Fri // Steel :: Example
Title: It can be done Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b Years ago, I presided at the funeral of my closest and dearest aunt, my mother’s only sister. While she was in no way “outspoken” about her faith in Christ […]
Thu // Warrior :: Battle
Title: Battles that don’t matter For the battle is not yours, but God’s. – 2 Chronicles 20:15c Have you ever gotten into an argument and then, upon reflection, realized how dumb it was? Me too. Don’t waste your time and energy fighting battles that don’t matter. It sucks you dry spiritually, emotionally, mentally, and even physically. Focus on […]
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, […]
Tue // Fuel :: Spirit
Title: Repetition and Practice So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. – Galatians 5:16 Play to win. Don’t play to lose. You know the difference for anyone who’s ever competed in sports or any other type of contest. Think about it too long, hesitate, second-guess […]
Mon // Surrender :: Pride
Title: Not the Center Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:18 NIV When I was a teenager and started getting “a little too big for my britches,” my mom used to remind me about the truth of Proverbs 16:18. “Pride comes before the fall,” she would say. And those words […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: My Broken Life Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b Our word “worship” comes from an Old English word that can be roughly translated as “worth-ship.” What do my actions in this body (physical, mental, and emotional) show where or […]
Sat // Build :: Kingdom
Title: Don’t forget But seek first His kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well – Matthew 3:13a Giving all of our issues to God can seem unmanly. “God has bigger issues than what I have going on” is a common thought. We can become our own kings, and […]
Fri // Steel :: Truth
Title: Seek, Speak and live the truth Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. – John 8:32 “You can’t handle the truth!” Jack Nicholson utters the classic line as he sits on the witness stand in the movie A Few Good Men. The truth can hurt. Truth can be used […]
Thu // Warrior :: Engage
Title: Now go 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 “well done is better than well said.” -Benjamin Franklin I have previously written about spending many hours preparing for my […]
Wed // Grit :: Committed
Title: Commit and Trust Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this… – Psalm 37:5 There is a lot in the passage to unpack. Committing ourselves to the Lord means that all things we commit to should have a connection or a reference point back to God’s will. Part of […]