Fri // Steel :: Integrity
Title: A different path Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b When I was a kid, porn was something I had to go out and pursue. Now, pornography has to be avoided. When searching the most innocent of terms online, I hesitate […]
Thur // Warrior :: Weapons
Title: Need it all Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. – Ephesians 6:11 Can you imagine a naked guy running into a battlefield? Well maybe you don’t want to imagine, but you get the idea. No armor and no weapons would be the worst […]
Wed // Grit :: Influence
Title: Be an example Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. – 1 Corinthians 11:1 What are some ways you can be an example today? Better yet, what is some ways you can be a Christ-like example? When I think about Jesus, I think about his humility. I think about his willingness […]
Tue // Fuel :: Prayer
Title: Real Talk Pray continually – 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Prayer is straightforward; it is a conversation with God. I tend to over complicate things and craft this elaborate prayer of all the things I think God wants to hear, with a list of needs and wants attached to it. The truth is, He knows what is REALLY going on. Like […]
Mon // Surrender :: Control
Title: Look Up Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. – Proverbs 3:5 Too often, we find ourselves wondering where God is in our circumstances only to realize, if we’re honest, that we never invited Him in the first place. Whether we are there because of bad advice […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Acknowledge
Title: Sacrificing dreams Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. – Matthew 10:32 In 1990 I dropped out of college to help raise our firstborn. It was a difficult decision, as I was the first to go to college. I knew it would be the first of many sacrifices […]
Sat // Build :: Invest
Title: Return on investment Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters– Colossians 3:23 Have you heard the phrase ” return on investment”? This phrase can apply to our spiritual walk. Daily, we can choose to invest by walking in the Spirit or submitting […]
Fri // Steel :: Passion
Title: Don’t Hide Love the LORD your God with all you heart and with all your soul and with all your strength – Deuteronomy 6:5 When Adam and Eve were hiding in the Garden of Eden after they had sinned, do you remember what God said? He said, “Where are you?” He sought them out […]
Thur // Warrior :: Courage
Title: Take courage Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power – Ephesians 6:10 The way some of the disciples were persecuted is very graphic; some were beheaded, crucified upside down, stabbed, and the list goes on. One of the things they all shared was the courage to live for Jesus. The disciples […]
Wed // Grit :: Character
Title: Surrounded By Who? Do not be misled: Bad company corrupts good character. – 1 Corinthians 15:33 “Bad company corrupts good character or behavior” Have you ever heard this growing up, I know I did, have you used it with your kids? It is used because of the importance of surrounding ourselves with good friends is essential. […]