Cultivating Gentleness
Learn to Cultivate and Grow in one of the most important qualities, Gentleness.
Sanctification: The Selfless Motivation of Godly Obedience
Wind back your memory clock to spring 2020. Listen as cheers fade. View blank certificates and awards in a dusty pile. See trophy-earning opportunities evaporate. Witness fans sitting on their hands. Only the joy of the game remains now (and perhaps a desire to please the coach for players) in all things sports-related. Motives matter. And, in the pursuit of holiness, they make all the difference. Likewise, when it comes to sanctification, the selfless motivation of godly obedience matters most. It’s the only path worth traversing in any authentic pursuit of holiness.
Suffering and Refinement
Lean into God as He continually purifies your mind and heart.
Principles of Endurance
Go the distance with God as you run the race He marked out for you.
Mitigating Conflict
Invite God into your skirmishes as you posture for peace.
How’s Your Appetite?
Manage your desires in a way that honors God.
God Squeezes Every Drop Out of Our Trials
Our April showers mushroomed into a perpetual storm, didn’t they? In fact, they obliterated our beautiful May flowers. In light of that, as you contemplate a paltry fall harvest, a painful and perplexing thought may emerge. God squeezes every drop out of our trials. While this is neither comforting nor complex, the process enlightens. And fully encourages all believers on their journey with God who must endure suffering. The Furnace of Affliction The Refiner’s fire is a popular topic in Christian circles. Job endured trials and spoke of coming “forth as gold” in Job 23:10. But it wasn’t until I began to contemplate Isaiah 48:10 that I realized refinement results…
Expect Trouble Knowing You Will Overcome
Manage your impatience and expectation as God walks with you through adversity.
Facing Giants – Changing Schedules – Finding Balance
Identifying and defeating our adversaries requires a godly game plan. Tackle a reshuffling of your priorities as you seek to find balance in all things.
Putting on God’s Armor
Outfitting yourself for daily spiritual warfare requires God’s dress for success tips.
