Thursday // Warrior :: Battle
Title: God is with you For the battle is not yours, but God’s – 2 Chronicles 20:15c The devil attacks us when we’re alone because he knows we are most vulnerable when others aren’t around us. He also thinks this is when we’re at our most vulnerable state. He will use whatever he can to […]
Wednesday // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: Difficult things Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… – Hebrews 12:1c A few years ago, I started doing the Px90 fitness plan. I know, crazy, but I needed to get my weight under control for health reasons. I know there are way more comfortable ways to lose weight, but […]
Tuesday // Fueled :: Spirit
Title: Closing the Gap. So I say, walk by the spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. Galatians 5:16 Real Men Take Action. It was a cold, wet, snowy day. So I went back to bed. I had been doing great with my workout routine. I would get up early and […]
Monday // Surrender :: Pride
Title: Blinding Pride Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:18 NIV Pride- a noun that describes happiness, perhaps from an achievement, it can also be a barrier to admitting a mistake. “Warning men,” while pride can be a feel-good or a protective image decision, we learn in Proverbs that surrendering […]
Sunday // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Live for his glory Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b I’ll admit it; I want glory. If I am honest, seeking glory for myself is the most significant motivating factor that influences my daily behaviors and decisions. I […]
Saturday // Build :: Kingdom
Title: Who’s Kingdom? But seek first His kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well – Matthew 3:13a A Man’s kingdom: The thought of giving all control over to anyone, even God, seems unmanly. We may think, “God has bigger issues than what I have going on,”. We can become […]
Friday // Steel :: Truth
Title: Truth is reality Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. – John 8:32 What are the types of truth the Bible speaks of? Religious truth. This truth pertains to our relationships with God and God’s relationship with us. Moral truth is concerned with right and wrong. Symbolic truth, much […]
Thursday // 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 how […]
Wednesday // Grit :: Committed
Title: Live Fully Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this… – Psalm 37:5 I love to garden, but I don’t look forward to the amount of prep time it takes. This year was particularly tricky because weeds had consumed the garden. I ignored it day after day, and […]
Tuesday // Fuel :: Listen
Title: Chaos “Be still, and know that I am God; – Psalm 46:10a. There’s some pretty powerful imagery in Psalm 46. Amidst cataclysmic natural disasters of summer blockbuster proportions, God’s dwelling place remains firm and unshakeable. During ancient warfare, God shatters the bows of trained archers and the spears of the best militia. He sets […]