Wed // Grit :: Resolve
Title: More than a plaque As for me and my household, we will serve the LORD. – Joshua 24:15 I’ve been in countless homes that have this verse displayed somewhere. And for the most part, those were great homes with really good people. But what does this mean? For Joshua, it mean leading his family […]
Tue // Fuel :: Wisdom
Title: Reflect and anticipate This has been my practice: I obey your precepts. – Proverbs 2:12 We’re coming to the end of the year when people reflect on the past and anticipate the future. I imagine you’ll do both. As you reflect, can you say that you are more obedient then you were a year […]
Mon // Surrender:: Obey
Title: Bricks and Mortar “This has been my practice: I obey your precepts” Psalm 119:56 In your mind, imagine a brick wall. That wall is made up of two items: bricks and mortar. In our walk with God, beliefs are like bricks. Each truth, fact, and doctrine is like a brick in a wall. But […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: Posture for Worship Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy. – Psalm 99:5 Most men gravitate to the places, circumstances and relationships where they can stand tall and strong. Which isn’t all bad. There can be a healthy expression of pride and personal confidence that can serve and […]
Sat // Build :: Encouragement
Title: Courage is something we receive Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” – Hebrews 3:13a Courage is something we receive. Most likely your courage was a gift from someone else – possibly years or decades ago, a father, a teacher, a friend or a coach encouraged you. Enabling courage in […]
Fri // Grit :: Example
Title: It can be done Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b I recently presided at the funeral of my closest and dearest aunt, my mother’s only sister. While she was in no way “outspoken” about her faith in Christ in […]
Thu // Warrior :: Battle
Title: Don’t get separated For the battle is not yours, but God’s. – 2 Chronicles 20:15c The biggest part of spiritual warfare is to acknowledge that Satan’s goal is to separate us from Christ. Satan tries to get us to fight this battle alone, if we try to do this alone we are at a […]
Wed // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: I hate running Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… – Hebrews 12:1c Here’s the thing: I hate running! When the good Lord designed me, he did not have distance running in mind. This had no bearing to my college soccer coach who insisted we run countless miles a day, […]
Tue // Fuel :: Spirit
Title: How do you handle stress? So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. – Galatians 5:16 Steve Farrar, a noted men’s speaker, once described how his day had gone so bad that he contracted UMS. UMS or Ugly Man Syndrome is an affliction that causes […]
Mon // Surrender :: Idols
Title: To get out of whack Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 It is incredibly easy for our priorities to get out of whack. For example, Thanksgiving is just a few days away. Yet most in our culture treat this “day of giving thanks” as […]