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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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October 30, 2023
Stop Wasting Time - Write Your Epic Story
I’ve had a lot time lately (and the last two years) to think about my life, where I am, who I am and what my time is worth. I’ve made the decision to stop wasting time with things that keep me from being who and what God’s calling me to be, it’s just exhausting...and you shouldn’t either. Don’t l...
faithOctober 25, 2023
Believing for the Impossible - God's New Thing
I was in treatment yesterday and I got to thinking about this past year and where I am. I’m not sure what you’ve been doing all year and if it’s even what God wants you to be doing, but I know God wants us to ask Him to get involved. He wants us to believe for the impossible because it requires u...
faithOctober 23, 2023
Faith: The Choice That Opens Heaven's Door
We talk about our faith everyday. We lean on our faith to get through everyday. Our faith gives us hope. But what is Faith really?In Hebrews it tells us;“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.”Hebrews 11:1 That’s it! It’s believing in something we canno...
joyOctober 19, 2023
True Joy: When You Have Jesus, You Have Everything
I was just thinking last night about our country and the incredibly corrupt politicians and now nice it is that I have mostly tuned it out. I’m just not interested in giving it any more life than it deserves. “Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in he...
wisdomOctober 18, 2023
Knowledge vs Wisdom: God's Gift to the Body of Christ
You know, I enjoy every minute of these devotionals I write and share every day. My prayer is that God blesses me with the knowledge and the wisdom to share His message in a meaningful and relatable way. I hope I am doing just that...But what is knowledge and wisdom after all? I’d say knowledge i...
guiltOctober 17, 2023
Freedom from Guilt: Embracing Christ's Forgiveness
So, I spent some time yesterday thinking back to a long time friend who came to me a couple years ago after some struggles and looking to the Lord for renewal. When friends come to us, it’s our chance to bear witness to the Grace God has shown us. It’s our chance to share what has so freely and u...
surrenderOctober 16, 2023
This Is God's World: Learning to Let Go of Control
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...
graceOctober 12, 2023
Starting Over: Grace for a New Life
One of the things I think about a lot is the grace that God has shown me. Like in the song, “I was blind but now I see..”. But no matter how grateful I am, I still have the moments when I think back on my life to times that make me cringe. I look back and realize no matter how hard I tried, I mad...
spiritual-longingOctober 11, 2023
There's Got to Be More: Finding God in Our Longings
Hey, you ever get that feeling like there is something more? That you are chasing something in life that won’t fully satisfy you? I have. Pay close attention to that feeling though, it’s from God. We see people everyday who seem to be “put together”. People that have a lot of seat time in church...
gods-loveOctober 9, 2023
God's Love Without End
Almost everyday I like to look back at what I wrote and what we were talking about in the past years. It’s hard to believe I’ve been at this now since 2018. I am still humbled by the fact that you’re still here. Amazing really...so thank you. Anyhow, this is a throwback to two years ago. I rememb...
repentanceOctober 3, 2023
Times of Refreshing: The Freedom of Repentance
I recently made the conscious decision to get rid of some old junk I’ve been carrying around with me for a long time. It wasn’t anything major, but it was something that for some reason I hadn’t let go of and handed to God. Now that I have, I feel pretty stupid for hauling it around for as long a...
witnessOctober 2, 2023
Let Your Light Shine: Living as Christ's Witness
Should we care what people think of us? Should we care what we post on social media? I mean, we hear all the time, “God’s judgement is the only one that matters”, right? While I agree with the later, I disagree. We should care what others see from us, it’s our light. As disciples of Christ, we ne...
salvation-securitySeptember 26, 2023
Secure in His Hands: The Promise of Eternal Life
You ever wonder if you’re saved by God through Jesus Christ, can you lose it? Can God change His mind? Let’s be honest, as good as we try to be, we all fail and will fail some more. But God doesn’t break promises he makes and your salvation is one of his promises. Jesus talks about being born aga...
justificationSeptember 25, 2023
Living in Grace: Peace Through Justification
“Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that s...
attitudeSeptember 22, 2023
Guard Your Heart from Negative Influences
Continuing with attitude, we need to look at what influences our attitudes. Most often than not, it’s the people around us that tend to shape our attitudes. To change our attitude, we may need to change who we are letting influence us. The words of the people closest to us permeate our heart, whi...
attitudeSeptember 21, 2023
Attitude: Beyond Feelings to Christ
Attitude determines so much of our lives. It governs the way we perceive the world and the way the world perceives us. It drives behavior and sets the tone for conversations. Attitude literally affects every area of our lives, yet most of us don’t have a good handle on it...but we can. I’m trying...
fearSeptember 20, 2023
Overcoming Fear and Looking Forward
23So, I’m talking to one of my flying buddies on the phone yesterday and we were discussing our faith and how we rely on it when we are faced with fear. After we talked I pondered on our chat for a while and one of the things I kept coming back to is what and why I feared some of the things I’ve...
prideSeptember 19, 2023
Breaking Down Pride and Proud Thoughts
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
Secret Giving: When Your Left Hand Doesn't Know
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
God Weighs the Heart: True Motives Matter
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...
fellowshipSeptember 13, 2023
Strength in Numbers: Faith Through Fellowship
We’ve talked about having Faith for the past couple of days now and I’d like to be wrapping up how we exercise that Faith in overcoming our troubles and fears through fellowship with others. When was the last time you shared your fears and struggles with a close friends? You see, we were designed...
faithSeptember 12, 2023
Faith in the Storm: Beyond Mere Belief
So, I made the comment yesterday that, “Believing is not Faith”. I’m confident of this and I believe that, while related, they are drastically different. Faith is not believing in God’s goodness only when we are out of the storm; faith is believing in God’s goodness right in the middle of it. The...
anxietySeptember 11, 2023
Who Holds Your Future: From Anxiety to Trust
Are we addressing the real issues in our anxiety over what the future holds? Is our anxiety a product of not knowing what the future holds? I submit to you that we are anxious because we are trying to control what happens and not truly giving our lives to God to navigate. We may “believe” he has...
social-mediaSeptember 6, 2023
Stop Measuring Your Worth by Social Media Likes
I’m sure I’m not the only one who plays on social media in this group. It’s ok, I’m sure we’re not alone either. But there’s a catch; why are we playing on social media? Is it to see what our friends and families are up to? Maybe, sure. Is it to let the world know how put together we are? Ha, pos...