Fri // Steel :: Passion
Title: Loving on my terms Love the Lordyour God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. – Deut 6:5 Loving God is easy, right? When I think about loving Him on my terms, when I decided that my leftover time and the love I have left at the end of the […]
Thur // Warrior :: Courage
Title: Take action Finally, be strong in the Lord and the power of his mighty power. – Eph. 6:10 2020 opens up with reasons to have fear with the virus, riots, and hurricane season kicking off. Not to mention all of the other stuff that is not hitting the mainstream news. This kind of fear […]
Wed // Grit :: Character
Title: Bad Company Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.” – 1 Corinthians 15:33 Corruption feels like something is rotting. What once had a noble purpose has turned inward for personal gain at the expense of others.And it doesn’t happen quickly. It can be a slow rot.You might even have some friends that have […]
Tue // Fuel :: Word
Title: Enter in with Expectations 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 Alive, active, penetrates, divides, and judges. These are all verbs-words of action used […]
Mon // Surrender :: Confess
Title: Light into Dark Places 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 Something happens in our hearts when we share our faults and shortcomings with others. It brings light to the dark places in our life, silencing the enemy, the accuser of brethren. Who fills our hearts and minds with shame and guilt that isolates us from our loved ones! Regardless of your situation, if […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Rest
Title: Rest your soul Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. – Matthew 11:28 I hope you can find some rest today. I’m guessing that there have been some tough work weeks, maybe even some problematic stuff going on at home.Rest your body. Recover from yesterday’s workout […]
Sat // Build :: Honor
Title: Squandered opportunity Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. – Romans 12:10 A good friend of mine (and a fantastic leader) is fond of saying, “Great leaders establish other leaders.” The most influential people I know have used their platform to encourage, celebrate, and give opportunities to those […]
Fri// Steel:: Strength
Title: Solid Wreckage “The Lordis the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one” Psalm 28:8 In one of the locations I go-to for work, there lies a 5-foot chunk of mangled steel. This chunk of steel has seen its better days. In its heyday, this chunk of steel supported a structure […]
Thu // Warrior :: Battle
Title: Just Grin and Bear it! For the battle is not yours, but God’s. Chronicles 20:15 We cannot merely grin and bear it, and “things will get better.” Our battle is not with our boss, getting that promotion, our finances, bills, or being a better father. The list goes on. Our BIGGEST battle is within ourselves. The battle is turning to Jesus. I believe our strength is […]
Wed // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: Don’t lose heart Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. – Hebrews 12:1c Life throws us curveballs at times. The road to success is filled with speedbumps. It is like an obstacle course when all you want to do is get from point A to point B as smoothly and […]