When I take the time to look at the enemy that God defeated on my behalf yesterday, it gives me faith to stand strong knowing that my Savior's strength is no less today than it was yesterday. =================================   Scripture Isaiah 14:16-17 16 Those...

Heaven's conspiracy is one of joy and hope: "For to us a child is born, to us a son is given..." Today I choose to focus my attention on heaven's conspiracy theory, and let my heart by ruled by the fear of God. ==========================   Scripture Isaiah...

My job isn't to stress about the future, but simply to be obedient in the 'now'...and trust that God is putting the pieces in place today, to fulfill a divine plan in my tomorrow. =========================   Scripture Micah 5:2 "But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,...

God is interested in more than just my victory today: He wants me to learn that true victory is found only in him, and not in my accumulation of resources, wealth, influence, and power. ==========================   Scripture Micah 5:9-10 "Your hand shall be...

When my attention is on the counterfeit, the counterfeit looks pretty good! My heart begins to pursue and seek after the glitter of the enemy's paltry offerings, and my attention turns from eternity to temporary. The solution, and my only hope for true joy, happiness,...

I may not see the culmination of God's plans right away, but I can trust that the end result of His process will be abundant life for me in his presence. This week I must make the decision to trust His love for me, even in the uncomfortable times....

Like a freed slave who has not yet realized that his shackles are gone, I can still allow old fears and mindsets to keep me from walking in the full freedom which is mine in Christ. Today I choose to let go of fear, so that I can walk in freedom....

I don't want to become so focused on the enjoyment of my freedom that I allow it to separate me from the very source of the freedom that I have! Instead of using my freedom merely to pursue what I desire, I must instead use my freedom to pursue the fulfillment of...

I want to know my need of God, so that I could experience his cleansing and transformational power. =============   Scripture Isaiah 6:1,5 "In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled...

My social media metrics, my finely-tuned Call of Duty reflexes, and my secret recipe for smoked beef brisket are tools to be used in connecting people with God--but alone, they hold no eternal value. Today I choose to pursue success in eternal things, rather than...

It's God's job to bring people to repentance--but it's my responsibility not to allow my own heart to become infected with corrosiveness around me. ============================   Scripture Titus 3:10 "As for a person who stirs up division, after warning him once...

I don't want to live my life my own sinful way, begging periodically for God's mercy. I want to live a life of true repentance, and align my heart with the Father. I want to experience the full measure of His blessing, and walk in His favor. ==================  ...

It's easy to focus my attention on what I think I lack-- but what has God already placed in my hands? What resources has He already entrusted to me, that I have disregarded as 'too small', or 'too insignificant'? It could be that I already hold a miracle, which simply...

Just as a silversmith cannot craft a masterpiece simply by amassing more and more impure silver, so I cannot accomplish what God has called me to do if I never take the time to filter out the things which cannot ultimately be part of that final masterpiece....

Although I prefer the seasons when everything is going according to plan, those aren't the moments when my faith is built. Rather--my faith has an opportunity to grow in the moments when my situation is the most precarious, and the future seems the most uncertain....

The change that Christ has brought to my heart must be communicated in the way that I speak, the way that I live, and the way that I interact--because I've experienced the power of God, and He has saved me! ====================   Scripture Romans 1:16-17 16 For I...

At some point people will forget the projects I've worked on, the hobbies I've pursued, and the tasks I've completed. But I want to live and lead in such a way that my sons and those to whom I pass the baton in God's kingdom will remember to 'know God' above all else....

It's never fun to be the one to speak up in opposition to an idea, especially an idea from someone in authority. Yet that willingness to be the lone, unpopular voice of caution is the mark of a truly godly man. =============================   Scripture 1...