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339 devotionals in Humility & Character
February 11, 2024
Todays topic has been on my mind a couple days now and I knew I had written about it in the past. Well, I found it, we discussed it back in October of 2019…we’ve been at this a while. Anyhow, I’m sure many of you have heard of C.S. Lewis. He was a prominent 20th century theologian who said, “Humi...
gratitudeJanuary 31, 2024
Yesterday, I had the great pleasure of meeting a 101 year old WW2 veteran. A friend of mine owns a 1942 Stearman Biplane and he had this gentleman out for a ride in the plane. After spending some time with him, helping him in and out of the plane and talking to him, I couldn’t help be feel a huge...
gods-loveJanuary 24, 2024
Listen, I’ve been rambling on for the past week about our bad habits and how God can remove them from us and restore us. So check this out;“Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent. Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I...
spiritual-growthJanuary 15, 2024
So here’s a question for you. Are you living in growth mode with your relationship with Christ? What I mean is, are you actively reading, meditating and growing your relationship with God?Let’s be honest, none of are going truly going to “get there” with our relationship until we meet Jesus face...
gods-faithfulnessJanuary 11, 2024
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...
forgivenessJanuary 10, 2024
You ever think about how powerful Jesus is and His command for us forgive, as God has, those who have hurt us? I mean think about this, with that one selfless action, He becomes the great restorer. Pretty awesome I think. “"If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you...
humilityJanuary 9, 2024
This past week was somewhat disappointing 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 t...
anger-managementDecember 29, 2023
“Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.”James 1:19-20Seeking revenge or trash talking someone else when they hurt us is easy to do. We all have time everyday where someone has...
humilityDecember 18, 2023
“Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.”Philippians 2:3 ESVSo we all have to deal with pride, lust and entitlement to some degree. Some more in one area than others. But to be able to deal with the weak areas of our life we need...
perseveranceDecember 13, 2023
Grinding it out and persevering builds character. Plain and simple. Something about endurance has the incredible capacity to refine you. I guess it’s kind of like a fire for silver, removing impurities and strengthening the character. Often because endurance goes hand-in-hand with trials and tria...
restraintNovember 28, 2023
I got to thinking over the last week how some things are better left unspoken; don’t give them airtime. In other words, if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say it at all...right? Proverbs 10:19 “In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is wise”.Some th...
gentle-wordsNovember 27, 2023
I’ve always been known as someone who “tells is like it is”. I’ve taken pride in the you may not like what I say, but I will always tell you like I see it. Well, maybe I need to work on the way in which I deliver my message...maybe you do too.I/we need to understand and leverage the power of gent...
integrityNovember 24, 2023
“Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out.”Proverbs 10:9 It’s a big weekend for college football the next couple weekend and I for one am excited. It’s hard though not to see what is going on with the new NIL deals and the transfer portals. In...
weaknessNovember 21, 2023
You know, people will do almost anything to appear strong, successful, and worthy of admiration. We exercise our bodies with intensity, post the process to Instagram, climb the corporate ladder at the expense of integrity, and struggle to accept the help of other people. Our society works by the...
heart-transformationNovember 17, 2023
“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 the mouth passes into the stomach and is expelled? But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person. For out of the...
reputationNovember 9, 2023
How’s your reputation?“A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold.”Proverbs 22:1 A bad reputation has a ruthless way of catching up to you. And it doesn’t matter if you have a great family, if you are in good health, or if you are flush with cash...
angerOctober 31, 2023
So, I got to thinking about how we all fall into the trap of reacting too quickly and loudly when things aren’t going our way. We’re all imperfect, it’s ok, you can admit it. We all do it. In James we are told;“Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow...
surrenderOctober 16, 2023
You know, it’s tough when things don’t go the way we think they will. All of us struggle every day to try to get control of our environments. We try to build financial wealth so that we won't suffer need. We try to take care of our health so we don't feel pain or suffer illness. We try to manage...
prideSeptember 19, 2023
The Bible tells us that the devil lost everything he had because arrogance took roots in his heart.How many times have we watched this play out in the lives of famous athletes, celebrities and even people we’ve know in our own lives?We need to be careful with our thoughts. Some of them are proud...
givingSeptember 15, 2023
Let’s continue down this journey of what lies in our heart that is behind our actions. Yesterday we talked about having to lofty opinion our ourselves and how that aligns with God’s views of our actions. Today, I’d like to take this a little further and talk about how we give and why. We live in...
heart-conditionSeptember 14, 2023
Have you ever thought about how we judge our own actions versus how God judges our actions? As some point we are all apt to judge our actions too favorably and to have too lofty an opinion of our own character. While this conceit and self promotion may look great on Facebook and drive a lot of “l...
integrityAugust 31, 2023
So, not long ago I was writing about integrity and what it means, how we get it, etc.Well, as I’m studying and thinking about the topic of integrity again, my sweet puppy Emma is laying on my leg. She goes everywhere with me and is just so full of love. I would love to love unconditionally like s...
wisdomAugust 25, 2023
I want to stay on what we say a little longer. To me, there is nothing worse than saying thing you can’t take back. I know we’ve all done it. It’s sickening really. “The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.”Proverbs 15:28 Once we say it,...
wordsAugust 23, 2023
What we say and the words we use matter. This is a big one for me as most people who know me know I always say exactly what I’m thinking. I definitely don’t “sugar coat” anything. But be that as it may, some appreciate my way as they know exactly what I’m thinking and what I’m about. It can be bo...