Fri // Steel :: Example
Title: A Servant but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b I have a close friend that I look up to. He conducts himself with Honor and Respect. His faith is solid as Steel. He is passionate about loving his friends […]
Tue // Fuel :: Prayer
Title: Real Talk Pray continually – 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Prayer is straightforward; it is a conversation with God. I tend to over complicate things and craft this elaborate prayer of all the things I think God wants to hear, with a list of needs and wants attached to it. The truth is, He knows what […]
Wed // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: Building Character Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us – Hebrews 12:1c What is your motivation in life? A loaded question I know, but consider that motivation drives us through the difficult times. It is the goal set before us that we may “persevere through the race marked before us.” […]
Tue // Fuel :: Spirit
Title: Battle of choices So I say, walk by the Spirit and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. – Galatians 5:16 Do you ever feel like your flesh is challenging your Spirit, and your Spirit is challenging your flesh? Even as a redeemed Christian, there is an internal war for control. Whichever […]
Thu // Warrior :: Courage
Title: His mighty Power Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power – Ephesians 6:10 Everyman knows it pays to have the right tool for the right job. Sure you can drive a stake in the ground with a rock but wouldn’t you rather have a hammer. Trying to stand on your […]
Mon // Surrender :: Pride
Title: CAUTION Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall – Proverbs 3:5 WARNING! WARNING! PROCEED WITH CAUTION!!! That is what I hear when I read this verse. Everyone has seen the guy trying to show off to his friends and fails miserably. It never fails when I begin to think that I […]
Sat // Build :: Authentic
Title: So easy to tear someone down Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. – Ephesians 4:29 It only takes an hour to completely decimate a house with a bulldozer that […]
Wed // Grit :: Character
Title: Iron sharpens Iron Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.” – 1 Corinthians 15:33 What is it about a good friend that inspires good character? Perhaps it is their passion for the Lord, they have an integrity that will not be compromised, maybe this friend is honorable and trustworthy or all of […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Stand
Title: Give yourself 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 In the book of Nehemiah, the Israelites rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem. Nehemiah […]
Wed // Grit :: Character
Title: Where have you drawn the line? Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.” – 1 Corinthians 15:33 How can one be misled and compromise their character? I believe one way is by what we see and what we hear. Mathew 6:22 “the Eye is the lamp of the Body. If your eyes […]