Monday // Surrender :: Control
Title: Follow instructions Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; Prov 3:5 How many times have you done it? You buy something, and the most dreaded words to a man are on the packaging. “Some assembly required.” These words are enough to bring some of us to […]
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 Several summers ago, 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 generation and all […]
Sunday // Sacrifice:: Exalt
Title: Humble before God Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy. – Psalm 99:5 To give yourself up so that others may benefit. That loosely defines sacrifice in the context of our lives as Christians. To accomplish this, we must first humble ourselves before God. Such a simple concept, yet it […]
Thursday // Warrior :: Weapons
Title: Are you prepared? Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.– Ephesians 6:11 I love to fish. So that I would be ready for any trip, I keep three tackle boxes ready. This is an expensive hobby, no doubt, so those three boxes of “weapons” […]
Wednesday// Grit:: Influence
Title: The influence of actions Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. – 1 Corinthians 11:1 One of my favorite movies is Gladiator. One of my favorite lines in that movie is “what we do in life echoes in eternity.” So powerful, so true. Men, what is your life echoing right now? Do […]
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 […]
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 […]
Monday // Surrender:: Pride
Title: Have you done it? Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:18 How many times have you done it? You buy something, and the most dreaded words to a man are on the packaging. “Some assembly required.” These words are enough to bring some of us to our knees. Based […]
Thursday // Warrior :: Courage
Title: A fallen brother Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. – Ephesians 6:10 In the battle for souls, we all want to be on the front lines. Whether wielding the sword, knocking down strongholds, slaying demons, or interceding for the lost…a warrior, that’s what we want to be for God. But […]
Thu // Warrior :: Engage
Title: Who is the enemy? 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 A few years ago, I read a series of books entitled […]