Wed // Grit :: Character
Title: Friends make a difference Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.” – 1 Corinthians 15:33 Our character we have our entire life, but it can be molded and modified if we allow it to be. The passage today is a warning that our character can be compromised if we let someone with lousy […]
Tuesday // Fuel :: Word
Title: Help with a bad attitude 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 Do you ever find yourself with a bad attitude? I know I do. Guess what? God’s word, alive and active, can judge and help you with your bad attitude. Did you know that? I don’t know how many times I have struggled through a day with a bad attitude […]
Mon // Surrender :: Confess
Title: Jesus is our leader 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 The most essential confession anyone can make is to confess with your mouth that Jesus is the Leader of […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Acknowledge
Title: Acknowledge and Share Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. – Matthew 10:32 This verse is an excerpt where Jesus gives his disciples a sobering set of instructions as he sends them out for ministry. He paints a picture of a world where some will accept Him, […]
Sat // Build :: Honor
Title: Pretty Good feeling Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. – Romans 12:10 Have you ever been in a setting where someone you admired introduced you to someone you didn’t know? In a way that was incredibly honoring to who you are and the things, you have accomplished?A pretty good feeling, isn’t it?That’s the challenge we get from Romans 12:10. We are to […]
Fri// Steel:: Strength
Title: Quiet Strength “The Lordis the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one” Psalm 28:8 It’s easy to think about our physical strength as a man but so easily forget that our quiet strength matters more. Last year, two men I knew each battled and lost to cancer. But, even while […]
Thu // Warrior :: Defend
Title: Helping others Defend the cause of the weak and the fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. – Psalm 82:3 Ask yourself this tough question: “As a Christian, who or what do you spend most of your time defending God? Jesus? The Bible?”Sometimes I wonder if we get too caught up in debates and issues. What about the people who need help? What about those who don’t have their parents? The […]
Wed // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: Call out Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… Hebrews 12:1c Typically, I abstain from corporate motivational posters. The one exception: A majestic sunrise, underscored with, “PERSEVERANCE: Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising each time we fall.”Honestly, there are moments I am tempted to give […]
Tuesday// Fuel:: Spirit
Title: Don’t trust yourself So I say, walk by the spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. Galatians 5:16 In the summer of 2013, God called me to work with the Young Adult Ministry. Instead of obeying the call, I argued with God for eighteen months. I didn’t really care for this […]
Mon // Surrender :: Idols
Title: created or the creator? Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 Have you ever had a person or a thing that was important to you? You would do anything to meet this person, or if there was a fire, this is the one item you would save? […]