Daily Devotions for Busy Lives

The sermons reference political figures and the small group assumes how you vote, so you bite your tongue or stay home. Learn the request Jesus refused to make for His disciples, and what He asked for instead. A lot of...

You know God forgave what you did, and you still cringe at the person who did it. Learn where Isaiah 1:18 falls in the chapter, and why God picked the two stains everybody knew were permanent. A lot of Christians have...

You know when it's starting and how it ends, and nothing changes. Learn what James refuses to do when a church brings him their fights, and the one question to ask yourself instead. Some couples and some friends have...

The answer came and something unexpected came with it, and you can't say so without sounding ungrateful. Learn what Psalm 126 means by like a dream, and the scene in Ezra where weeping and shouting could not be told...

Your practices are intact and your growth has stopped, and coasting looks a lot like stability. Learn what Haggai means by consider your ways, and the one step that came before God stirred them up. Every long-term...

You've said the comforting things and prayed in the kitchen, and the anxiety hasn't moved. Learn who Isaiah 35:3 is speaking to, and what it gives you to say. Maybe you've watched somebody you love wrestle with anxiety...

You've joined the church and brought the dish, and there's still a pane of glass between you and the room. Learn why Hebrews 11 calls God's people resident aliens, and what verse 15 says about going back. Some...

Your bills are paid and the arithmetic is still running at eleven at night. Learn why Agur prayed for the middle in Proverbs 30, and what it means to hand God the calculation. Some people have money anxiety that keeps...

You reach the first loss that matters and discover you don't have a method for it. Learn what Matthew 5:4 says about mourners, and why the comfort was never tied to doing grief correctly. A lot of adults reach their...

You catch yourself laughing after a loss, and guilt shows up right behind it. Learn what the ashes of Isaiah 61 were, and who does the exchange that puts gladness back into a grieving heart. There's something that...

You have an idea for a business or a ministry, and every time you get close to starting, the list of reasons shows up. Learn how God answered Moses when he disqualified himself, and what the order of the sending tells...

Relief and regret arrive together, and you don't know what you're feeling. Learn what David left out of his lament for Saul, and why what he put in matters at a complicated graveside. There's a grief nobody warns you...

You spent your twenties determined not to be your mother or your father, and then you heard it in your own voice. Learn what Ezekiel 18:20 settles about guilt, and how God interrupts a pattern in a family line. A lot of...

Within ninety seconds of opening your eyes, your phone has told you what to be afraid of. Learn what David asked God for each morning, and why strength for one hour is the right request. Some people wake up with a knot...

You're waiting for the conversation where they finally admit what they did, and it isn't happening. Learn where Jesus placed the command to forgive in Mark 11:25, and why that makes it available to you tonight. You know...