The Stroderds Blog
A collection of devotions and articles designed to encourage growth in your faith, marriage, family, and inner life. These reflections are here to help guide, strengthen, and support you in everyday life.
Devotion - Sober in the SpiritÂ
“Sobriety is not the absence of pleasure but the presence of purpose”
Sobriety in the spirit means we are not intoxicated by the distractions, emotions, or temptation...
Devotions - Shaped by the FireÂ
“Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny”
Be very cautious not to allow challenging situations to defeat you. Challenging situations are ...
Devotion - ExpectationsÂ
“The man with the most expectations has the least amount of peace”
The more we anchor our peace to what we expect, the more fragile our peace becomes!Â
Every unmet expectat...
Devotion - Seasonal leadership Â
“Different seasons of life call for different ways to lead.”
Most of us think about leadership as a matter of simply “getting better.” We read more, work harder, and...
 Devotion - selfControl Â
"The power of self-control lies in its ability to anchor us in the present while guiding us toward a peaceful future"
In a world filled with chaos and impulsive reactions, ...
Devotion - Believe the bestÂ
“One of the greatest acts of love in marriage is choosing to believe the best in your spouse”
Marriage is one of the most sacred and refining relationships God has given...
Bedrock principlesÂ
“In Christ, I am not who I was, nor who I fear I’ll be. I am who He says I am.”
Wouldn’t it be great to always have the right answer, the perfect solution, the needed tool, or ju...
"Behavior can change for a moment, butonly a changed heart will last a lifetime.”
We often think of discipline as punishment, a response to something wrong we’ve done. But discipline, especially God’...
Devotion - sandpaper RelationshipsÂ
“The relationships that challenge us the most can refine us the most, if we allow them to.”
We all encounter people who seem to rub us the wrong way—those who cha...
Posture of OpennessÂ
“Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won’t come in.”Â
A posture of openness invites revelation and growth, but a c...
“Mismanaged success is the leading cause of failure, and well-managed failure is the leading cause of success”
What we perceive as positive sometimes turns out to have negative effects, and what we p...
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