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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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February 15, 2021
Why We're Still Here: Sharing Our Testimony
You know, its the most amazing gift knowing we have been saved and promised eternal life in Heaven. But have you ever wondered why we are still here since we’ve been saved and promised salvation? I have, to the extent I find myself anxiously awaiting my turn. But I think I know why we are still h...
joyFebruary 12, 2021
True Happiness Comes From God, Not Government
I was thinking last night about our country and the incredibly corrupt politicians and now nice it is that I have “turned it off”. “Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!”Psalms 32:11 One of the the best parts about being an American is you hav...
wisdomFebruary 11, 2021
True Wisdom vs Worldly Knowledge
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...
forgivenessFebruary 10, 2021
Breaking Free From Guilt Through Christ's Forgiveness
So, I spent some time yesterday with a long time friend who after some struggles is 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 undeservingly been given us...it’s also a ch...
gods-omniscienceFebruary 9, 2021
God Knows You - Why Hide From His Perfect Love?
It’s not #throwbackthursday but I was reading last night about this very topic and it reminded me of this one from a year or so ago...God knows you, he made you. So who are trying to kid? Why are we trying to hide from God? He can read our mind... “You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you...
controlFebruary 8, 2021
This Isn't My World - Learning to Let God Be in 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...
prayerFebruary 5, 2021
What a Friend We Have in Jesus - Really Listen
Every once in a while I will stop, take a breath and really listen. What I mean is we live in such a fast paced world and our brains pick up on things that provide stimulus to us an it deciphers what we are hearing or reading without us consciously really reading or hearing it. You dig what I’m t...
graceFebruary 3, 2021
Starting Over: God's Beautiful Plan 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-awakeningFebruary 2, 2021
There's Got to Be More - Finding Your Way Back to God
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...
fellowshipFebruary 1, 2021
Having Church in Everyday Conversations
“For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them."”Matthew 18:20 So, with the pandemic restrictions loosening this year around visiting my brokers in person, it’s been nice to get to see folks face to face. Last week, a broker I work with and I were talking shop and the next...
repentanceJanuary 25, 2021
Out with the Old: Embracing God's New Beginning
Hope everyone had a great weekend!I have recently made the decision to let go of something that’s been in my life since I was 26 years old. It’s been a decision I couldn’t do on my own but I’ve finally decided on “out with the old and in with the new”! Nope, it’s not a new dirt bike or airplane!...
witnessJanuary 22, 2021
Let Your Light Shine: Living a Changed Life
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...
salvationJanuary 21, 2021
Eternal Security: Once Saved, Always Saved
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...
graceJanuary 20, 2021
Standing in Grace: Peace and Endurance
“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...
attitudeJanuary 19, 2021
Guard Your Heart: Choose Your Circle Wisely
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...
attitudeJanuary 18, 2021
Attitude: Feelings vs Christ-Centered Living
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...
fearJanuary 15, 2021
Past as Reference, Not Residence: Overcoming Fear
1/18/19So I’ve been thinking lately as I’m coming up on another year on this rock and reflecting on the past, both good and bad. And one of the things I keep coming back to is what and why I feared some of the things I’ve been through and survived and what or why would I fear what’s ahead of me....
prideJanuary 14, 2021
Defeating Pride: Making Thoughts Obey Christ
G’mornin’...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 open lives?We need to be careful with our thoughts. Some of th...
givingJanuary 12, 2021
Give in Secret: True Philanthropy of the Heart
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...
self-judgmentJanuary 11, 2021
God Weighs the Heart: Beyond Our Own Judgment
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...
fellowshipJanuary 8, 2021
Overcoming Fear Through Fellowship and Community
We’ve talked about having Faith for the past couple of days now and I’d like to close the week by 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, w...
faithJanuary 7, 2021
Believing vs Faith - Perfect Love Casts Out Fear
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...
gods-thoughtsJanuary 5, 2021
Aligning Your Thoughts With God's Perfect Ways
So, as I think about letting God restart my heart, I am asking myself, “restart is from what exactly?”Well, for me I think is understanding that my understanding and thoughts about any situation I am facing is nowhere near a perfect ad God’s thoughts...“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neit...
regretsJanuary 4, 2021
Don't Regret Your Regrets - Learn From Them
You know, sometimes I think back on my life and cringe at some of the mistakes I’ve made. Regrets, we all have them. It may be something you wish you hadn’t done, or a missed opportunity where you didn’t take action and wish that you had. It might be something that was done to you; you were the v...