February 13th, 2025
Read Proverbs 19:21 NIV Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails. I have always said I am a girl who likes a plan. And I do – I like details and I like to know what to expect. But if I am honest, what I REALLY […]
February 12th, 2025
Read Romans 8:28 NLT And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. Father, Some days I have a hard time seeing beyond the horizon of the struggles that I face. It seems like disappointment and hurt […]
February 11th, 2025
Read Philippians 4:13 NLT For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength. This is the verse I often think of when I need courage. But it is also a humble reminder to me that all I do, all that I accomplish, all the temptations I resist, all the breakthroughs I experience in […]
February 10th, 2025
Read Romans 5:3-5 NLT We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because […]
February 9th, 2025
Read James 1:12 NLT God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him. When I first read this verse, my initial thought was that I don’t really like the idea of enduring anything…let alone testing and temptation. That […]
February 8th, 2025
Read: Matthew 26:38-39 Then he said to them, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.” Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not […]
February 7th, 2025
Read: 1 Peter 5:10 ESV Yes, you will suffer for a short time. But after that, God will make everything right. He will make you strong. He will support you and keep you from falling. He is the God who gives all grace. He chose you to share in his glory in Christ. That glory […]
February 6th, 2025
Can a follower of Christ experience depression? Yes, we can and many have… All throughout the Psalms we hear the voice of despair. In Psalm 13:2 David asks “How long must I take counsel in my soul and have sorrow in my heart all the day? How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?” […]
February 5th, 2025
Read John 16:33 NIV “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” Imagine your mind filled with heavy suitcases, labeled with things like “mistakes,” “bitterness,” “shame,” “unforgiveness.” These bags can be heavy. Belts that […]
February 4th, 2025
Read Romans 7:15-17 I really don’t understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it. Instead I do what I hate. This is a verse that is often uttered by the person with a desire to break free from addiction. I’ve heard it many times. These words are spoken […]
