Tue // Fuel :: Prayer
Title: Don’t wait …pray continually – 1 Thess 5:17 Popeye always got himself out of trouble by eating spinach. But he always waited until it was almost too late. What would have happened if Popeye had eaten his spinach at the beginning of the cartoon instead of waiting until he was in a real tight […]
Mon // Surrender :: Control
Title: Surrender is not negative Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;Prov 3:5 As men we look at the word surrender as a negative. The word means “to give up” or “to give away” and it’s doesn’t seem very manly. But remember men for God to use […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Stand
Title: Seek to please God 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 Wavering is something that can happen to the best of us. […]
Sat // Build :: Authentic
Title: The authentic struggle Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up. Ephesians 4:29 Authenticity is something that is extremely difficult for us today. Most people are wanting to be something they are not, or doing and saying things that isn’t who they […]
Fri // Steel :: Integrity
Title: Own your integrity I will not deny my integrity. – Job 27:5b An interesting way to put it, don’t you think? In this sentence, you can see an extremely high level of resolve. There’s no question whether he has integrity. Job has integrity and he owns it. He seems to take hold of it […]
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, Peter was crucified upside down, James was stabbed and the list goes on. One of the things they all shared was the courage to […]
Wed // Grit :: Character
Title: Friends make a difference Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.” – 1 Corinthians 15:33 The Oxford dictionary defines character as, “the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual.” Who are your buddies? Are they men with holy mental and moral qualities? Your friends will shape and define your future. Their […]
Tue // Fuel :: Word
Title: Drink in the word For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing the soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. – Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is alive. It might be ignored, disregarded, […]
Mon // Surrender :: Confess
Title: Fullest Potential 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 Do you ever have that cloudy feeling inside from sin or old sin? 1 John 1:9 says “If we confess our […]
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 first born. It was a difficult decision as I was the first to go to college. I knew it would be the first of […]