Philippians 4 Challenge: Day 12 (Thursday, Jan 21)

Last updated on: January 21, 2016 at 6:07 am By Josh Daffern

HABIT #2: Pray with thanksgiving. READ IT “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. . . . for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.” (Philippians 4:6,11) Contentment is an inner peace and happiness that rises above any outside circumstances. Contentment has long been a pursuit of many Eastern religions, especially Buddhism. Philippians 4 claims the secret to contentment, but it’s nothing like what... Read more

Philippians 4 Challenge: Day 11 (Wednesday, Jan 20)

Last updated on: January 20, 2016 at 6:31 am By Josh Daffern

HABIT #4: Choose to be joyful. READ IT “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!. . . . and the God of peace will be with you.” (Philippians 4:4,9) When you think of ways to get closer to Jesus, you probably think of typical ways like: read your Bible, pray more, serve others, sin less, give more. (By the way, those are all great ways and habits you should develop). But did you know that choosing... Read more

Philippians 4 Challenge: Day 10 (Tuesday, Jan 19)

Last updated on: January 19, 2016 at 5:00 am By Josh Daffern

HABIT #4: Repeat daily. READ IT “Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. . . . and the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:9,7) Some wars are fought for conquest. Some wars are fought for peace. America fought World War II not to conquer any territory, but to maintain the peace and freedom of the entire world.... Read more

Philippians 4 Challenge: Day 9

Last updated on: January 18, 2016 at 5:00 am By Josh Daffern

HABIT #3: Think on noble things. READ IT “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. . . . I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation.” (Philippians 4:8,12) The capacity of the human brain is the subject of ever-widening scientific wonder. Its twelve to fourteen billion cells are only a shadow of its complexity,... Read more

Philippians 4 Challenge: Day 8

Last updated on: January 17, 2016 at 5:00 am By Josh Daffern

HABIT #2: Pray with thanksgiving. READ IT “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. . . . And the God of peace will be with you.” (Philippians 4:6,9) If a central goal of the Philippians 4 Challenge is to get closer to Jesus, that the God of peace will be with you, then you need to learn how to pray to God. How often should you pray? “In every situation.”... Read more

Philippians 4 Challenge: Day 7

Last updated on: January 16, 2016 at 5:00 am By Josh Daffern

HABIT #1: Choose to be joyful. READ IT “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! . . . and the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:4,7) We’re back to habit one: Choose to be joyful. We’re done learning new things. Now we’re turning a corner and trying to make these four habits true disciplines in our lives. The Bible makes a clear connection between joy... Read more

Philippians 4 Challenge: Day 6

Last updated on: January 15, 2016 at 5:00 am By Josh Daffern

HABIT #4: Repeat daily. READ IT “Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice.” (Philippians 4:9) If you want to see your inner person transformed, you have to embrace the grind. By now you’re almost a week into the 21 Day Challenge, and some of the newness has worn off. More than likely the enemy is doubling down and trying to keep you in chains and turmoil. The fun has worn off. Now... Read more

To Everyone With a Mild Sense of Depression Because You Didn't Win the Powerball

Last updated on: January 14, 2016 at 6:42 am By Josh Daffern

Miss out on the Powerball lottery? Here's some perspective to get you back on track. Read more

Philippians 4 Challenge: Day 5

Last updated on: January 14, 2016 at 5:42 am By Josh Daffern

HABIT #3: Think on noble things. READ IT “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” (Philippians 4:8) If you live off of steady diet of of fast food, Krispy Kreme, Coca-Cola and energy drinks with a couple of cans of Easy Cheese sprinkled in, you shouldn’t be surprised when your body starts to break down on... Read more

Philippians 4 Challenge: Day 4

Last updated on: January 13, 2016 at 5:00 am By Josh Daffern

HABIT #2: Pray with thanksgiving. READ IT “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” (Philippians 4:6) Tens of millions of Americans are praying today, all for the wrong reasons. I guarantee you the number one prayer today is, “Dear God, let me win the Powerball.” That typifies how we mostly pray (whenever we do pray). “God, give me this,” “God, give me that,” “God protect... Read more