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10/19/2026

𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗗 𝗢𝗙 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗡 𝗡𝗢𝗕𝗢𝗗𝗬'𝗦 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚?

It's easy to talk about doing the right thing when everything is going your way. But when you're tired, the pressure is on, and nobody would blame you for taking the easy way out, that's when your faith gets put to work.

Do you keep your word? Do you own your mistakes? Do you treat people with respect even when they've made your day a whole lot harder?

Those decisions say more about your character than any title on your business card.

In 𝗚𝙧𝙞𝙩, 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 & 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙚, I share why faith, accountability, and how we treat people belong in the same conversation as running a business and getting the job done.

𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿.

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10/19/2026

Did you catch yesterday’s devotional? If not, here’s your reminder: 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴.

Joseph kept building, serving, and leading even when life landed him in prison. He couldn’t control his circumstances, but he could control what he did next.

The same is true for you. Your plans may be delayed, your progress may be slower than expected, but that doesn’t mean your work is wasted.

S𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱. 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲.

📖 Missed “𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱”?

Read the full devotional here: https://godfirstlifenext.org/project/build-while-youre-stalled-2/

Learn from Joseph's story how to keep building, serving, and growing when life feels stalled. Discover how God can use difficult seasons to prepare you for what's next.

10/18/2026

Life not moving the way you planned? Don't park.

Joseph went from a pit to slavery to prison. He had every reason to give up, but he kept serving, learning, and leading wherever he landed. He didn't wait for the palace to start acting like a leader.

That's a lesson worth remembering when your own plans hit a wall.

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱. God may be preparing you for what's next through what you're doing right now.

Read this week's devotional, “B𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 — 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟯”, and discover how to keep moving forward even when life isn't moving at the pace you expected.

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Don't wait for the circumstances to change before you start building.

Learn from Joseph's story how to keep building, serving, and growing when life feels stalled. Discover how God can use difficult seasons to prepare you for what's next.

10/15/2026

You can fool a customer, get around a rule, or save a few bucks by cutting a corner. But sooner or later, that bill comes due.

Do business in a way you can stand behind when the deal is done and the room is empty.

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲, 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆’𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.

10/11/2026

𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘀. 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗛𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.

We pray for better marriages, growing businesses, new opportunities, and direction.

But what happens when God has already given us the next step, and we're still waiting for Him to do the work?

Nehemiah didn't just pray about rebuilding Jerusalem's walls.

He prayed. He made a plan. He asked for help. And then he got to work.

Prayer wasn't his excuse to avoid action. It was what guided his action.

This week's devotional, “P𝗥𝗔𝗬 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧. 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗡 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗕 𝗔 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗟.”, is about recognizing the difference between waiting on God and hiding behind prayer.

Sometimes the answer to your prayer requires you to pick up the shovel.

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𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁. 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁.

What's one step you've been putting off?

10/11/2026

𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆. 𝗛𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝘁𝗼𝗼.

It's Sunday morning.

The coffee's brewing. The church clothes are on. Maybe you're even running on time.

Okay, let's not get carried away with miracles.

We head to church, sing a few songs, listen to a message, shake a few hands, and head home.

But here's something worth thinking about.

𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆?

It's one thing to sing about loving your neighbor. It's another to love the neighbor who keeps parking in front of your driveway.

It's easy to talk about patience during a sermon. It's a little harder when someone at work tests every ounce of patience you've got.

James 1:22 reminds us to be doers of the Word, not just hearers.

Church isn't supposed to be the finish line of our faith each week. It's supposed to help prepare us to live it.

So today, don't just ask God to give you a good message.

Ask Him to show you how to live that message tomorrow.

B𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵. 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝘁.

𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁. 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁.

What's one thing you can carry from Sunday into the rest of your week?

10/10/2026

𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗲 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴.

We like answers. Preferably quick ones.

We pray on Monday and by Wednesday we're checking in like God missed the meeting.

"Lord, just following up on my previous prayer..."

But sometimes the answer doesn't arrive on our schedule.

Think about Joseph. He spent years as a slave and prisoner before he ever stood before Pharaoh.

Those years probably didn't look much like progress.

Yet God was preparing him for something Joseph couldn't see.

𝗘𝗰𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝟯:𝟭𝟭 reminds us that God makes everything beautiful in its time.

Maybe you're in a season where nothing seems to be changing.

Keep praying. Keep being faithful. Keep doing what's right in front of you.

𝗔 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗮 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻.

𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁. 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁.

Have you ever looked back and realized God was working even when you couldn't see it?

10/10/2026

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲'𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘁.

That cashier who seems a little distracted.

The person driving too slowly in front of you.

The waiter who forgot your drink for the third time.

It's easy to get frustrated with people when we only see the few seconds they spend in our lives.

But what if that cashier is worried about paying rent? What if that driver just left a difficult doctor's appointment? What if that waiter is working two jobs to take care of his family?

We don't know what people are carrying.

𝗛𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝟭𝟯:𝟮 reminds us not to forget to show hospitality to strangers.

Sometimes God uses ordinary people, doing ordinary things, to make an extraordinary difference in someone's day.

And sometimes all it takes is a little patience, a kind word, or a genuine smile.

Y𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿.

𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁. 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁.

Who can you show a little extra grace to today?

10/09/2026

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂.

Think about that for a minute.

We spend all week giving our energy, patience, attention, and effort to everybody else.

Customers. Coworkers. Bosses. Deadlines.

Then Friday rolls around, we walk through the front door, and the people we love the most get whatever happens to be left in the tank.

And sometimes that tank is running on fumes.

I'm not saying you shouldn't work hard. I believe in hard work.

But I also believe that building a successful life means very little if we're too distracted to enjoy the people God put in it.

𝗣𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗺 𝟭𝟮𝟳:𝟯 reminds us that children are a heritage from the Lord.

So here's a challenge for this weekend.

Put the phone down. Have a real conversation. Laugh with your kids. Take your spouse somewhere. Make a memory that doesn't involve staring at a screen.

Your family doesn't need every minute of your time.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿.

𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁. 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁.

10/09/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿?

Ouch. That one hits a little close to home, doesn't it?

We pray for a job. Then complain about having to work.

We pray for a family. Then complain about how noisy the house is.

We pray for opportunities. Then complain about how busy we've become.

I'm guilty of it too.

Somewhere between asking God for something and actually receiving it, we forget what a blessing it was in the first place.

𝟭 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝟱:𝟭𝟴 reminds us to give thanks in all circumstances.

That doesn't mean everything in life is good. It means there's still something worth thanking God for, even when life gets messy.

So before you start complaining about everything you have to do today, consider how many of those things you once asked God to give you.

𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺.