Friday // Steel :: Integrity
Title: Keep Integrity intact Till I die I will not deny my integrity. – Job 27:5b Integrity gives one the ability, to be honest, and have high morals. Something so simple yet can be so tricky. One might even say that there seem to be fewer and fewer people with integrity. Where has integrity gone? […]
Thu // Warrior :: Battle
Title: Not Alone For the battle is not yours, but God’s – 2 Chronicles 20:15c Video games are popular with just about everyone today. One consistent, top-selling game genre is the first-person shooters. In these games, you control a character through several different battles and scenarios. Because we can play these games, I think we […]
Fri // Steel :: Passion
Title: Passion for eternity Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. Deuteronomy 6:5 Have you ever known someone passionate about something? Maybe their kids, or comic books, or a sports team. The interesting thing about passion is it becomes a part of us. […]
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. I don’t think many of us would choose inauthentic people! We get a vibe from inauthentic people; they seem like they lack something […]
Wed // Grit :: Character
Title: Who are you like? Do not be misled: “Bad Company corrupts good character.” – 1 Corinthians 15:33 It’s pretty simple, we become like the people we spend time with. We use the same words, tell the same jokes, watch the same movies and TV shows, eat the same food, etc. If these people are into […]
Sat // Build :: Authentic
Title: The authentic struggle Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up. Ephesians 4:29 Authenticity is extremely difficult for us today. Most people are wanting to be something they are not or doing and saying things that aren’t who they are. People desire […]
Mon // Surrender :: Confess
Title: Rhythm of confession 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 I once heard that we started needing counseling once we stopped confessing. Hard to believe that something as simple as […]
Wed // Grit :: Resolve
Title: Don’t become lazy As for me and my household, we will serve the LORD. – Joshua 24:15 One of the things good leaders do is figure out a plan and follow through on that plan. Most would call this determination or resolve. When we lack confidence, we lack drive, and we become lazy. Resolve […]
Fri // Steel :: Example
Title: Pursuing Jesus Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b What example are you setting? It’s a simple question that has enormous implications for the way that you live. What are the words you use? How do you live your life? […]
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 people, […]