Wed // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: I hate running Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… – Hebrews 12:1c Here’s the thing: I hate running! When the good Lord designed me, he did not have distance running in mind. This had no bearing to my college soccer coach who insisted we run countless miles a day, […]
Sat // Build :: Kingdom
Title: Perfect Plan But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. – Matthew 6:33 Have you ever looked at what the verses before this verse is talking about? This verse is that it comes on the heels of verses about worry. There’s worry about […]
Sat // Build :: Invest
Title: I’m just working for the man Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters… – Colossians 3:23 “I’m just working for the man.” Have you ever heard that phrase when talking to people at work, or with friends? I know I have, and […]
Fri // Steel :: Strength
Title: A pine tree The LORD is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one. – Psalm 28:8 My family lived on a couple of acres growing up. In our back yard were a load of trees, one of those being a pine tree. It was one of those trees […]
Fri // Steel :: Example
Title: Back pain Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b “Just Stop!” I screamed this as the therapist pushed and prodded on my back as I writhed in pain. She was trying to find the source of my pain in order […]
Fri // Steel :: Example
Title: Words and actions did not add up Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b “How do you think that impacts your son?” These are the words I spoke to a man who was convicted of abusing his wife. He had […]
Sat // Build :: Invest
Title: On the Fly Text: Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters… – Colossians 3:23 My current employer once said in a meeting “we are building this plane while in the air”. I have grown to loathe this statement as it conflicts with […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: Clean my lips Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy. Psalm 99:5 When I read this verse I can only think of one thing…Isaiah. In Isaiah 6 the Lord gifts Isaiah with a vision. In his vision Isaiah gives this amazing picture of being in the presence of […]
Thur // Warrior :: Courage
Title: Refused to carry a gun Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. – Ephesians 6:10 Have you ever heard of Desmond Doss? When I think of the word courage, this man exemplifies it. He was a Medal of Honor winner from World War II. In short, Doss and his battalion […]
Fri // Steel :: Integrity
Title: Refined by the Fire Till I die I will not deny my Integrity – Job 27:5b Steelmaking is the process for producing steel from iron and ferrous ores and scrap. In steelmaking, impurities such as nitrogen, silicon, phosphorus, sulfur and excess carbon are removed from the raw iron, and alloying elements such as manganese, […]