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342 devotionals in Humility & Character
February 7, 2022
“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...
prideJanuary 27, 2022
I had a great conversation with one of my friends and we were discussing times when we feel like “we got this” and we believe in our own selves and stop relying on God. You see this is caused by or led by Pride, the first sin. Pride tells us that we can do what want and we are enamored with ourse...
sufferingJanuary 12, 2022
So yesterday, Valerie was telling me about a friend and her bother and wife who were going trough some tough times, they got Covid. At the same time, I lost a friend in a motorcycle accident I met last summer. While I certainly feel empathy I couldn’t help but reflect on the fact the If you live...
gods-favorJanuary 4, 2022
So in Romans 8, we are told, “if God is for us, who can be against us?” What an incredibly comforting promise from the living God, especially in the troubled times in which we are living. But God requires from us two things in return: they are faithfulness and obedience. You see, He is a jealous...
anger-managementDecember 22, 2021
“Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.”James 1:19-20Seeking revenge or trash talking someone else when they hurt us is easy to do. We all have time everyday where someone has...
humilityDecember 13, 2021
“Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.”Philippians 2:3 ESVSo we all have to deal with pride, lust and entitlement to some degree. Some more in one area than others. But to be able to deal with the weak areas of our life we need...
perseveranceDecember 9, 2021
Grinding it out and persevering builds character. Plain and simple. Something about endurance has the incredible capacity to refine you. I guess it’s kind of like a fire for silver, removing impurities and strengthening the character. Often because endurance goes hand-in-hand with trials and tria...
wise-speechNovember 18, 2021
I got to thinking over the last week how some things are better left unspoken; don’t give them airtime. In other words, if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say it at all...right? Proverbs 10:19 “In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is wise”.Some th...
gentle-wordsNovember 17, 2021
I’ve always been known as someone who “tells is like it is”. I’ve taken pride in the you may not like what I say, but I will always tell you like I see it. Well, maybe I need to work on the way in which I deliver my message...maybe you do too.I/we need to understand and leverage the power of gent...
integrityNovember 16, 2021
“Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out.”Proverbs 10:9 In today's world of corrupt politicians and sports, it seems that anything done for an advantage is fair game—as long as you don't get caught.As Christians, however, we are held to a hig...
obedienceNovember 8, 2021
What “rules” do you play by? Human rules versus God’s rules?We add things to God’s rules and think it helps people. Usually, it causes people to take their eyes off God’s rules and put them on our rules. Soon, our rules become more important than God’s. Love one another. Forgive anyone who sins a...
disciplineNovember 4, 2021
I was talking to a friend yesterday who called to check on me and said he had messaged me a few weeks ago. My response was I was pretty overwhelmed (which is true) and busy with treatments. But too busy to get back to someone who’s taken the time to think about me? Of course not, but I did. Got m...
identity-in-christNovember 1, 2021
Welcome to November!Ask yourself this, what is your identity? People mostly answer that question with a title. I’m a mom. I’m a dad. A golfer, racer, vegan, cross fitter, husband or wife...whatever. But that’s not necessarily your identity. It’s regarding the world but what about your identity in...
life-without-jesusOctober 29, 2021
What would your life look like without Jesus? I don’t know if you think about that, but I think about it often. I cringe at the thought of what my life would be without Jesus. I’m sure my heart would be cold because I felt it headed that way when I met Christ. I’d probably be pretty lonely. I may...
repentanceOctober 13, 2021
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 treatment, 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-wordsOctober 12, 2021
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-wordsOctober 11, 2021
So, over the weekend, I got myself up and out and went to a fly-in and spent time catching up with old friends and making new ones. It occurred to me as I listened to all types of conversations that we need to be careful or talking about or sharing news that may not be accurate. (Could be said fo...
patienceOctober 8, 2021
Everyday I get up and drive to the Oncology center among the droves of people rushing to get to their job…only I’m not going to work. I’m going to sit with many people who are going through a rough season just like I am. It’s taught me to learn some patience and some more Grace to those who’s liv...
faith-testingSeptember 24, 2021
Let keep talking about listening to God and looking for his answers. “for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.”James 1:3-4 Look, I think it’s pretty evident that God sp...
wordsSeptember 22, 2021
Let’s roll over hump day with a thought about the words that come out of our mouths. “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.”Proverbs 18:21 ESVYou see, words can be the fruit of our thought and our hearts and can be used to encourage and lift up...
faithSeptember 15, 2021
“Sometimes we just have to trust God enough to go even when we don’t have all the answers.” -Tim TebowSo as a UGA fan, I didn’t care for him when he played, but I certainly admire his commitment to the Gospel and believe he’s a faithful servant. To that point, he’s right in what I quoted above an...
trustSeptember 9, 2021
It’s been a long week and I’ve enjoyed our readings and have had some good conversations springing up from them. One of which came up this week about trust. It came up in the context of one of you said, “I can count on and trust you sending the morning devotional.” That has sat on me a while and...
patienceSeptember 1, 2021
I have been forced to learn a lot about myself this year and one of the things I’ve learned is I need to get better with patience. Not only with life but mostly with people! I always thought I was a relatively patient person until I started trying to really learn what it meant to be patient...evi...
humilityAugust 31, 2021
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 because I’ve been thinking about what I am seeing in the Media and how we’ve become so PC these days. Everyo...