schemes. – Ephesians 6:11 Movies about battle capture our attention; why? Because it looks exciting and tough, just what guys like. When we watch the film, we can picture ourselves reacting to the heat of the battle, strategizing, […]
Wed // Grit :: Influence
Title: Influence defined Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. – 1 Corinthians 11:1 Influence, I want to give some written definitions first. Webster’s dictionary calls it the act of producing an effect without apparent exertion of force or direct exercise of command. Biblical meaning, an emanation of spiritual or moral force. […]
Tue // Fuel :: Prayer
Title: His plan not mine. Pray continually… – 1 Thessalonians 5:17 I have my plan, and I have it mapped out on how I will get it done and the end result. But, unfortunately, I get ahead of myself most of the time, and I leave Christ out of the plan, or I pray and […]
Mon // Surrender :: Control
Title: Worth pursuing isn’t it? Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; – Proverbs 3:5 Men, we all do this. We see a potential threat, and we label it an enemy. We could call it a threat detector that goes off, and we don’t know why. Are we trying to […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Stand
Title: Stand Up 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 Standing firm in the faith humbles us before the Lord. It sets our minds to […]