“And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.” (2 Corinthians 9:8) God has already given you all that you need. Have you ever heard that before? Guess what! It’s time to start believing it. If… Read More »
FRIDAY FOCUS – Do You Pray?
“Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving; meanwhile praying also for us, that God would open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in chains, that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak. Walk in wisdom toward those… Read More »
FRIDAY FOCUS – One Body
“We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he today that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother.” -William Shakespeare – Henry V As an Alabama State Trooper, I had the opportunity to train law enforcement officers all over Alabama and in other states. One thing I learned after over 24… Read More »
FRIDAY FOCUS – Walk with the Wise
“The one who walks with the wise will become wise, but a companion of fools will suffer harm” (Prov. 13:20). Who do you spend most of your time? What person or group of people affects your character the most? This is one of the most important questions to consider in your life. The community of… Read More »
FRIDAY FOCUS – God First
“But I will sing of your strength and will joyfully proclaim your faithful love in the morning. For you have been a stronghold for me, a refuge in my day of trouble.” (Psalms 59:16 CSB) God deserves your early praise. When you give God the first of anything you receive, He will always bless the… Read More »
FRIDAY FOCUS – Hope and a Future
Even when it seems like God has stopped blessing you, I promise, He has not. In Jeremiah 29:11-13, He gives us this promise: “‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the LORD, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will… Read More »
FRIDAY FOCUS – Missing the Mark
“And you were dead in your trespasses and sins in which you previously walked according to the ways of this world, according to the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit now working in the disobedient. We too all previously lived among them in our fleshly desires, carrying out the inclinations of our… Read More »
FRIDAY FOCUS – WAR
“For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being, but I see in my members another law waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members. Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of… Read More »
FRIDAY FOCUS – No Excuses
Read Luke 14:16-24. Here’s part of it: “A certain man gave a great supper and invited many, and sent his servant at supper time to say to those who were invited, ‘Come, for all things are now ready.’ But they all with one accord began to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have… Read More »
FRIDAY FOCUS – Exaltation or Routine
“Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.” (Matthew 23:12) To exalt is to praise and lift up. On Sunday, many of us attend church to worship and praise Him. We sing, we pray, we listen to sermons, and we serve. These are all great and God loves all of… Read More »
