Wed // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: Great Things Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… – Hebrews 12:1c How many times have you failed at something and you stopped at that failure? What if you stuck through that failure and kept fighting? We can often learn great things through failure. Failure happens, in fact for many […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Worship Always Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b What is the sacrifice you need to make to worship? Is it a few minutes at the beginning of your day? Is it turning off the music and praying on […]
Tue // Fuel :: Prayer
Title: People of Prayer Pray Continually – 1 Thessalonians 5:17 A good friend of mine is what you would call a ‘prayer warrior.’ The guy can pray! I admire his ability to pray continually. I like to pray, but sometimes I struggle to have the enduring patience to pray continually. If we want to have […]
Sat // Build :: Authentic
Title: Choose your words Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up. – Ephesians 4:29a We all value authentic people. In fact, I don’t think there are many of us who would chose inauthentic people! We get a vibe from inauthentic people; they […]
Tue // Fuel :: Prayer
Title: Don’t run empty on prayer …pray continually – 1 Thess 5:17There I was on the side of the road feeling helpless because I neglected to respond to the bright light on my dash that was telling me to refuel. It was hopefully the first and last time I run out of gas. Without gas […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Stand
Title: Wishy washy… Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. – 1 Corinthians 15:58 Wishy washy…we all know what it looks like. Someone who doesn’t commit to […]
Mon // Surrender :: Confess
Title: Less Power 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 We often go, go, go. Our days are full of work, family and overall busyness. I strongly dislike telling someone how […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: He Is Holy Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy. – Psalm 99:5 There are passages in the Bible that confound me. When I read them I am left struggling to find the proper meeting. This is not one of those passages. The picture painted by this verse […]
Sat // Build :: Encouragement
Title: Be the beacon Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “today,” – Hebrews 3:13a If you have been around someone who is encouraging, you will want to spend more and more time around. Just as we are drawn to encouraging people, are people drawn to us because we are encouraging? Do […]
Wed // Grit :: Committed
Title: Commitment is rare Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this… – Psalm 37:5 Commitment is one of the more rare characteristics with people in this day and age. It seems easier to find people who are flakey and uncommitted then it is to find committed people. Imagine […]