Posts with the category “daily-devotions”

Written by TWFYTMonday August 11"Speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become...mature." Ephesians 4:15 NIVVirginia Satir, a founder of family systems therapy, determined that most families have...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSunday August 10"We will find grace to help us when we need it most." Hebrews 4:16 NLTDuring World War II, Corrie ten Boom and her Dutch family hid many Jews from the Nazis. Eventually...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSaturday August 9"You are complete in Him."  Colossians 2:10 NKJVOne Christian author writes: "What if everywhere you went, you ran into someone you didn't like? You attend a party and...  Read More

Written by TWFYTFriday August 8"We are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus."  Ephesians 2:10 NIVIf you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? Most of us could come up with a lon...  Read More

Written by TWFYTThursday August 7"Evening...morning, and at noon, will I pray." Psalm 55:17An ancient European monastery perched on a high ledge was accessible only by way of a basket that was held in...  Read More

Written by TWFYTWednesday August 6"Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom." Psalms 90:12 NLTA woman once had a dream in which an angel was giving her this message: "As ...  Read More

Written by TWFYTTuesday August 5"Reach out your hand and take it by the tail." Exodus 4:4 NIVIn Pharaoh's palace, Moses threw down his rod and "it became a snake" (v. 3 NIV). He was so scared; he ran ...  Read More

Written by TWFYTMonday August 4"Perfect love drives out fear." 1 John 4:18 NIVGod loves you unconditionally at all times--but you must receive His love. Only when you do that can you love God in retur...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSunday August 3"Let us keep in step with the Spirit." Galatians 5:25The Bible says, "Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit." Problems arise when you try to u...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSaturday August 2"Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith."  Hebrews 12:2 NIVA Sunday school teacher was telling the story of how Jonah disobeyed God and ended up ...  Read More

Written by TWFYTFriday August 1"Though I have fallen, I will rise." Micah 7:8 NIVOne author writes: "Grit is passion and perseverance for a long-term goals. It's a marathon, not a sprint...You're not ...  Read More

Written by TWFYTThursday July 31We get knocked down, but we get up again and keep going." 2 Corinthians 4:9 TLBResearchers at the University of Pennsylvania tells us that a key predictor of success is...  Read More

Written by TWFYTWednesday July 30"If anyone...sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person?" 1 John 3:17 NIVAuthor Tim Hansel tells about a semin...  Read More

Written by TWFYTTuesday July 29"Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ." Galatians 6:2 NKJVGenerally speaking, when we're young, healthy, capable, and socially involved, we can g...  Read More

Written by TWFYTMonday July 28"You do not have because you do not ask." James 4:2 NKJVSome people know what they want and have bravery to ask for it. Others know what they don't want and have develope...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSunday July 27"One person gives freely, yet gains even more." Proverbs 11:24 NIVSomeone said this about money: "You can't win. If you focus on making it, you're materialistic. If you t...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSaturday July 26"Life is not measured by how much you own."  Luke 12:15 NLTIf you want to become a generous person, do these: (1) Be grateful for whatever you have. Generously rises ou...  Read More

Written by TWFYTFriday July 25"When Jesus saw him...He said to him, 'Do you want to be made well?"  John 5:6 NKJVFor thirty-eight years, this paralyzed man waited amongst the sick and disabled at the ...  Read More

Written by TWFYTThursday July 24"Do not fear, for I am with you...I will strengthen you and help you."  Isaiah 41:10 NIVWhen you learn to forgive and accept yourself, it means you have to come to term...  Read More

Written by TWFYTWednesday July 23"Like an eagle that stirs up its nest."  Deuteronomy 32:11 NIVIn Evan Eagle's Need a Push, David McNally describes a mother eagle teaching her young to fly: "The eagle...  Read More

Written by WTFYTTuesday July 22"Be thankful unto him, and bless his name."  Psalm 100:4Author Jon Gordon writes: "I'd love to share with you the benefits...of two simple words. THANK YOU. They...have ...  Read More

Written by TWFYTMonday July 21"Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you." 1 Thessalonians 5:18 NIVBreathing is a complicated process. It requires physiological precision, and t...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSunday July 20"He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways."  James 1:7-8 NKJVDon't be double minded and attempt to think in two different ways at the same time. For example, w...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSaturday July 19"Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed."  James 5:16 NKJVWe all makes mistakes, misjudge issues, and mess up at some ...  Read More

Written by TWFYTFriday July 18"Do all that you can to live in peace with everyone." Romans 12:18 NLTAuthor Chuck Swindoll says that when he was a young man, he couldn't understand how two people who l...  Read More

Written by TWFYTThursday July 17"If you suffer for doing good and you endure it."  1 Peter 2:20 NIVAre you in "the school of hard knocks" today? Are you wondering, "Why am I going through this?" Becau...  Read More

Written by TWFYTWednesday July 16"How can a young person stay on the earth of purity? By living according to your word." Psalm 119:9 NIVWhen we give in to temptation, it's easy to blame other people a...  Read More

Written by TWFYTTuesday July 15"Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh." Galatians 5:16 NKJVLust is as natural to us as breathing. Our flesh nature lives to fulfill its se...  Read More

Written by TWFYTThursday July 10"His parents...assumed."  Luke 2:43-44 NLTThe Bible says: "Every year Jesus' parents went to Jerusalem for the Passover festival. When Jesus was twelve years old, they ...  Read More

Written by TWFYTWednesday July 9"Encourage each other and build each other up." 1 Thessalonians 5:11 NLTIn the 1996 Olympics, gymnast Kerri Strug had the weight of winning the gold medal for her team ...  Read More

Written by TWFYTTuesday July 8"Keep this Book...always on your lips; meditate on it...Then you will be...successful." Joshua 1:8 NIVIf you want to change your life, you must change how you think and w...  Read More

Written by TWFYTMonday July 7"For as he thinks in his heart, so is he." Proverbs 23:7 NKJVGood thinkers are constantly in demand. Why? Because they solve problems, always have ideas that can build an ...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSunday July 6"If our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward God." 1 John 3:21 NKJVWhen you willfully do wrong, you experience anxiety, stress, and insecurity. "There is n...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSaturday July 5"Relish life with the spouse you love...every day...Make the most of each one"!  Ecclesiastes 9:9-10 MSGThe following definition of love and marriage is a time-tested fo...  Read More

Written by TWFYTFriday July 4"I am ready to perform My word."  Jeremiah 1:12 NKJVTalking about the power behind the Reformation, Martin Luther said, "I simply taught, preached, wrote God's Word; other...  Read More

Written by TWFYTThursday July 3"He persevered." Hebrews 11:27 NIVV. Raymond Edman said, "To be torn...by external forces, and still...preserve one's inward integrity, is to know the discipline that en...  Read More

Written by TWFYTWednesday July 2"Show deep love for each other." 1 Peter 4:8 NLTYou don't have to be alone to be lonely. Some of us are married to emotionally unavailable spouses. Some of us put up wi...  Read More

Written by TWFYTTuesday July 1"The things you have heard me say...entrust to reliable people."  2 Timothy 2:2 NIVA leadership expert who conducted a poll to find out how people came to be leaders writ...  Read More

Written by TWFYTMonday June 30"He has made us competent." 2 Corinthians 3:6 NIVIn the Bible, you discover that leaders were most often trained "on the job." A leadership expert writes: "It takes secur...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSunday June 29"If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously." Romans 12:8 NLTThere is a two-fold challenge in developing leaders: (1) Emerging leaders man...  Read More