Mon // Surrender :: Pride
Title: Haughty Eyes Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:18 One of the things God detests is “haughty eyes” (Prov. 16:16). Haughty eyes are arrogant eyes that think they can accomplish anything in their own power. Haughty eyes think they’re better than everyone else. Haughty eyes are full of […]
Mon // Surrender :: Idols
Title: Soul Cocaine Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs. – Jonah 2:8 The “idol” I most often cling to is my own addiction. When I cling to my addiction and continually turn to it as my “Soul Cocaine,” I get my fix from the addiction rather than from […]
Mon // Surrender :: Control
Title: Final Authority Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; – Proverbs 3:5 After His crucifixion and resurrection, just before Jesus ascends up into heaven, He reminds us that “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me” (Matthew 28:18). Not just some authority, […]
Mo// Surrender:: Confess
Title: Spiritual healing Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. – James 5:16 Spiritual healing comes through the confession of sin! When we take the time to confess our sin to one another and […]
Mon // Surrender :: Confess
Title: Jesus is our leader 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 The most important confession anyone can make is to confess with your mouth that Jesus is the Leader of […]
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 […]
Mon // Surrender :: Idols
Title: What’s your idol? Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 Every man should take a few minutes to read through the entire chapter from Isaiah 44. Here’s a sample, “All who make idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Who shapes a […]
Mon // Surrender :: Pride
Title: The love chapter Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:18 1 Corinthians 13 is known as “the love chapter” and It details what real love is all about and gives us a picture of what life should be like if we genuinely practice loving another human being. Verse […]
Mon // Surrender :: Control
Title: It’s worth pursuing Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; – Proverbs 3:5 If we truly trust God with our lives, then we’re able to completely surrender our worries, anxieties, fears and concerns over to Him through prayer. If we say that we trust Him as […]
Mon // Surrender :: Control
Title: Manager of your life 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 very difficult not to lean on my own understanding. If I’m honest with myself, most days I […]