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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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January 7, 2020
Patience Under Pressure: Building Character
We live in a world that is going by so fast that finding patience is becoming a lost art. However, one of the best ways to be patient is to carry on with life, knowing God is in control...not you. I will say it one more time, “God is in control, not you.” “Not only that, but we rejoice in our suf...
anxietyJanuary 6, 2020
Let God Drive: Overcoming Anxiety Through Trust
Are we addressing the real issues in our anxiety over what the future holds? Is our anxiety a product of not knowing what the future holds? I submit to you that we are anxious because WE are trying to control what happens and not truly giving our lives to God to navigate. We may “believe” he has...
peaceJanuary 3, 2020
Jesus Is Your Peace: Finding Tranquility in Christ
Peace and serenity. We all seek it, we all crave it and we all need it. But where is it exactly? You may be like me and think it’s just in the absence of noise or conflict. But it’s not in the absence those things. It’s the tranquil feeling that’s not dependent on you circumstances. The peace we...
wordsJanuary 2, 2020
Guard Your Words: The Power of Speech
You ever opened your mouth and said something you wish you didn’t? Maybe it was out of anger or maybe it was meant to be harmless but without thinking it came out wrong and hurt others? I swear, sometimes I think I’m the worst!But here’s the thing though, almost always when ever it happens I feel...
new-yearJanuary 1, 2020
New Year, New Purpose: Living Without Regrets
So here we go, New Year New Me stuff! Yep, we made it another year and its time to start the annual right of passage called New Year’s Resolutions. But as you make those resolutions, ask yourself a simple question, “what will my epitaph read?”Where am I going with this you may be asking? Well, ha...
victoryDecember 31, 2019
We Win the War: Victory Through Christ
Well, we’ve just about made it another year together and I am so grateful to been able to share the Word with you along with the occasional highs and lows. But as we close this year and look back one more time, let’s not forget who we are and who the enemy is, Satan. And we’ve all come to know he...
hopeDecember 30, 2019
Hope for the Future, Power in the Present
“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”Jeremiah 29:11 If you got to watch any football over the weekend, you probably know by know that Clemson will be playing LSU in the National Championship. But if you misse...
christmasDecember 24, 2019
Christmas: God's Message of Love to Your Heart
Well, here we are, Christmas Eve! The time of year we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus! But do we stop and wonder, why was Jesus born? Well, it’s because God so loved the world! The story of Jesus’ birth is not just a warm fuzzy story about a sweet baby born to nice people who we...
spiritual-growthDecember 23, 2019
It's Not Clean Until the Rag Hits It
So, as I was washing my race bike on Saturday following a great practice session, for some reason, I reminded myself of a saying I heard somewhere along the way that said, “it’s not clean until a rags hit it”. Got me thinking that this simple task of cleaning my bike could be a metaphor for our r...
gratitudeDecember 20, 2019
When God Taps You on the Shoulder
I had a great day yesterday saying thank you to my clients and business partners and hopefully relaying my genuine gratitude for their business and friendships. What I love the most, is two of my stops turned into discussions of faith and Jesus! I’m telling you Church was going down today people!...
forgivenessDecember 19, 2019
To Be Forgiven, You Must Also Forgive
So hear’s a thought? So I’ve been talking all week about forgiving and how we can and should. But do you want others to forgive you? Even more importantly, do you want God to forgive you?You see, in order to be forgiven, you also have to be able to forgive. That applies to others just as well as...
forgivenessDecember 18, 2019
Learning to Forgive Gets Easier with Practice
In keeping with forgiveness, nobody ever suggested forgiving would be easy. I certainly didn’t and I’m not saying it is, because it’s not. But God challenges us by giving us the ability to forgive. But at the same time, it is one of the hardest things He asks us to do. But you can learn to forgiv...
forgivenessDecember 17, 2019
Forgive But Don't Forget - Finding Inner Peace
You ever heard someone say, “that person’s hurt me so many times there’s no way I could ever forgive them”? I have...I may have thought it a time or two as well. Maybe you have? “Pay attention to yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him, and if he sins against...
forgivenessDecember 16, 2019
Christmas Forgiveness - Give It Like You Received It
As we ease into the Christmas season, we are surrounded by all kinds of events and celebrations. Company parties, charity functions, volunteering, it’s all wonderful and it’s all in the Christmas Spirit. But like you, I get excited for Christmas because it’s the celebration of the birth of our Lo...
worryDecember 12, 2019
Don't Worry About Tomorrow - Live One Day at a Time
You still worried about what happened yesterday and sweat what going to happen tomorrow? Yeah, well let it go. “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”Matthew 6:34 Look man, Jesus is telling us in this passag...
anxietyDecember 11, 2019
Don't Worry: God's Provision and Care
"Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your h...
callingDecember 10, 2019
Finding Your God-Given Purpose and Direction
Ever felt like sometimes you’re a “Yes Man”? Man I sure use to be, that’s for sure. For much of my life I was a bit directionless. If someone asked me to do something and if it even kind of felt like a good idea, I would do it. I spread myself pretty thin. Because I could turn my hand to a number...
hopeDecember 9, 2019
Hope in a World of Skepticism and Doubt
Today’s announced Impeachment circus has be thinking. We sure live in a world of skepticism and doubt. I mean just turn on the news, either side, FOX or CNN, they’re all out there. As I like to say, “What this world needs is some Jesus!” People just don’t believe in much of anything anymore. They...
joyDecember 6, 2019
Joy Beyond Happiness: Christ Has Overcome
Jesus said in John 16:33, “In this world, you will have trouble…”That’s almost like a disclaimer for life on earth , you are going to have trouble, whether you are in Christ or not. But the hope that we have is what separates us from the world, and that is why Jesus goes on to say, “But take hear...
perseveranceDecember 5, 2019
Press On: Finding Redemption After Failure
I’ve been reading through a year and a half of my devotionals I’ve written and came across this one from 2018. I love it, so it’s worth rereading. I hope you don’t mind...This life isn’t easy, in fact it’s hard. We all have struggled and we all have failed but we must move on...“Not that I have a...
purityDecember 4, 2019
Clean Hearts: Purity from the Inside Out
Surgery went great! Thanks for all the prayers. I’m truly grateful. “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and the plate, that...
faithDecember 3, 2019
Walking by Faith Through Life's Storms
So today I’m having surgery for an accident I had racing over the holiday. No big deal, I should be great in a few weeks. But that’s not what today is about. What I want to talk about is faith. Yeah, we talk about it a lot but it is essential we have it. It’s the core of what makes our salvation...
restDecember 2, 2019
Rebooting Our Souls: God's Strength Through Rest
And just like that, we’re back! I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and spent it with family and friends resting. I did, sort of, but I got plenty time to “recharge”. Speaking of recharging, a funny thing happened on re-entry to regular life. You see, I was in Florida and unable to have...
restNovember 22, 2019
The Spiritual Necessity of Rest
I want to leave you all this week with a thought that I think we all feel more often than we admit. That’s the feeling of needing a rest! If you’re like me, as the year comes to an end, we find our selves wide open and wondering where the year went. Well, it went the same place they all do and ev...