Sat // Build :: Honor
Title: Honor to others Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. – Romans 12:10 Men who give honor to others often receive it back. They create an atmosphere of devotion, love, and respect. They are thermostats instead of thermometers. We need you to be like this. Your family needs […]
Fri // Steel :: Strength
Title: Strong Enough The LORD is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one. – Psalm 28:8 A few summers back, I broke my ankle while camping with the family. It required surgery, leaving me on crutches for two months, a cane for a few weeks, and physical therapy for […]
Thu // Warrior :: Battle
Title: Our Savior For the battle is not yours, but God’s – 2 Chronicles 20:15c A few days have passed since Christmas. What a beautiful day it was to spend time with family and friends, oh and don’t forget about the gifts. Gifts are exciting, mysterious, and fun. But the most significant gift of all […]
Wed // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: Eternal Reward Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… – Hebrews 12:1c Persevere, We all have had to do this in our lives, maybe a tasking project or problem at work, training for a race, or even a medical issue. For me, it was a very long, grueling military training. Yet, […]
Tuesday// Fuel:: Spirit
Title: Don’t Trust Yourself So I say, walk by the spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. Galatians 5:16 In the summer of 2013, God called me to work with the Young Adult Ministry. Instead of obeying the call, I argued with God for eighteen months. I didn’t really care for this […]
Mon // Surrender :: Idols
Title: Could an idol be anything? Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 What exactly is an “idol”? Is it an image carved out of wood or stone that people bow down to and worship? Could an idol be something more? Like work or sports or family […]
Sat // Build :: Encouragement
Title: Golden Apple Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called today. – Hebrews 3:13a I have to catch myself when I encourage others. I hear myself using the word “but” right after an encouraging word, meaning it is or was good, but it could be better. This word “but” can wipe out any sense […]
Fri // Steel :: Example
Title: Model Examples Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b God gave Joseph and Mary an assignment: Be a steward of the life of God’s Son. And they did what was required —they were faithful. They weren’t chosen for this assignment […]
Thu // Warrior :: Engage
Title: Anticipation, not Expectation 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 In our lives, there are times of deep distress. As destruction piles up around us and […]
Wed // Grit :: Committed
Title: Flakiness Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this – Psalm 37:5 As we have grown more accustomed to technology, we have also become more accustomed to the ease of getting out of things we have committed to. We can turn people down with a quick text or […]