Devotionals Daily Blog for Inspiration and Growth

Selah

I HELD MY BREATH. My boyfriend and I had been talking about it for weeks, but honestly, I had hoped he’d forgotten about it. I slowly sauntered through the aisles ...

Complicated

Breckin declares his jealousy over our dog’s life on a biweekly basis. Usually it’s in the morning before school, when he’ll glance up from his breakfast to spot her snoozing ...

Tenderness

And now, here’s what I’m going to do: I’m going to start all over again. I’m taking her back out into the wilderness where we had our first date, and ...

Spiritual Warfare: Behind Enemy Lines

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. — 1 Peter 5:8Why is it important to understand the ...

In Times of Sorrow

Trust in Me at all times.I know the pain and sorrow you are feeling, and I want you to pour out your heart in My Presence. You need to release ...

Present Over Perfect: Sitting With Jesus

As I arrive nearer and nearer to the heart of things — at least as close as I’m able to get right now — what lies at the center are ...

My Soul Waits

I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in His word I put my hope. I wait for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning. — ...

Help Everyone

In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: “It is more ...

Doing Life with Your Adult Children: “Wear Beige and Keep Your Mouth Shut”

“The first forty years of parenting are always the hardest!” A woman I know was asked at her son’s wedding, “What is the responsibility of the mother of the groom?” ...

Generosity: Triggering God

Give freely and spontaneously. Don’t have a sting y heart. The way you handle matters like this triggers GOD, your God’s, blessing in everything you do, all your work and ...

The Beauty of Baptism

Baptism is a deeply mysterious and beautiful act in which we step into our future and declare we are identifying with Jesus in His death and resurrection. It’s stepping into ...

Hope It Forward

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so ...

God Made You on Purpose

The Lord will fulfill His purpose for me; Your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of Your hands. — Psalm 138:8 ESVI like the idea ...

Jesus Proved It All

I need to begin with words that may hurt initially. These diagnostic words are the opposite of everything Pinterest and Instagram are telling you. You may not like these words ...

Determined

Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the LORD will give you. — 2 Chronicles 20:17 In this journey of life, you will want to quit. There ...

How Common Are Miracles?

Aren’t they pretty rare?That’s what I used to think—but then I started my investigation into the miraculous. As I began researching this topic, my curiosity prompted me to commission a ...

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