Tue // Fuel :: Spirit
Title: Repetition and Practice So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. – Galatians 5:16 Play to win. Don’t play to lose. You know the difference for anyone who’s ever competed in sports or any other type of contest. Think about it too long, hesitate, second-guess […]
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 comes before the fall,” she would say. And those words […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: My Broken Life Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b Our word “worship” comes from an Old English word that can be roughly translated as “worth-ship.” What do my actions in this body (physical, mental, and emotional) show where or […]
Sat // Build :: Kingdom
Title: Don’t forget But seek first His kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well – Matthew 3:13a Giving all of our issues to God can seem unmanly. “God has bigger issues than what I have going on” is a common thought. We can become our own kings, and […]
Fri // Steel :: Truth
Title: Seek, Speak and live the truth Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. – John 8:32 “You can’t handle the truth!” Jack Nicholson utters the classic line as he sits on the witness stand in the movie A Few Good Men. The truth can hurt. Truth can be used […]
Thu // Warrior :: Engage
Title: Now go 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 “well done is better than well said.” -Benjamin Franklin I have previously written about spending many hours preparing for my […]
Wed // Grit :: Committed
Title: Commit and Trust Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this… – Psalm 37:5 There is a lot in the passage to unpack. Committing ourselves to the Lord means that all things we commit to should have a connection or a reference point back to God’s will. Part of […]
Tue // Fuel :: Listen
Title: Make a goal He says, ‘Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. – Romans 12:1b What keeps you from taking time to be still and listen to God? Scripture tells us to get to know Him; we need to […]
Mon // Surrender :: Control
Title: Lean into him Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. – Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV It’s tough not to lean on my understanding. If I’m honest with myself, I feel pretty good about what I […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Stand
Title: Don’t compromise 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 Sin begins with compromise. If we think about our sin it starts with us compromising […]