Tue // Fuel :: Prayer
Title: Flowing Conversation with God. Pray continually… – 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray continually? How does that even look? This verse had me stumped for a long time. I didn’t even know what that looked like until I finally simplified it for myself. Bowing our heads, closing our eyes, and folding our hands or kneeling are […]
Mon // Surrender :: Control
Title: Walking with God Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; Prov 3:5 What does it mean to surrender control to God? It means we must walk with God. To walk with God is to please God; we please God by trusting Him with our troubles. As […]
Sat // Build :: Invest
Title: Return on investment Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters– Colossians 3:23 Have you heard the phrase ” return on investment”? This phrase can apply to our spiritual walk. Daily, we can choose to invest by walking in the Spirit or submitting […]
Thu // Warrior :: Courage
Title: Fear Not Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. – Ephesians 6:10 Be strong in the Lord. The night Jesus was arrested, He had just returned from the Mount of Olives from praying to the Father. Jesus knew what he was about to face, and the scripture says He was […]
Tue // Fuel :: Word
Title: Refill the Tank. For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. – Hebrews 4:12 All athletes know the importance of fueling their bodies with food, water, and training; otherwise, […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Rest
Title: A pattern of rest Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. – Matthew 11:28 What might a pattern of resting look like? It could be a practice of taking a retreat to refresh oneself spiritually. Going to the desert or a mountaintop is temporarily or permanently […]
Tue // Fuel :: Spirit
Title: Giving All So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh – Galatians 5:16 When we invite Christ to be our Savior, His Spirit permeates our being, bringing about a profound transformation. But to walk by the Spirit, there’s more to the Christian experience than initial salvation. We […]
Sat // Build :: Encouragement
Title: Encourage Someone Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” – Hebrews 3:13a Election year is upon us. The news comes on, and it seems all we hear is the criticism between candidates and how they are handling things. It doesn’t seem to matter what country they are from or what […]
Thu // Warrior :: Engage
Title: The weapon of worship 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 There are many opinions on worship, but the Bible does say there will be […]
Wed // Grit :: Committed
Title: Never ending love Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this. – Psalm 37:5 How difficult is it to trust God? Trusting God is easy to talk about, but it sure can feel risky for some reason. There are several instances in the Bible where there’s a “If you […]