Monday // Surrender :: Control
Title: Our Intuition Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. – Proverbs 3:5 Counterintuitive. I love writing this word on a whiteboard and asking a group what it means. After a lively discussion, it’s established. “To go against what comes naturally (our intuition).” We are separated from […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Stand
Title: Follow His Agenda 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 Nothing is more frustrating than feeling that our efforts are in vain. Too often, this is the case when we are operating with only our resources, especially when it is to our advantage. On the other hand, nothing feels better than seeing our labor produce great results. The fruit produced by […]
Saturday // Build :: Authentic
Title: Sameness Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up. – Ephesians 4:29a To be authentic, we need to be the same person in every situation. For instance, at work, at home, and social functions. This “sameness,” or lack thereof, certainly appears in […]
Friday // Steel :: Integrity
Title: Integrity Disarms Lies Till I die, I will not deny my Integrity. – Job 27:56 Has anyone ever told a lie about you or accused you of something you are innocent of? How did that go? Did your Integrity crack under the scrutiny, or was it polished under pressure? All kinds […]
Thursday // Warrior :: Weapons
Title: Double-edged sword. Put on the whole armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. – Ephesians 6:11 The Bible is not only a sword; it is also an entire armory of swords. Sometimes we use it defensively to withstand an attack on our faith or well-being. But sometimes the swords […]
Wednesday// Grit:: Influence
Title I needed to hear it. Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. – 1 Corinthians 11:1 Growing up as boys, we are always told that we need to behave like men. We didn’t know what that meant. Stereotypically, most people think that men are these brute and emotionless creatures that are here […]
Tuesday // Fuel :: Prayer
Title: Don’t wait …pray continually – 1 Thess 5:17 Popeye always got himself out of trouble by eating spinach. But he still 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 tight bind? […]
Monday // Surrender :: Confess
Title: Seek forgiveness 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 Rejection is a punch in the stomach. We all know the feeling, and some rejections can impact our mental health. Life […]
Sunday // Sacrifice :: Acknowledge
Title: Secret Christian. Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. – Matthew 10:32 There really should be no such thing as a “secret” Christian. Each individual’s Christian life should provide sufficient evidence – evidence that can be seen by the world – that they are indeed Christians. We […]
Saturday // Build :: Invest
Title: The subtle difference Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters – Colossians 3:23 It’s raining outside because the sidewalk is wet. Or… The sidewalk is wet because it’s raining outside. Which of those statements is more accurate? As you read this passage, […]