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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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March 16, 2023
God's Plan Unfolding Before Us
God’s Plan for our life is unfolding before us but often times it’s not visible to us. Most of the time I would say it’s happening so slowly that I’m not sure if it’s happening. But then, when I least expect it and through no effort of my own, God reveals pieces of his plan to me. The things that...
sufferingMarch 15, 2023
When We Get Frustrated with God
Why do we sometimes get frustrated or angry with God? Let’s face it, we all do it. We lose a job promotion, a competition didn’t go our way, we experience a death in the family, personal injury or financial hardships. This list is long...we all have them. Life’s hard. "God, why did you let that h...
witnessingMarch 14, 2023
Planting Seeds, Not Moving Mountains
So, will we always see the result of the work we’ve done by witnessing to others and being there when they need us the most? Most certainly not. But that shouldn’t discourage us from being there and sharing the Gospel. You see, we never really know how God is using us, we just need to have faith...
prayerMarch 10, 2023
Prayer: Your First Line of Defense
How many times a day do we see and hear people ask for prayer, say they prayed or given the response after something bad happens, “my thoughts and prayers are with you”? I’d say it happens daily and I say it too. While clearly nothing is wrong with it and prayer is an amazing thing, using it as a...
self-sufficiencyMarch 8, 2023
Surrendering Our Need to Do It All
I’m pretty independent when it comes to feeling like “I can do it”. In fact, I kind of grew up with the attitude of, “if you want it some right, do it yourself!” Maybe you share some of these traits? Come to think of it, I’d say our whole society has become a DIY (do it yourself) society. Think a...
commitmentMarch 7, 2023
Are You All In With God?
Are we all in all the time? Think about that a minute. Are you really all in with God or just when you need something or things are going your way?You see, God wants all of us all the time. Not just sometime. He wants us to be completely loyal to Him. He doesn’t want us living with one foot mired...
prayerMarch 6, 2023
Does God Hear Our Prayers?
Have you ever just cried out to the Lord in need and wonder if he “got the message”? I’m sure you have, I know I have. It’s funny though, even through we have faith that God hears us, we still have the human inclination to wonder if He heard us and if He’s got it. “And this is the confidence that...
patienceMarch 3, 2023
God's Timing vs. Our Instant Gratification
553/3/23Heading in to the weekend, let’s downshift a little. So, I’m talking to a friend last night and he’s telling me about his son who is an exceptional college baseball player and how he’s got himself into a slump at the plate and is struggling. We talked about how this is for sure going to b...
peaceMarch 2, 2023
Jesus Died for All: Living in Peace with Others
443/2/23Ugh! The state of the country and the world that we are being presented with has become nauseating. Listen, I’ve had something eating at me for a while now and I just haven’t put together what it is that I wanted to say about it. But I have now, so here it is…Jesus died for us ALL, not ju...
peaceMarch 1, 2023
Finding Perfect Peace in Life's Imperfect Circumstances
So, what causes us to think God’s peace equals perfection on earth? Our expectations. I read where a pastor once said, “If I’m going to live at peace, I’ve got to surrender my expectation of perfection. Peace isn’t found in a place or in a set of circumstances that are problem free.” Amen, huh?Wh...
opportunityFebruary 27, 2023
Making the Most of Every God-Given Opportunity
I’ve been thinking over the weekend about some of my habits, but good and bad, and how I’ve been using the talents God has blessed me with. More specifically, am I taking about the opportunities He’s put before me and if I’m using them? Well, I hope so and I hope you are too. But understand, oppo...
changeFebruary 24, 2023
Embracing Change as God's Creative Power
Man, times sure have changed. I think about it almost daily. Maybe it’s a sign over my getting older reflecting back on how things “use to be”, or maybe it’s just a natural response to the changing seasons of a life. You see, I think that like the changing seasons of our planet, life is like that...
prayerFebruary 23, 2023
God is Listening: Your Prayers Aren't Falling on Deaf Ears
You ever get frustrated when you’re talking to someone and it seems like you’re wasting your breath? Like they’re not listening or couldn’t care less? Well, if you’re married like me, you’ve been accused of it by your wife and I’m sure if you have kids you know what I’m talking about...Well, it e...
gods-presenceFebruary 22, 2023
God's Unchanging Love: Present Even in Bad Times
You know it easy sometimes to think that God isn’t present when things are going bad for us. The feeling that maybe He isn’t there when we deviate from what we think is His plan for us. Well, it is simply not true. “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father...
worshipFebruary 21, 2023
Don't Let Others Change How You Worship Jesus
You know, we are all pushed in many ways by others in directions that can alter our relationship with Christ. I read a quote recently that said, “don’t let someone who didn’t die for you affect the way you worship someone who did.” Wow, that’s strong. We read in Revelations, “When I saw him, I fe...
god-as-fatherFebruary 20, 2023
God Our Father: Adopted as His Children Through Faith
I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend (I can almost feel spring!) and is ready to get back to work with our daily walk with Christ. Today is Presidents Day, and while I admit, outside of acknowledging the existence of past leaders of our county, it means nothing to me. But it does give me pause...
blessingsFebruary 17, 2023
Count Your Blessings: Every Good Gift From Above
So, to take us into the weekend, I thought I’d have a little fun but ask a serious question too. First, I grabbed a verse from James. “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.”James 1:17 N...
humilityFebruary 14, 2023
Look Up and Praise God's Glory
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...
peaceFebruary 8, 2023
Finding Peace That Defies Logic
If you’ve been on this devotional list for a long time, you’ve heard me talk about peace and serenity. The peace and serenity I am referring to is the kind you only find through Jesus. The only kind you can find that can sustain you through pain. That is the peace that is sustaining me today...“P...
forgivenessFebruary 6, 2023
Forgive Those Who Hurt You
Hope you had a great weekend!“Do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you” Luke 6:27-28 Wow, this is a tough one...We are called to forgive those that hurt us, unconditionally. Because if it’s with condition, it’s not forgiveness. We need to pray for...
gratitudeJanuary 27, 2023
Building Your Gratitude Muscle: Seeing God's Goodness
Occasionally I talk about it, but I’m going to level with you, I love doing these, they’re not always great and they may not always be relevant to everyone but they are to someone. So, thank you, I am grateful for all of you. Which brings me to a great topic to take into the weekend. Gratitude!Yo...
anger-managementJanuary 26, 2023
Quick to Listen, Slow to Anger: Taming Our Words
23Ever find yourself getting frustrated with others? I’ve got to be honest with you, sometimes I find myself doing a little trash talk, both to myself and openly, about others who have frustrated me to no end. I could start the slow driver in the left lane selfishly texting and not caring about a...
heavenJanuary 25, 2023
Overflowing Cup: The Promise of Heaven's Rest
Most of what we read in The Psalm if David is about the journey and how God (our Shepherd) protects us and leads us along the way. We are His sheep after all...Anyhow, for me it’s the promise that I love so much;“You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with...
overcoming-fearJanuary 24, 2023
No Fear in the Valley: God's Mighty Protection
We all get scared. Some of us crave that sense of fear and go looking for it. But I think generally speaking we all get nervous and fear normal things too. I’m referring to physical breakdowns like illness (cancer comes to mind), injury, and death, but far worse is the danger of evil, of falling...