Wed // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: Long term goal. Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… – Hebrews 12:1c Jesus said in (Luke 21:19) “By your endurance, you will gain your lives.” This verse is a long term goal that requires endurance and grit. Grit has nothing to do with how smart we are or how rich […]
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: Money the Master Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 People check on their money all of the time, myself included. We check our bank accounts, our stock and 401k’s. Why? Because money is important to us. Our time and energy follow our finances. When […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: Fear For those who exalt they will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. – Matthew 23:12 Fear. Not the type of emotion when facing something terrifying but the fear that we feel toward an authoritative figure. Its called reverence. When we exalt God, we are recognizing His position. He is our […]
Sat // Build :: Encouragement
Title: Be deliberate Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today” – Hebrews 3:13a Today is all we have with those that we love. And the frequency of it can facilitate a mundane response. Does your wife, kids, co-workers see you as someone who encourages them? Can they point to a moment yesterday […]
Fri // Steel :: Truth
Title: Kick the can Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. – John 8:32 Have you heard the term “kick the can down the road”? What if guilt, anger, pridefulness, addictions, etc. is that can. We don’t want to deal with those things right now, so we put it off […]
Thu // Warrior :: Engage
Title: Enemy- occupied territory For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. – Ephesians 6:12 “Enemy- occupied territory – that is what this world is. Christianity is the story of […]
Wed // Grit :: Committed
Title: Flakiness Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this – Psalm 37:5 As we have grown more accustomed to technology, we have also become more accustomed to the ease of getting out of things we have committed to. We can turn people down with a quick text or […]
Tue // Fuel :: Listen
Title: Straining to hear Him He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; – Psalm 46:10a We probably watch too much TV at our house. As the evening winds down, my daughter begins her nighttime routine and heads for the bathroom at the top of the stairs. Sometimes she leaves the bathroom fan […]
Mon // Surrender :: Pride
Title: Not the Center Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:18 NIV When I was a teenager and started getting “a little too big for my britches,” my mom used to remind me about the truth of Proverbs 16:18. “Pride come before the fall,” she would say. And those words […]