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Put God in the Center of Your Life and Relationships

Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. —Psalm 37:4ColeShortly after I first met Savannah and her daughter Everleigh, I took some time ...

The Ministry of Paying Attention

In the book of John we read about John and Andrew, ordinary men who, by the power of the Spirit, recognized Jesus as the Lamb of God. Compelled by His ...

Beloved: The Story of Aksah

Editor’s note: Beloved is a unique devotional filled with the stories in the Bible about girls and women that will uplift and inspire you.*And Caleb said, ‘I will give my ...

How Love Can Transform Our Children’s Lives

When it comes to parenting, most of us regard Proverbs 22:6 as our primary parental mission statement from God:Train up a child in the way he should go, and when ...

Overcoming Anxiety with Peace

When Houston energy worker Shawn Baker was laid off in 2015, she opened a new business that quickly became a “smash hit.” It’s a place for angry, stressed-out, or anxiety-filled ...

Opening Our Eyes to the Well in the Desert: Hagar, the Refugee

Then God opened Hagar’s eyes, and she saw a well full of water. She quickly filled her water container and gave the boy a drink. — Genesis 21:19 As the ...

Beauty in the Breakdown: Now What?

I was in a studio in Franklin, Tennessee, about twenty miles south of Nashville, recording the song “Men and Mascara,” with Byron Gallimore producing, when the doctor called me. I ...

When the Unexpected Exceeds What You Imagined

Who Am I?More than a decade ago, when Nick and I first began researching the possibility of establishing an anti-trafficking organization, we were given a terminal prognosis: impossible. The feasibility ...

Expect the Unexpected

IntroductionKirk and Ashleigh were in their late twenties and already knew the heartbreak of bad news. After three years of tests, procedures, and tears, they sat with the doctor as ...

Perspective: Ruined for Good

Editor’s Note: It’s Sit & Listen Saturday at Devotionals Daily. Enjoy reading as well as listening to this devotion from Unglued Devotional by Lysa TerKeurst – and don’t miss our ...

Not Even Cancer Can Separate You From God’s Love

Down to Our HairTwo weeks from the day I had my first infusion of chemo, my hair fell out. I had been warned, of course. But secretly I cherished the ...

A Prayer of Trust

As you move forward embracing all the unexpected adventures God has for you, I invite you to pray the following prayer. Pray it in faith, boldly, courageously, and with a ...

When the Unexpected Betrays

Forgiving Freely Loss is the uninvited door that extends us an unexpected invitation to unimaginable possibilities. — Craig D. JonesboroughI once had a dear friend whom I loved wholeheartedly and ...

Fiction Friday: Inheritance of Beauty... and More

Editor’s Note: It’s Fiction Friday! Enjoy this excerpt from the prologue of Inheritance of Beauty by Nicole Seitz.*HerLevy, 1929I am seven years old, holding the magician’s wand, cool and silver ...

Celebrate the Harvest Season with Your Family

har·vest //ˈhärvist the consequence of an effort or activity the season for gathering crops the yield from plants in a single growing season the gathering of a ripened crop gather, ...

When Brokenness Becomes a Bridge

Bottom of the BarrelThe phone rang one morning as I was rushing out the door to get to class. I almost let the machine take it, but as all my ...

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