[ { "d": 1, "p": "Surrender", "v": "Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.", "r": "Proverbs 3:5–6", "q": "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.", "a": "Jim Elliot", "l": "Control is the thing you're holding that's holding you.", "c": "Name the one outcome you're white-knuckling this week. Say out loud that it's not yours to carry. Then do the next right thing anyway." }, { "d": 2, "p": "Identity", "v": "Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong.", "r": "1 Corinthians 16:13", "q": "Deep in his heart, every man longs for a battle to fight, an adventure to live, and a beauty to rescue.", "a": "John Eldredge", "l": "Your kids don't need a perfect dad. They need a settled one.", "c": "Write one sentence that starts \"I am the kind of man who…\" Put it where you'll see it before 7am." }, { "d": 3, "p": "Alignment", "v": "Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.", "r": "Matthew 6:33", "q": "You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.", "a": "James Clear", "l": "Your calendar is your real statement of faith.", "c": "Open next week's calendar. Find one block that contradicts what you say matters. Move it or delete it." }, { "d": 4, "p": "Stewardship", "v": "If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones.", "r": "Luke 16:10", "q": "Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.", "a": "Warren Buffett", "l": "Small and faithful beats big and occasional.", "c": "Pick the smallest neglected thing you own — a drawer, a bill, a bike tire. Handle it completely today." }, { "d": 5, "p": "Multiplication", "v": "You have heard me teach things that have been confirmed by many reliable witnesses. Now teach these truths to other trustworthy people who will be able to pass them on to others.", "r": "2 Timothy 2:2", "q": "The greatest legacy one can pass on to one's children and grandchildren is not money, but a legacy of character and faith.", "a": "Billy Graham", "l": "If it stops with you, it wasn't growth. It was consumption.", "c": "Send today's verse to one man who's a step behind you. Add one sentence about why." }, { "d": 6, "p": "Surrender", "v": "Be still, and know that I am God!", "r": "Psalm 46:10", "q": "We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be.", "a": "C. S. Lewis", "l": "Stillness isn't the absence of work. It's the absence of panic.", "c": "Ten minutes. No phone. No agenda. Sit somewhere quiet before the day starts and don't fix anything." }, { "d": 7, "p": "Identity", "v": "For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.", "r": "2 Timothy 1:7", "q": "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.", "a": "Abraham Lincoln", "l": "Fear is a liar with a good memory.", "c": "Name the conversation you've been avoiding. Schedule it. Today." }, { "d": 8, "p": "Alignment", "v": "Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom.", "r": "Psalm 90:12", "q": "The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.", "a": "Stephen Covey", "l": "You have roughly 900 Saturdays with a kid before they leave. Count them.", "c": "Count how many weekends are left until your oldest turns 18. Write the number down. Plan this Saturday like it's one of them." }, { "d": 9, "p": "Stewardship", "v": "Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it.", "r": "Proverbs 22:6", "q": "How you do anything is how you do everything.", "a": "Proverb", "l": "They're learning how a man lives by watching you live.", "c": "Let your kid watch you do one hard thing well today — a workout, an apology, a budget. Narrate it." }, { "d": 10, "p": "Multiplication", "v": "As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.", "r": "Proverbs 27:17", "q": "The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.", "a": "Theodore Hesburgh", "l": "Every man needs a man who will tell him the truth.", "c": "Ask one trusted friend: \"What's one thing you see in me that I'm not seeing?\" Don't defend. Just listen." }, { "d": 11, "p": "Surrender", "v": "Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor.", "r": "James 4:10", "q": "What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.", "a": "A. W. Tozer", "l": "The floor is a great place to pray from.", "c": "Apologize to someone today without adding a \"but.\"" }, { "d": 12, "p": "Identity", "v": "For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.", "r": "Ephesians 2:10", "q": "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge.", "a": "Martin Luther King Jr.", "l": "You were built for something. Stop auditioning for something else.", "c": "List three things you do that only you can do for your family. Protect one of them this week." }, { "d": 13, "p": "Alignment", "v": "Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.", "r": "Colossians 3:23", "q": "If you don't prioritize your life, someone else will.", "a": "Greg McKeown", "l": "Half-effort at home is still a full-time message.", "c": "Pick the task you've been phoning in. Do it today at the level you'd do it if your boss were your son." }, { "d": 14, "p": "Stewardship", "v": "Know the state of your flocks, and put your heart into caring for your herds.", "r": "Proverbs 27:23", "q": "Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live.", "a": "Jim Rohn", "l": "You can't steward what you don't measure.", "c": "Check three numbers today: your weight, your bank balance, your hours of sleep. No judgment. Just know." }, { "d": 15, "p": "Multiplication", "v": "Let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.", "r": "Matthew 5:16", "q": "A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.", "a": "Greek proverb", "l": "Influence is just consistency other people can see.", "c": "Do one generous thing today that nobody will know about except the person receiving it." }, { "d": 16, "p": "Surrender", "v": "Father, if you are willing, please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.", "r": "Luke 22:42", "q": "Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.", "a": "Martin Luther King Jr.", "l": "Surrender isn't losing. It's choosing the stronger side.", "c": "Write down the plan you've been forcing. Under it, write: \"or whatever You have.