Wed // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: Grit under Tough Circumstances Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… – Hebrews 12:1c Years ago, my youngest daughter had the opportunity to intern with an organization that runs orphanages in Haiti. She had to raise $2400 to go on this trip. She managed to save enough money to buy her […]
Sun // 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 to God. Such a simple concept, yet it […]
Wed // 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 […]
Mon // 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 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 […]
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 all […]
Mon // 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. We […]
Thu // 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 […]
Wed // Grit:: Resolve
Title: When We Serve As for me and my household, we will serve the LORD. – Joshua 24:15 When I was a little boy, I loved to work on cars with my dad. My contributions at first were no more than fetching tools and cold drinks for him. As I grew into my teenage years, […]
Thu // Warrior :: Engage
Title: Prep Work Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Eph 6:10 When I get ready to go hunting, there is a great deal of prep work to plan ahead of the hunt. I need to gather my weapons, make sure they work right, and I need to have all the […]