Press Through the Pain
Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides.—James 1:2 (MSG)
Devotions for Faith and Prayer
Dear Diary
Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer. From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I.—PSALM 61:1-2 (NIV)
Lift the Hearts of Those Around You
If you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness.—Isaiah 58:10 (NIV)
Reflect on Your Spiritual Life
Some fell in the weeds; as it came up, it was strangled among the weeds and nothing came of it. Some fell on good earth and came up with a flourish, producing a harvest exceeding his wildest dreams.—Mark 4:7–8 (MSG)
We’re All God’s Children
The Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.—Psalm 121:8 (NIV)
God’s Power in Weakness
Those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable.—1 Corinthians 12:22 (NIV)
Conquer the Fear of Failure
There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.—1 John 4:18 (ESV)
If You Feel Stuck in Your Faith
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!—2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV)
Taking Heed
I have no peace, no quietness; I have no rest, but only turmoil.—JOB 3:26 (NIV)
Keep Growing
See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.—Isaiah 43:19 (NIV)
The Perfect Prayer
Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life.—Psalm 54:4 (ESV)
The Way Things Used to Be
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.—PROVERBS 3:5-6 (NIV)
