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January 20, 2023
He Restores My Soul: Finding Rest in Green Pastures
Guess what? He restores you! “He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.”Psalm 23:2-3 Look, right now you might be underwater financially, in danger of losing your job, struggling with po...
provisionJanuary 19, 2023
The Lord is My Shepherd: I Shall Not Want
So, I was listening to Made to Conquer podcast last week and Tiana referenced or mentioned the author Max Lucado. It occurred to me when she said his name that I may have one his books. I believe my dad gave it to me as a gift. The book is by Max Lucado, Traveling Light. It’s a book about the Psa...
anxietyJanuary 18, 2023
God's Consolation When Cares Are Many
“When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.”Psalm 94:19 Have you ever been through one of those seasons in life where things just aren’t going right? Maybe you've been overtaken by anxiety, stress, and restlessness as a result of your own sin. Sometimes seasons of anxie...
faith-journeyJanuary 17, 2023
Strengthening Faith: Finding Answers in God's Word
I had a great conversation with a young man yesterday about his faith in Jesus. You see, like all of us, our faith gets challenged daily by non believers, false profits and believers alike. If we are not careful, it can cause us to have questions about our faith and really lead to some internal c...
humilityJanuary 16, 2023
When Pride Comes: The Pathway to Wisdom Through Humility
“When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom.”Proverbs 11:2 The difference between pride and humility is all about perspective. One is oriented around self importance and being seen, while the other sees self importance as secondary to a bigger mission.Proverbs 11:2 says...
humilityJanuary 13, 2023
Finding Peace Through a Calm and Humble Soul
One of the shortest Psalms, Psalm 131 is like a status update from a humble person. In about the length of a tweet, it lets God know where David is at in relation to the Lord.“O Lord, my heart is not lifted up; my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too...
humilityJanuary 12, 2023
True Greatness Comes Through Serving Others
Man, I got into something last night reading about Pride and Humility and I want to shift gears today and talk about it and share some of what I’m reading. “But Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles Lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority...
accountabilityJanuary 11, 2023
Stop Hiding from God - He Knows Everything
So, I got to thinking about how we hold ourselves accountable for things and how we hold ourselves accountable to God. More specifically, how we can rationalize and minimize the things we know we shouldn’t be doing and try and convince ourselves that God doesn’t know...but, He knows! “Are not two...
worryJanuary 9, 2023
Don't Let Worry Consume Your Life - Trust God's Sovereignty
Good morning. You know, worry has a weird way of consuming every aspect of our lives. There will always be something to worry about, whether it’s questioning how you will pay your bills on time or losing sleep over the things you can’t control. But one thing is true about being anxious, it will s...
passionJanuary 6, 2023
Choose Joy: Seeking God's Kingdom First
This week we’ve been hosting a young college student at our home who’s been attending the Passion conference in Atlanta. It’s been awesome to see his excitement and enthusiasm for the Lord this week. Last night he was telling us about how Tim Tebow, the ex quarterback now sports announcer, was ta...
disciplineJanuary 5, 2023
Order Over Chaos: The Power of Discipline
A couple days ago, I talked about having rest. Taking time off to be present in your relationship with God. 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 bec...
trialsJanuary 3, 2023
When the Storm Hits: Trusting God's Plan
I talked to a friend yesterday who was diagnosed with Cancer mid-year last year and his did who was diagnosed five years ago. We were all just remunerating and laughing about some of the nuances of treatment. But it got me thinking how quickly things can turn in our lives just when we think “we g...
sufferingJanuary 2, 2023
After Suffering: God's Promise of Restoration
Happy New Year! I’m still tired from that Saturday of football games! “And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.”1 Peter 5:10 I love this verse from Peter. You...
new-yearDecember 30, 2022
Seek God's Wisdom for Life Changes
Coming into the new year and I can already hear and feel the resolutions coming…ha!You know, a lot of time we want to change the way we are living our life, not just on New Years. Sometimes is a career change, where we are physically or just where we are spiritually. But how do we get there? How...
sovereignty-of-godDecember 29, 2022
Remember: God is God When Life Goes Wrong
“remember the former things of old; for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me, declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, 'My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose,'”Isaiah 46:9-10I don’t know about y...
pastDecember 28, 2022
Let God Wipe Away Your Past
“He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away."”Revelation 21:4 I’m going to keep this simple today because the point I want is simple. When you are in Christ, your p...
happinessDecember 26, 2022
Choose Your Happiness: Don't Let Circumstances Define You
So, I’m watching a movie over the sub Arctic Christmas shut in and at the end of the movie there was a line spoken and it said something that has been hanging on me.“When I stopped letting my situation define my happiness, I began to find happiness in my situation.”You see, if you don’t give peop...
anxietyDecember 23, 2022
Finding Peace in Christ During Anxious Times
“casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.”1 Peter 5:7 While it is a wonderful time of year celebrating Christmas, it can also be a very anxious time for a lot of people. Some people are dealing with a lot of “firsts” this Christmas…first Christmas without a loved one comes to...
faith-over-feelingsDecember 22, 2022
Choosing Faith Over Feelings
You know, things aren’t always as they seem and mostly it’s our feelings that mask the truth. I will be the first to admit it, I get mine hurt a lot because I let my feelings run crazy inside my head. It takes a conscious effort to reel them in and understand why they are there and what the truth...
identity-in-christDecember 20, 2022
Your True Identity in Christ
Ask yourself this, what is your identity? People mostly answer that question with a title. I’m a mom. I’m a dad. A golfer, racer, vegan, cross fitter, husband or wife...whatever. But that’s not necessarily your identity. It’s regarding the world but what about your identity in Christ? Well, you’r...
forgivenessDecember 16, 2022
Forgiveness as Worship: God's Steadfast Love
Welp, we made it another week! Let’s take the weekend and think about forgiveness. It’s not that I’m saying we don’t forgive, I just think we can all use a reminder as we part for a couple of day about the one thing that is the essence of who we are...forgiveness. You see, God loves you! And he k...
graceDecember 13, 2022
Grace Greater Than Our Sin
We’ve been doing this since sometime in 2018. I know I’ve written 1014 devotionals. I don’t think that’s all of them because I’m sure I’ve accidentally deleted some and reused some…but I digress. In the beginning, I use to sign off our devotionals with God is greater than me. (God > Me) I’m sure...
gods-graceDecember 12, 2022
While We Were Still Sinners: God's Proven Love
I had a couple great conversations this weekend with a few friends and they were asking me about my journey and how I am where I am and how I got here...their questions gave me reason to reflect on God’s grace he’s shown me. “but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Chri...
sufferingDecember 9, 2022
Rejoicing in Suffering: God's Megaphone of Grace
Like you, I’ve gone through sufferings and hard times and I will again I’m sure. But are we rejoicing in our sufferings?Here’s a great quote by CS Lewis, “God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pain. It is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world.” “Not only t...