Mon // Surrender :: Pride
Title: Staying Humble Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:18 One of my favorite basketball players over the past fifteen years has to be Brandon Roy. I was impressed with him when he was at Washington, but I was hooked when he came to Portland. He wasn’t much of […]
Tue // Fuel :: Word
Title: Fuel for the Soul For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. – Hebrews 4:12 Do you remember the Mr. Fusion from Back to the Future? Doc didn’t […]
Sat // Build :: Encouragement
Title: Encourage someone But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today” – Hebrews 3:13a You have an opportunity to encourage someone today. Don’t waste it. It’s so easy to put off an encouraging phone call and wait till we see them. We think, “I’ll see them soon…right?” Maybe someone is coming […]
Tue // Fuel :: Listen
Title: Find the time He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; – Psalm 46:10a We probably watch too much TV at our house. As the evening winds down my daughter begins her nighttime routine and heads for the bathroom at the top of the stairs. Sometimes she leaves the bathroom fan on […]
Mon // Surrender :: Idols
Title: Idols can be anything “Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 When God pursues us, we can feel loved and valued. But if we haven’t surrendered, God’s pursuit can feel downright miserable. This prayer comes from a man who ran from God. He knew what […]
Wed // Grit :: Committed
Title: Never ending love Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this. – Psalm 37:5 How difficult is it to trust God? Trusting God is easy to talk about but for some reason it sure can feel risky. There are several instances in the Bible like this where there’s […]
Tue // Fuel :: Listen
Title: Chill out He says, “Be still, and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10a I love disaster movies. I think it’s all the special effects. There’s almost always that one part in the movie when a group of people hear about some impending doom or maybe even see it coming. The crowd stirs and […]
Sat // Build :: Authentic
Title: Using words wisely Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up. – Ephesians 4:29 When I was 12, we remodeled our house. Before the contractor came, my dad and I moved a bunch of furniture and tore down a wall. My dad […]
Fri // Steel :: Integrity
Title: Own your integrity I will not deny my integrity. – Job 27:5b An interesting way to put it, don’t you think? In this sentence, you can see an extremely high level of resolve. There’s no question whether he has integrity. Job has integrity and he owns it. He seems to take hold of it […]
Mon // Surrender
Title: What types of things Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; – Proverbs 3:5 How do you trust God. What types of things do you trust Him with? Your job? Your health? Your marriage? I have known of to many people who have lost jobs, their […]