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March 28, 2022
Transformed by Renewing Your Mind
Our lives are driven by our most strongest thoughts, both positive and negative. I can tell you, over the last year, I’ve fought with all of them and often. “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God,...
self-denialMarch 24, 2022
Deny Yourself: The Path of True Discipleship
It seems like every time I open up social media or watch TV, there is someone talking about self help, self talk, the inner self, love yourself...blah blah blah. While there’s nothing wrong with wanting to better ourselves, God has plans for us. But all this “self” gets misconstrued when we descr...
humilityMarch 22, 2022
True Humility: Thinking of Yourself Less
I was reading last night and ran across a quote/idea I’m sure I’ve written about but it’s worth revisiting. I’m sure many of you have heard of C.S. Lewis. He was a prominent 20th century theologian who said, “Humility is not thinking less of yourself but thinking of yourself less.” I bring it up...
loveMarch 21, 2022
Love Believes the Best: Overcoming Gossip with Grace
I don’t know about you but I’ve got to do better at turning off gossip when I hear it. I also need to not “enable it” when I hear it by giving a participatory laugh or, “now way!” It just makes it worse. It seems as if now days we believe the negative stuff about people more than the positive stu...
bible-studyMarch 18, 2022
Abiding in God's Word: Making Scripture Relevant Today
On occasions, I get some feedback from y’all and I have to say, it makes my day. Yesterday, was one of those days. I am grateful for my little audience. To me you’re the world. As I was thinking yesterday about how much I enjoy sharing the word in my lay manner and how I feel like I am, in my own...
power-of-wordsMarch 17, 2022
The Power of Life and Death in Your Tongue
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.”Proverbs 18:21 Shifting gears a little bit today, so bear with me…What is coming out of our mouths? The words that come out of our mouth have the power to build up or destroy. We who are created in His imag...
mind-renewalMarch 16, 2022
Renewing Your Mind with God's Truth
Anytime we are sick, lose a loved one, have a serious injury, etc. negative thoughts and doubt to creep into our minds. It challenges our faith. This got me thinking about how critical it is that we try and keep our minds in check against the word of God. Since our minds are so powerful, we have...
responsibilityMarch 15, 2022
Taking Responsibility with God's Grace
You ever feel like you have such a huge load or responsibility you find yourself ducking them or delegating them to someone else? I certainly do. But getting someone else to do them doesn’t change the fact you’re responsible for them. But when you take up the responsibility that’s in front of you...
great-commissionMarch 10, 2022
Expressing Gratitude to Everyone We Meet
You know, a few days ago I was talking about The Great Commission and how we are called to share the story of Christ. Well, today I got to thinking about the people we surround ourselves with and the people we express our gratitude towards. You see, sharing our gratitude with others is a great wa...
sufferingMarch 9, 2022
Why Bad Things Happen: Understanding God's Plan
So, last night at dinner I was talking about my process and how I write our devotionals. I was sharing how I love to go back on occasions and see what was on my heart on this date in time. Well, It’s funny how God will tap you on the shoulder to remind you sometimes that “this ain’t new” and He’s...
intentional-thinkingMarch 3, 2022
Being Intentional with Our Focus and Gratitude
& 3/4/22Well, as my personal engagement has grown with some of you on our daily devotional, I find myself coming back around to a question I ask a lot. Whatcha thinking about? For real, what has your attention and mind lately? I ask because I’ve been thinking about a discussion I had with one of...
forgivenessFebruary 28, 2022
Jesus the Great Restorer: The Power of Reconciliation
You ever think about how powerful Jesus is and His command for us forgive, as God has, those who have hurt us? I mean think about this, with that one selfless action, He becomes the great restorer. Pretty awesome I think. “"If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you...
contentmentFebruary 24, 2022
Finding Strength Through Every Circumstance
“I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. I can do all things through him who strengthens me.”Philippians 4:12-13So, we’ve all seen the scripture above and in most every case i...
graceFebruary 22, 2022
Grace: The Most Expensive Gift Given Freely
(That’s a lot of 2s)Grace. What is it exactly? I mean I sign off with,“Grace wins” everyday, but what exactly am I talking about? Well, in the book of Romans, Paul tells us that we can’t receive God’s favor, become righteous, by works alone. Meaning simply obeying the laws of the land wouldn’t ge...
peaceFebruary 21, 2022
Finding Peace When Your World Turns Upside Down
Can we have peace in our hearts when our world is turned upside down?Pretty good question that requires an honest look inward. You see the kind of peace the world give us is pretty sketch at best. It can change on a whim with no notice at all. Happened to me last summer with the cancer diagnosis,...
mindsetFebruary 17, 2022
What Are You Feeding Your Mind?
I’m not sure what has been harder, the actual process of going through my cancer treatments that ended on Thanksgiving or the 3 months I’m having to wait to see if it worked. The places my mind has wondered has been amazing. But it got be thinking about what we feed our minds…What are you thinkin...
sufferingFebruary 16, 2022
Why Good People Suffer: Lessons from Job
Job was a tremendously righteous man and suffered greatly. So do we assume that the more righteous we are the more suffering we are to expect? Not necessarily. The large part of Job’s life features God’s blessings in every way. You see, Christ tells His disciples that good and bad things happen t...
redemptionFebruary 14, 2022
Press On: Leaving the Past Behind for God's Glory
I spent some time last week talking to a friend about doing some personal inventory, asking for redemption and then moving on. We must press on, we must leave the past in the past and press on in our daily lives not for our glory but His. Man, we need to let go of the past, the pain, the heartbre...
compassionFebruary 13, 2022
Compassion in a Divided World: Loving Those Who Oppose
So I’ve been thinking about what is really means to have compassion. I pray nightly that God lays compassion on my heart towards others...specifically those who oppose me. It’s hard these days with so many labels, differences of opinion, lifestyles, etc. to always connect with people. Take the po...
gratitudeFebruary 11, 2022
Nothing Compares to Christ: True Blessing Revealed
You ever take a minute and look around your life and reflect on the blessing He has given you? I’m sure you have, we all do at times. This morning, as I was digging into the word, I was reflecting on some of those things and it struck me that much of what I was grateful for were things of this wo...
salvationFebruary 10, 2022
Grace Not Works: The Foundation of Our Salvation
Ok, so this week we talked about being a good witness for Christ, bearing good fruit and trying to be more like Jesus. All of which we should be doing. However, I think it’s worthy of discussion as to just how these “good works” are viewed. While we may be confident in our work, confidence in our...
witnessingFebruary 9, 2022
Be Like Jesus: Witnessing by Attraction
So I’ve been reading through Philippians and talking about how we need to get to work to spread the word of Jesus. It’s been enlightening reading about Paul and his struggles and his witness. But it’s been brought up to me and asked, “how exactly do we be an effective witness?”Well, look at it li...
humilityFebruary 7, 2022
Thinking of Ourselves Less Often
“So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility coun...
gospel-sharingFebruary 2, 2022
What Does It Matter? Unity in Gospel Sharing
I wanted to touch on a something that has been with me the last few days. It’s a thought centering around my own sharing of the gospel and the sharing I receive from others. More specifically who “should and shouldn’t be sharing”? “Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from...