Tag: self-discipline

  • Let’s Talk About Sex: Embrace God’s Plan

    “For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality.” (1 Thessalonians 4:3 [ESV]) As you prepare for military deployment, we need to talk about sex. Really, we need to talk about the reality that you’re not going to have sex for the next… how many months? I’m not here to…

  • Read the Bible for Yourself

    “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” (Psalm 119:105 [ESV]) If I could convince you to do one thing, it would be this: Read the Bible for Yourself. Of course, I would then add that you should seek to understand it the best that you can, apply it…

  • Deploying Well

    “Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.” (1 Peter 1:13 [ESV]) “Preparing your minds for action…” Whether you are the one deploying, or the spouse who is remaining behind, thoughts and emotions that surround an impending…

  • Pre-Deployment Planning Guide

    “The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever you get, get insight. Prize her highly, and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her.” (Proverbs 4:7-8 [ESV]) It’s time to get to work. Prepare well for this deployment working hard to get wisdom and insight, and I trust the…

  • Build a Spiritual Deployment Support Team

    “Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.” (Proverbs 11:14 [ESV]) Is the military sending you out by yourself? Surely not. Is the Lord expecting you to endure this upcoming spiritual trial by yourself? Absolutely not. Now is the time to build a Spiritual Deployment Support…

  • It’s not how you start…

    “Better is the end of a thing than its beginning…” (Ecclesiastes 7:8 [ESV]) Have you ever been cornered by someone who is uber excited about their new thing they are starting and they just have to tell you all about it? They are eager, positive, energetic, and sometimes pushy to get you to join in…