God Colors Outside the Lines (Inspired by Carlos Santiago’s Take Up Your Cross devotional) “Dear friends, don’t be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you.” 1 Peter 4:12 NLT “Fear nothing in the things you’re about to suffer—but stay on guard! Fear nothing! The Devil is...
Are You All In? (Inspired by Take Up Your Cross devotional by Carlos Santiago) “If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it.” Matthew 16:25 NLT “Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value...
“The reality is that the Lord never calls the qualified; He qualifies the called.” ― Henry Blackaby For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him. Phil 2:13, NLT Live like you love Him
From Heart to Mouth (Inspiration from Watch Your Mouth devotional by Dr. Kennetra Bryant) “A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.” Luke 6:45...
1 Tim 2:8 Since prayer is at the bottom of all this, what I want mostly is for men to pray — not shaking angry fists at enemies but raising holy hands to God. MSB Keep Praying
Pride—Check it Before You End in Checkmate (Excerpts and inspiration from The Silent but Deadly Trio devotional by Lisa Singh) “Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.” Proverbs 16:18 NLT “Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek His will in all you do, and He will show...
There are adjustments to be made as you press forward into the next phase. This will be a time of preparation, and what you decide and do now will have more than usual consequences. Examine your options carefully, seek Me for wisdom, and choose your course thoughtfully (Burns). 1 Thessalonians 5:21-23 Test all things; hold...
He Wants It All (Excerpts and inspiration from 21 Days of Powerful Breakthrough by Kemberley Washington) “And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’” Mark 12:30 NLT Someone once said to me a closed hand receives nothing from God but an...
2 Cor 12:9 “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” NLT