\" Mean it." }, { "d": 17, "p": "Identity", "v": "Despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.", "r": "Romans 8:37", "q": "Courage is not the absence of fear, but the mastery of it.", "a": "Mark Twain", "l": "The setback is not your name.", "c": "Tell someone about a failure from this year and what it taught you. Say it plainly. Watch what it does for them." }, { "d": 18, "p": "Alignment", "v": "As for me and my family, we will serve the LORD.", "r": "Joshua 24:15", "q": "What gets measured gets managed.", "a": "Peter Drucker", "l": "A house drifts unless a man decides.", "c": "At dinner tonight, say one thing your family stands for. Out loud. Then live it this week." }, { "d": 19, "p": "Stewardship", "v": "Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities.", "r": "Matthew 25:21", "q": "Do not save what is left after spending, but spend what is left after saving.", "a": "Warren Buffett", "l": "Faithful with the few is the whole job.", "c": "Finish one thing you started and abandoned. Doesn't matter how small. Close the loop." }, { "d": 20, "p": "Multiplication", "v": "So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.", "r": "Galatians 6:9", "q": "Every father should remember one day his son will follow his example, not his advice.", "a": "Charles Kettering", "l": "Harvest is on a schedule you don't control. Planting isn't.", "c": "Invite one man to do something with you this month — a workout, a job, a prayer. Put it on the calendar now." }, { "d": 21, "p": "Surrender", "v": "Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.", "r": "Isaiah 41:10", "q": "Discipline equals freedom.", "a": "Jocko Willink", "l": "You were never supposed to carry it alone. That was pride, not strength.", "c": "Tell your wife or a brother one thing that scares you right now. Let them in." }, { "d": 22, "p": "Identity", "v": "Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.", "r": "Psalm 139:14", "q": "You are in danger of living a life so comfortable and soft that you will die without ever realizing your true potential.", "a": "David Goggins", "l": "Who you are when nobody's watching is who you actually are.", "c": "Pick one private habit that doesn't match the man you say you are. Cut it for seven days. Start now." }, { "d": 23, "p": "Alignment", "v": "The LORD has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.", "r": "Micah 6:8", "q": "Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.", "a": "Anne Lamott", "l": "Three things. Justice, mercy, humility. That's the whole scorecard.", "c": "Review yesterday against those three. Where did you miss? Fix one today." }, { "d": 24, "p": "Stewardship", "v": "You must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. Repeat them again and again to your children.", "r": "Deuteronomy 6:6–7", "q": "Excellence is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.", "a": "John Gardner", "l": "Nobody else is going to disciple your kids. That's the job.", "c": "Read one verse with your kids tonight. Ask one question. That's it. Repeat tomorrow." }, { "d": 25, "p": "Multiplication", "v": "When you produce much fruit, you are my true disciples. This brings great glory to my Father.", "r": "John 15:8", "q": "Only one life, 'twill soon be past; only what's done for Christ will last.", "a": "C. T. Studd", "l": "Fruit is the proof. Not the plan.", "c": "Name one man you could mentor for the next 90 days. Text him today and ask." }, { "d": 26, "p": "Surrender", "v": "If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me.", "r": "Matthew 16:24", "q": "It always seems impossible until it's done.", "a": "Nelson Mandela", "l": "Deny yourself something small daily so you can when it's big.", "c": "Skip one comfort today — the snack, the scroll, the sleep-in. Notice that you survived." }, { "d": 27, "p": "Identity", "v": "So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.", "r": "Genesis 1:27", "q": "Comparison is the thief of joy.", "a": "Theodore Roosevelt", "l": "You bear an image. Act like the image is worth something.", "c": "Stand up straight for one full day. Shoulders back, eyes up, phone down when someone speaks." }, { "d": 28, "p": "Alignment", "v": "Look straight ahead, and fix your eyes on what lies ahead of you. Mark out a straight path for your feet; stay on the safe path.", "r": "Proverbs 4:25–26", "q": "The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is now.", "a": "Chinese proverb", "l": "Drift is the default. Direction is a decision.", "c": "Write your top three priorities for this quarter on one line. Check your last seven days against it." }, { "d": 29, "p": "Stewardship", "v": "God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another.", "r": "1 Peter 4:10", "q": "What you do every day matters more than what you do once in a while.", "a": "Gretchen Rubin", "l": "What you're good at is a debt you owe other people.", "c": "Use your strongest skill today for someone who can't pay you for it." }, { "d": 30, "p": "Multiplication", "v": "We will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the LORD, about his power and his mighty wonders.", "r": "Psalm 78:4", "q": "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.", "a": "African proverb", "l": "Your grandkids will inherit the man you're becoming.", "c": "Tell your kids one story tonight about a time God came through for you. Make it specific." } ]