Devotionals about Humility & Character
Character is what's left when the applause stops, and humility is the soil where it grows. These devotionals on humility and character are plain-spoken messages about becoming the kind of person God can trust when no one is watching.
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279 devotionals in Humility & Character
- Hypocrisy
Doers, Not Just Hearers
Many people walk away from church because they think Christians are hypocrites. Hypocritical moments happen, but a hypocritical lifestyle is a problem. Let's be doers, not just hearers.
- Faith
If God Is for Us
I was reading through Romans the other day and one verse stopped me in my tracks. Romans 8:31, "If God is for us, who can be against us?" Let that...
- Forgiveness
Settle It and Let It Go
You ever think about how powerful Jesus is and His command for us to forgive, as God has, those who have hurt us? I mean think about this. With that...
- Wisdom
I Can Explain It but I Can't Understand It for You
A good friend of mine's father used to say, "I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you." I think that is one of the funniest things...
- Love
Whatever Happened to WWJD?
Y'all remember the WWJD bracelets we used to wear? What Would Jesus Do. I've been thinking about that lately while reading about how we should watch...
- Humility
When You Get Lost, Climb, Communicate, Confess
1 Peter 2:24-25 reminds us that we were straying like sheep, but the Shepherd never stops waiting. The moment you climb higher, speak up, and confess you're lost, He comes running to bring you home.
- Wisdom
Don't Be the Fool
Happy April Fools' Day! Today's the day everybody's pulling pranks, telling jokes, and trying to trick each other. It's all in good fun, right? But...
- Wisdom
The Surprising Power of Gentle Words
I've been described as being very "direct"…maybe so, because I've always been known as someone who "tells it like it is". I've taken pride in the you...
- Faith
Integrity Is the Standard God Holds Us To
"Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out." Proverbs 10:9 In today's world of corrupt...
- Faith
God's Power Shows Up Best in Our Weakness
You know, people will do almost anything to appear strong, successful, and worthy of admiration. We exercise our bodies with intensity, post the...
- Faith
What's Coming Out of Your Heart Today?
"But Peter said to him, 'Explain the parable to us.' And he said, 'Are you also still without understanding? Do you not see that whatever goes into...
- Faith
Are You Playing by God's Rules or Man's Rules?
What "rules" do you play by, human rules or God's rules? We add things to God's rules and think it helps people. Usually, it causes people to take...
- Faith
Your Story Has More Value Than You Think
"And when the men of that place recognized him, they sent around to all that region and brought to him all who were sick and implored him that they...
- Purpose
Busyness Is Not the Same as Moving Forward
I was talking to a friend yesterday who called to check on me Tuesday and I didn't get back to them. My response was I was "pretty busy" due getting...
- Identity
Your Identity Is Not Your Title, It's Who God Says You Are
Ask yourself this, what is your identity? People mostly answer that question with a title. I'm a mom. I'm a dad. A golfer, racer, vegan, cross...
- Trust
Cast the Weight and Follow Him
"Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in...
- Obedience
Start Saying Yes to Him Again
So I got to thinking about how life seems to ebb and flow with good times and bad. More specifically, as I was resting after treatment feeling a...
- Wisdom
Ponder Before You Speak
I'm really enjoying diving into the area of the power of words. We need to be conscious of how we use them and the results of what will happen when...
- Patience
God Speaks Through Our Circumstances and Tests
Lets keep talking about listening to God and looking for his answers. “for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.”James 1:3-4 Look, I think it’s pretty evident that God s...
- Understanding
Seek Understanding Before Judging Others
“A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.”Proverbs 18:2 How quick do you judge others? How often do you feel misunderstood? If I’m honest, I’d say for me, quite a bit on both...Look, no one likes to be misunderstood, yet we often make faulty judgments of peop...
- Humility
Choosing Humility: Living for Christ Over Self Daily
“So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility coun...
- Pride
The Danger of Believing in Yourself
I had a great conversation recently with one of my friends recently and we were discussing times when we feel like “we got this” and we believe in our own selves and stop relying on God. You see this is caused by or led by Pride, the first sin. Pride tells us that we can do what want and we are e...
- Gods Faithfulness
If God Be For Us: Living in Faith and Obedience
So in Romans 8, we are told, “if God is for us, who can be against us?” What an incredibly comforting promise from the living God, especially in the troubled times in which we are living. But God requires from us two things in return: they are faithfulness and obedience. You see, He is a jealous...
- Humility
The Secret of True Heroes: Walking in Humility
This past week was somewhat frustrating but at the same time gratifying. You see, somewhere in the crazy journey of mine to grow my relationship with Christ, I think I’m beginning to learn what humility all means. For years I set my sights on accomplishing thing that defined “who” I was...but the...
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