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Scripture-rooted encouragement by Frank Mann Jr., written every weekday morning since 2018. Browse by topic, scripture, or the message you need today.
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June 17, 2024
Bouncing Back from Loss with Steadfast Faith
I was watching the US Open golf tournament yesterday and the heartbreaking finish for Rory McIlroy. It was a tough one to take I’m sure…but it got me thinking about loss and struggles and how we respond. How good are you from bouncing back after a loss? One of the great tragedies in modern-day Ch...
materialismJune 14, 2024
When Pursuit of More Crowds Out God
So, I want to keep on track this week about some of the things that in many ways separate us from our relationship with God. The pursuit of “more” is definitely one of those things...“He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity...
salvationJune 10, 2024
More Than Christmas and Easter
“Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?"”John 11:25-26 That’s really all there is to it, isn’t it? I mean, just believe that Jesus died for yo...
relationship-with-godJune 7, 2024
God Wants to Stay for Dinner
“Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.”Revelation 3:20 One of the most powerful things you need to understand as you Follow Jesus is how much God loves you, He isn't interested in some religious...
wise-speechJune 5, 2024
Better Left Unspoken
I got to thinking recently 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 things are b...
salvationMay 31, 2024
The Ultimate Gift of Love
“"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”John 3:16 We see it everywhere, it’s been commercialized, advertised and immortalized by famous athletes and commoners alike. But why shouldn’t it? It’s the single core a...
purposeMay 30, 2024
Living Your Purpose as God's Light
As many of you know, I’ve raced motocross for quite some time. But since cancer, I’ve spent most my time flying and riding less. While there certainly isn’t any financial gain to the either of my passions, rather extreme risk, I am certain that God has blessed me with these opportunities for His...
weaknessMay 29, 2024
Strength Through Weakness
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 p...
prayerMay 28, 2024
Finding Faith in God's Silence
So, I’ve been reading and thinking about prayer and when God is listening. Does he take a break from listening? Naw, he’s always there...But how do we react when God is silent? You see, God uses silence to draw out faith. Great faith!When God is silent, do we listen to voices that question our ri...
testimonyMay 22, 2024
Your Story Has Power to Heal Others
“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 might only touch the fringe of his garment. And as many as touched it were made well.”Matthew 14:35-36This was a story of a simple man who’d share wh...
disciplineMay 21, 2024
Order Over Busyness: Finding What Really Matters
I was talking to a friend yesterday who called to check on me and said he had messaged me a few weeks ago. My excuse was that I had just been really busy lately and I was genuinely sorry I hadn’t got back to him. But too busy to get back to someone who’s taken the time to think about me? Of cours...
hopeMay 20, 2024
True Hope Renews Our Strength
You know, Hope is a word that gets used a lot these days. I hope you’re doing well, I hope you’re doing good, etc. It’s even used in hashtags for crying out loud! Isaiah tells us that the source of our hope is the source of our strength. If our belief and expectation is found in Jesus, our streng...
faith-strengthMay 15, 2024
Walking on Water: Faith Strong Enough for the Storm
So you ever have some many things going on and really having to lean on the Lord to give you patience and strength and deliver you from a storm that won’t seem to subside? I have, and it got me asking myself how strong is my faith and is it strong enough to survive it? Am I ready to “walk on wate...
faith-leapMay 14, 2024
Think for a Change: Don't Let Today Sabotage Tomorrow
So, I spend some time yesterday with two young men who are making a big leap of faith in their life and changing the course of their careers for the hope of better things in the future and it got me thinking…Could things be the way they are because you are the way you are? What’s one thing can yo...
seasonsMay 10, 2024
God's New Thing in Every Season
So, I promised you this devotional would NOT be about me and my cancer fight. However, it has given me great cause to reflect on the seasons we go through and why we are where we are. But I strongly believe we are where we are for a reason and God wants us to ask Him to get involved! He wants us...
intentional-livingMay 9, 2024
Living in the Now, Not the Then
Let’s shift gears a little and talk about where we are going? This time next year, where do you want to be? Who do you want to be? What type of follower of Christ, spouse or parent do you want to be? Whatever the answers are to those questions, know this: God’s calling you to live in the NOW & st...
joyMay 6, 2024
True Joy Beyond Political Chaos
“Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!”Psalms 32:11 With the election season heating up and the increase in nauseating political garbage, I was thinking how nice it is that we don’t rely on that circus to provide our peace and happiness. One o...
changeMay 3, 2024
Finding Comfort in God's Unchanging Love
Why does everything have to change all the time? I mean, what’s wrong with the way things are now? Well, if you’re asking yourself these same questions, you’re probably like me and on the train to being an old person. Ha, I’m only joking, but sometimes with the pace that the world is changing I f...
rest-in-christMay 2, 2024
Finding Rest in Christ's Easy Yoke
“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 heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."”Matthew 11:28-30 I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to...
gods-guidanceMay 1, 2024
Yielding to God's Plan Over Our Own
I had a long conversation yesterday with an old friend that worked with me for years. She was telling me how her life has been, the way Gods led her and the unreal rough seasons she been through over the last decade with her cancer and now divorce. Well, you know where this went…You see, I choose...
power-of-wordsApril 29, 2024
The Power of Words: 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...
sufferingApril 25, 2024
Learning Patience Through Three Years of Fighting
So as I drove to my CT Scan yesterday, I got to thinking a bit about just how long I’ve been on this fight. July will be three years. It’s amazing to watch the world go by, everyone scrambling about dealing with their own issues and lives. While I still have treatments ahead of me indefinitely, i...
prayerApril 24, 2024
Nobody Stands Taller Than a Christian on His Knees
“Nobody stands as tall as a Christian on his knees”I love this anonymous quote. It reminds me to spend time on my knees and thank the Lord for all his blessings and forgiveness. I need it. And because I need it (forgiveness), and because he gave it, I am filled with His grace. God has me covered...
peaceApril 23, 2024
Jesus Doesn't Give Peace - He IS Your Peace
Peace and serenity. We all seek it, we all crave it and we all need it. But where is it exactly? You may be like me and think it’s just in the absence of noise or conflict. But it’s not in the absence those things. It’s the tranquil feeling that’s not dependent on you circumstances. The peace we...