Scripture Tabs Quotes

And preparing for that day is why we should become accountable to one another. We should surround ourselves with godly men who will help us prepare to be found faithful. Men who have permission to ask us the tough questions, keep tabs on our spiritual condition, and speak the truth into our lives, even when we don’t want to hear it. We need to be reading the Scripture daily, studying it deeply, and obeying it willingly as an ongoing lifestyle. (For help in starting, leading, or participating in a men’s Resolution group, see appendix 5.). At the end of his

Relationship with Christ because He said He would make His home with us,1 and often we’re just too busy scrolling, too focused on that to-do list, to even engage with Him. Trust in God because we’re quick to forget His faithfulness in the past and remember He will be faithful in every tomorrow. Connection with others because we have at least fifteen tabs open in our brains even on a quiet day. We’re barely cognizant of all the missed connections. The ability to focus on our work because we are weighed down with worry of every sort. Rest because our brains continue to buzz even when our bodies beg for sleep. Peace because our minds and bodies groan under the stress and strain of constant urgency and we’re quick to forget where to find help. Embracing God’s grandeur right in front of us—the beauty in our homes, the extravagance of creation, and the richness of relationship are gifts we miss when we aren’t really “here” because our minds are somewhere else. Perspective because our emotions roll along with the latest news cycle. We feel desperate—or even worse, numb—when we aren’t presently anchored by the truth of eternity. Our heritage. We’re living one and leaving one—the substance of which will be precisely the sum of what we have spent our days chasing after.