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February 12, 2020
He Must Increase, I Must Decrease
“He must increase, but I must decrease."”John 3:30 You feel me? What are we doing here? What is reading the Bible, prayer, and Christianity all about? It’s about loving God and others, right? It’s following Jesus. If that sums up your faith, then think about this question: What does it actually m...
purposeFebruary 11, 2020
Using Your God-Given Gifts to Serve Others
You know, in my ongoing search to be a better person, I would always ask God to help me become “a better man.” Funny thing is, I wasn’t exactly sure what that meant. I just knew that it wasn’t who I was feeling I was inside. Well, a funny thing happened...You see, while I was searching and hoping...
perseveranceFebruary 10, 2020
Surviving 100% of Life's Challenges
Life keeps going doesn’t it? I love the saying, “you’ve survived 100% of everything you’ve gone through so far, so there’s a good chance you’re going to make it through this...”The things you go through make you unique. Everyone goes through good times, like having a fun day with someone we love....
forgivenessFebruary 7, 2020
Forgiveness Without Limits
Taking forgiveness into the weekend I just want to say, forgiveness is not easy. But no matter how many times a person hurts you, you got to forgive them without limit. I know, I get it, but we have to. To forgive doesn’t mean to forget. You don’t have to reconcile with the person that wronged yo...
forgivenessFebruary 6, 2020
The Freedom That Forgiveness Brings
One of my most favorite topics to discuss is forgiveness. If you’ve been in this devotional journey with me for the last year and a half, you know I like to talk about it. But why you may ask? Well, it’s forgiveness that has given us the hope for an eternal life with our maker and it’s forgivenes...
spiritual-warfareFebruary 4, 2020
Ready to Face the Prowling Lion? Spiritual Preparedness
“Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. And after you have suffered a little while...
evangelismFebruary 3, 2020
What Are You Really Talking About? Sharing Your Story
So it’s always fun to watch the Super Bowl, commercials and the half time show. It’s what everyone will be talking about for the next day or two. Great game too. But let’s take a minute and think about what we are always “talking about”. If you’re like most people, and I assume you are, you’re ta...
self-denialJanuary 31, 2020
Deny Self: The Path to True Selflessness
“Then Jesus told his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his s...
mind-renewalJanuary 30, 2020
As You Think, So You Are: The Power of Your Mind
“As he thinketh in his heart, so is he.” Proverbs 23:7Lets talk about the strongest part of our body. The most powerful. Our minds. While admittedly, some of us may not exercise that part as much as we should or as others, it’s still not arguable that it’s the most powerful. Our minds control our...
healingJanuary 29, 2020
Do You Want to Get Well? Breaking Free from Limiting Labels
Ok, here’s the deal. We can only break our dependency on defining ourselves by our circumstances if we wrestle with Jesus’ question: Do you want to get well?If we genuinely desire wellness in all areas of our lives: physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, we must let go of the labels we have allo...
prideJanuary 27, 2020
Pride vs Humility: What Do You Hate?
How often do you find yourself hating things? Oh, I do all the time. I hate this traffic, I hate all this rain, I hate bad starts, I hate the other political party, etc. I’m pretty sure if we are honest with ourselves we all are a little guilty...So it got me thing a little about this notion of “...
truthJanuary 24, 2020
Balancing Truth and Grace Like Jesus
So I’ve been diving into the idea of Truth and Grace as it pertains to us and how we may identify with one or the other. Let me explain. “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.”John 1:14 So truth...
prayerJanuary 23, 2020
Ask and You Will Receive
“Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.”John 16:24 So, we’ve been talking about how Jesus is still, and always has been, in the prayer answering business. But here is the big question; what do you want? You can pray for big things and sm...
hearing-godJanuary 22, 2020
How God Speaks to Us Today
Have you heard God? Is He actively speaking to us? Well, the answer to the last question in a most definite yes. But here’s the deal, I haven’t heard Him with my own ears in the literal sense, but I most certainly do hear him. You see God can speak to us in a number of ways. The most obvious way...
prayerJanuary 21, 2020
When God Answers Someone Else's Prayer First
You ever been praying for something in your life only to see the very thing you’ve been praying for land on someone else? I know I have, and I suspect you have too. But here is the good new when that happens. God is still answering prayers! He just hasn’t answered yours yet. It also doesn’t mean...
faithJanuary 20, 2020
Keep Your Eyes on Jesus When the Storms Come
Have you ever given up or known someone who has because they said God never answered them? Maybe you have? I’m talking about giving up believing because your faith left you. Think back to the story of Peter and his crew when Jesus comes walking across the water in the midst of stormy seas. You se...
gods-purposeJanuary 17, 2020
God's Unchanging Purpose for Your Life
Guess what? (I talked about it the other day)Here it is, you ready?Life changes but God remains the same! Yep, it’s true. Look it up. You see, God is going to continue to do what he’s always done and that is he heals and forgives us. He’s going to continue to watch over us and set our path. His p...
identityJanuary 16, 2020
Finding Your True Identity in God
I’m going to just put it out there and maybe it helps someone, life can be a struggle and it’s full of them! Listen, I struggled for so many years in my life just trying to figure out “who” I was. It was like I was always trying to compare myself and what I did to everyone around me. Sounds ridic...
changeJanuary 15, 2020
When Everything Changes, God Remains the Same
Why does everything have to change all the time? I mean, what’s wrong with the way things are now? Well, if you’re asking yourself these same questions, you’re probably like me and on the train to being an old dude or dudette! Ha, I’m only joking, but sometimes with the pace that the world is cha...
rest-in-christJanuary 14, 2020
Finding Rest in His Easy Yoke
“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."”Matthew 11:28-30 I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to...
faithJanuary 13, 2020
Choosing to Believe for Miracles
I choose to be a believer so that God can make miracles happen in my life.You see, every time I have tried and figure things out myself, I’ve failed. Oh, don’t get me wrong, my intentions were always good but my plan was mine. And in my unconscious attempt at rebellion of Gods will for me, I scre...
repentanceJanuary 10, 2020
Getting Back on Track Through Repentance
So I got to thinking about how life seems to ebb and flow with good times and bad. More specifically, as I was driving back from Nashville, I got to thinking about how we can get stuck in the bad. I’m talking about that “stop the world I just want to get off this ride” feeling. We’ve all had it,...
power-of-wordsJanuary 9, 2020
Think Before You Speak
I’m really enjoying diving into the area of the power of words. We need to be conscious of how we use them and the results of what will happen when we do. That means we need to be actively thinking about what and how we use our words. “The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mou...
wise-speechJanuary 8, 2020
Some Things Are Better Left Unspoken
So I’m out of town this week and at our Annual Sales Meeting. As you can imagine, these meeting are full seeing old friends from around the country, reflecting on our past years success and catching up on company rumors. It’s the last part that causes me frustration. You see the Bible mentions th...