Mon // Surrender :: Honor
Title: Take a moment. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. – Romans 12:10 The Man Card team would like to thank the military personnel who serve and have sacrificed their lives for our country’s freedom. Providing us with an excellent example of surrender. They surrender their safety to […]
Fri // Steel :: Example
Title: It doesn’t feel good Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b There are so many ways to set an example, but as I write this note, I remember a time early in my career when I was not a good […]
Wed // Grit :: Committed
Title: Trust Him Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this… – Psalm 37:5 Today’s verse means to commit yourself to Him and truly trust in Him. It means finding peace, protection, and satisfaction in a surrendering posture on God. Do you have things today or this week that you […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Wonder Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b There are many ways to worship our Lord; it is more than singing and clapping on Sundays. Worship can be in the form of wonder. Looking at creation, […]
Thu // Warrior :: Engage
Title: Preemptive strike For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. – Ephesians 6:12 My wife is a warrior at praying and has repeatedly proven to me that […]
Mon // Surrender :: Control
Title: Self Control Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. – Prov 3:5 Whatever makes us happy, right? Not so fast. Tempting situations seem to hit us every day. The world today thinks it’s about giving in to the flesh and making sure we are keeping […]
Fri // Steel :: Integrity
Title: Satan will try anything Till I die, I will not deny my Integrity – Job 27:5b When those closest to Job asked him to compromise his integrity and take the easy way out, Job found this confusing. We all know what it’s like to have our integrity challenged. In the spiritual battle, […]
Wed // Grit :: Influence
Title: Natural Influence Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.1 Corinthians 11:1 Influence: The power to cause changes without direct force. By definition, as Christian men, we should be having a positive effect on the lives of others that are affecting change. For men, this should be seen in […]
Mon// Surrender:: Confess
Title: Acknowledge Sin Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. – James 5:16 There are several layers to confessing sin, two that we must focus on. One deals with the verse we see […]
Sat // Build :: Invest
Title: Invest in God Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters… – Colossians 3:23 A few times a week, the subject of investments comes up in conversation with my work buddies. We all have easy access to see how our money […]