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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263 devotionals in Humility & Character
May 20, 2020
Trusting God's Perfect Timing and Plan
So at the race this weekend, I got into a conversation with a good friend about what God’s plans may and may not be for him, etc.For those of you who have been on this devotional for a long time, you know I tend to go back to discussing “God’s plan” and His timing for you a lot. I do it because,...
humilityMay 19, 2020
Look Up to God, Not Inward at Yourself
You ever slowed down enough to take a look at how self obsessed our culture has become today? Man, I have. Everywhere you turn it’s another “be the better you” or whatever. We hardly notice anymore how self-obsessed we’re encouraged to be, how self-absorbed we really are. We’re so bent on improvi...
judgmentMay 12, 2020
The Difference Between Witness and Judging
I hate it when I find my self getting “judgey”...but I’m afraid we all do it to some degree. “Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things.”Romans 2:1 ESVYou see, be...
anger-managementApril 30, 2020
Taking Out the Trash: Controlling Our Words and Anger
I’ve got to be honest with you, lately I’m finding myself doing a little trash talk, both to myself and openly, about others who have frustrated me to no end. I’m not proud of it and I’m sure it’s just frustration coming out, but it’s not cool. “Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be...
anxietyApril 20, 2020
Casting Anxieties on the One Who Cares
Sure is a whole lot of anxiety going on in the world today...unreal! I’m not suggesting I don’t sense a small bit of it, but nothing like what I’m seeing going on around me. “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your a...
humilityMarch 19, 2020
Growing in Humility: The Hard Way or the Harder Way
I think at some level we all struggle with pride and have a hard time with humility. I know I do, at certain times more than others. How do you grow in humility? I know of two ways. One of them is hard and the other one sucks. The first and hard one, is to value humility so much that you develop...
graceMarch 17, 2020
Life Without Jesus and Grace in Relationships
What would your life look like without Jesus? I don’t know if you think about that, but I think about it often. I cringe at the thought of what my life would be without Jesus. I’m sure my heart would be cold because I felt it headed that way when I met Christ. I’d probably be pretty lonely. I may...
selflessnessMarch 16, 2020
Choosing Others Over Ourselves in Crisis
So, I feel inclined to write to all of you today about the hysteria surrounding the Corona Virus. What I have to say isn’t about whether or not it is a “real threat”. As Christians, we can take on a selfless position and become part of the problem instead of part of the solution. You see, not lon...
disciplineMarch 14, 2020
Order Over Busyness: Discipline Leads to Freedom
You hear it all the time, “I’ve just been so busy...” or “I don’t have time, I’m so busy...”. Really, are you really that busy with things that matter? Is your house in order?I ask this because order is a powerful way to advance your life. Busyness is not necessarily the same as advancement. We c...
humilityMarch 12, 2020
Following Jesus: He Must Increase, I Must Decrease
“Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.”Philippians 2:3-4 What are we doing here? What is reading the Bible, prayer, and Christianity all a...
commitmentMarch 4, 2020
Let Your Yes Be Yes - The Power of True Commitment
How committed are you? What I mean is, do you fear the journey for failure or do you lack the ability to commit to something or someone because you’re quick to take the easier path or better option?I’m asking these questions today because I see a lot of non-committed people in this world today. P...
vengeanceFebruary 26, 2020
Let God Handle Vengeance: His Justice, His Timing
So, I’m watching this Netflix series my cousin got me into and I really like it. It’s a Western and I’ve always liked a good Western. But last night while I was watching it, my wife asked why the main guy was trying to kill all these specific soldiers. I told her it’s because he was seeking venge...
wisdomFebruary 25, 2020
The Wisdom of Many Advisers: Don't Go It Alone
As I’ve grown older and I hope wiser, I’ve learned quite a few things that I couldn’t have accepted in my youth. One of the most glaringly obvious to me now, is I could never have gotten where I am today both professionally and personally without the help and counsel of others and the word of God...
discipleshipFebruary 12, 2020
He Must Increase, I Must Decrease
“He must increase, but I must decrease."”John 3:30 You feel me? What are we doing here? What is reading the Bible, prayer, and Christianity all about? It’s about loving God and others, right? It’s following Jesus. If that sums up your faith, then think about this question: What does it actually m...
prideJanuary 27, 2020
Pride vs Humility: What Do You Hate?
How often do you find yourself hating things? Oh, I do all the time. I hate this traffic, I hate all this rain, I hate bad starts, I hate the other political party, etc. I’m pretty sure if we are honest with ourselves we all are a little guilty...So it got me thing a little about this notion of “...
truthJanuary 24, 2020
Balancing Truth and Grace Like Jesus
So I’ve been diving into the idea of Truth and Grace as it pertains to us and how we may identify with one or the other. Let me explain. “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.”John 1:14 So truth...
prayerJanuary 21, 2020
When God Answers Someone Else's Prayer First
You ever been praying for something in your life only to see the very thing you’ve been praying for land on someone else? I know I have, and I suspect you have too. But here is the good new when that happens. God is still answering prayers! He just hasn’t answered yours yet. It also doesn’t mean...
repentanceJanuary 10, 2020
Getting Back on Track Through Repentance
So I got to thinking about how life seems to ebb and flow with good times and bad. More specifically, as I was driving back from Nashville, I got to thinking about how we can get stuck in the bad. I’m talking about that “stop the world I just want to get off this ride” feeling. We’ve all had it,...
power-of-wordsJanuary 9, 2020
Think 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 we do. That means we need to be actively thinking about what and how we use our words. “The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mou...
wise-speechJanuary 8, 2020
Some Things Are Better Left Unspoken
So I’m out of town this week and at our Annual Sales Meeting. As you can imagine, these meeting are full seeing old friends from around the country, reflecting on our past years success and catching up on company rumors. It’s the last part that causes me frustration. You see the Bible mentions th...
patienceJanuary 7, 2020
Patience Under Pressure: Building Character
We live in a world that is going by so fast that finding patience is becoming a lost art. However, one of the best ways to be patient is to carry on with life, knowing God is in control...not you. I will say it one more time, “God is in control, not you.” “Not only that, but we rejoice in our suf...
new-yearJanuary 1, 2020
New Year, New Purpose: Living Without Regrets
So here we go, New Year New Me stuff! Yep, we made it another year and its time to start the annual right of passage called New Year’s Resolutions. But as you make those resolutions, ask yourself a simple question, “what will my epitaph read?”Where am I going with this you may be asking? Well, ha...
perseveranceDecember 5, 2019
Press On: Finding Redemption After Failure
I’ve been reading through a year and a half of my devotionals I’ve written and came across this one from 2018. I love it, so it’s worth rereading. I hope you don’t mind...This life isn’t easy, in fact it’s hard. We all have struggled and we all have failed but we must move on...“Not that I have a...
faith-testingNovember 19, 2019
God Speaks Through Circumstances
Let 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 sp...