How To Respond To Failure   Scripture: “For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins.” Romans 3:23-24   Observation: We all sin and…

Just Say No   Scripture: “And I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work and I cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and come down to you?”  And they sent to me four times in this way, and I answered them in the same manner.”…

Respond Instead Of React   Scripture: “Do not waste time arguing over godless ideas and old wives’ tales. Instead, train yourself to be godly. Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come.” 1 Timothy 4:7-8     Observation: We have been…

Work Smarter, Not Harder  Scripture: “Using a dull ax requires great strength, so sharpen the blade. That’s the value of wisdom; it helps you succeed.” Ecclesiastes 10:10   Observation: If you’re always in a hurry, always feeling rushed, or always feeling on the edge of burnout, you are likely doing things God doesn’t want you…

Evaluate Or Stagnate   Scripture: “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided to you.” Matthew 6:33   Observation: Part of making sure that we’re keeping first things first is to regularly evaluate our lives and priorities. When we make evaluation a consistent practice, we give God the…

Plan Ahead   Scripture: “The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deceiving.” Proverbs 14:8   Observation: Once God shows you the direction you’re supposed to go, plan ahead! You won’t accomplish anything by accident. A foolish person sits back and waits for God to do the…

Accomplishment Over Activity   Scripture: “But Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “This isn’t the right way to do this. It is too much work for you to do alone. You cannot do this job by yourself. It wears you out. And it makes the people tired too.” Exodus 18:17-18     Observation: You’re going to…

Reset My Priorities   Scripture: “What I’m trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God’s giving. People who don’t know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works. Steep…

First Things First   Scripture: “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” Matthew 6:33   Observation: We want to give God the first and best part of everything. When we give God the best, He blesses the rest. We give God the first…

New Beginnings   Scripture: “And he who was seated on the throne said, ‘Behold, I am making all things new.’” Revelation 21:5a   Observation: Over and over we see in the Bible how God continues to create new beginnings. Starting in Genesis, where He creates everything out of nothing, out of the void. Throughout the…