Monday, August 25 – “But the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.” (Matthew 24:13) Don’t misunderstand. You aren’t saved by what you do or don’t do. Your saved by grace, through faith in Jesus. Thus, if you grit, and keep your faith in Jesus, in spite of your circumstances, you’ll be saved. Standing firm in your faith in Jesus is your goal. Not standing firm in whatever situation you currently find yourself, attempting to stand firm in your faith in Jesus.
Tuesday, August 26 – “However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.” (1 Peter 4:16) This is grit. Not being ashamed of your faith, in the face of suffering. The only thing you can control in this life is yourself. You can’t control the world or how this world treats you. But, as a follower of Jesus, you have the grit to continue to follow Jesus, no matter what this world throws at you. Don’t praise God for your suffering. Praise God for who you are, in the midst of your suffering.
Wednesday, August 27 – “Everyone will hate you because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.” (Mark 13:13) Not the greatest evangelistic position, but it does make you think. What’s another term for standing firm? Grit. Grit is firmness of character that cannot be subdued or overcome. When it comes to your grit, are you willing to be a follower of Jesus, even if everyone you know hates you because of it? Drastic yes, but a good question none-the-less.
Thursday, August 28 – “If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet.” (Matthew 10:14) There’s a time for every season under heaven. There’s a time to grit and there’s a time to quit. In this instance, Jesus is instructing his disciples to quit, and move on to new places, if they aren’t welcomed. The goal isn’t to grit in one place. The goal is to grit in sharing the good news of Jesus. Which just might require you to quit staying in a certain place.
Friday, August 29 – “And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.” (Matthew 24:14) The goal is for the good news of Jesus to be shared with everyone. This is the perspective in which you’ll need to grit. But, in order for this to happen, for the good news of Jesus to be shared with everyone, you might need to quit some things. This quitting is the only way that you’ll have the time, talents and treasures to continue to grit. To continue to share the good news of Jesus with everyone.
Saturday, August 30 – “If people do not welcome you, leave their town and shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.” (Luke 9:5) Never stop being who God has created you and gifted you to be. You just might need to quit where and with whom, you’re who God has created you and gifted you to be? Your grit is toward who you are, as a sacred child of God. Your quit is toward the circumstances that don’t honor and respect who you are, as a sacred child of God.
Tuesday, August 26 – “However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.” (1 Peter 4:16) This is grit. Not being ashamed of your faith, in the face of suffering. The only thing you can control in this life is yourself. You can’t control the world or how this world treats you. But, as a follower of Jesus, you have the grit to continue to follow Jesus, no matter what this world throws at you. Don’t praise God for your suffering. Praise God for who you are, in the midst of your suffering.
Wednesday, August 27 – “Everyone will hate you because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.” (Mark 13:13) Not the greatest evangelistic position, but it does make you think. What’s another term for standing firm? Grit. Grit is firmness of character that cannot be subdued or overcome. When it comes to your grit, are you willing to be a follower of Jesus, even if everyone you know hates you because of it? Drastic yes, but a good question none-the-less.
Thursday, August 28 – “If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet.” (Matthew 10:14) There’s a time for every season under heaven. There’s a time to grit and there’s a time to quit. In this instance, Jesus is instructing his disciples to quit, and move on to new places, if they aren’t welcomed. The goal isn’t to grit in one place. The goal is to grit in sharing the good news of Jesus. Which just might require you to quit staying in a certain place.
Friday, August 29 – “And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.” (Matthew 24:14) The goal is for the good news of Jesus to be shared with everyone. This is the perspective in which you’ll need to grit. But, in order for this to happen, for the good news of Jesus to be shared with everyone, you might need to quit some things. This quitting is the only way that you’ll have the time, talents and treasures to continue to grit. To continue to share the good news of Jesus with everyone.
Saturday, August 30 – “If people do not welcome you, leave their town and shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.” (Luke 9:5) Never stop being who God has created you and gifted you to be. You just might need to quit where and with whom, you’re who God has created you and gifted you to be? Your grit is toward who you are, as a sacred child of God. Your quit is toward the circumstances that don’t honor and respect who you are, as a sacred child of God.
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