Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to 2 Corinthians 12:8

When we lose our jobs or plans go awry, the feeling of discouragement can be overwhelming, leaving us feeling far away from God. But the Bible equips us to learn how to deal with discouragement so that we feel CLOSER to Him than ever before. Drawn from the UCB Word For Today by Bob and Debby Gass, this plan brings you God's Word to lean on when you're discouraged.

How do we become stronger? What does it mean to see God's strength made perfect in our weakness? We’ll unpack New Testament examples of how God uses weakness to display the gospel to the world. Because of God, our suffering is never without purpose. With insight born from life’s journey, Clayton King shows readers how pain holds purpose, weakness leads to worship, and brokenness becomes blessing.

In the middle of crisis and uncertainty, many of us are itching to get back to normal. But what if it’s time to create a better normal instead? In this 7-day Bible Plan, we’ll discover how to stop seeking control and start seeking God.

The journey of transformation takes us through order into disorder and out the other side into reorder. Order is good, but when we love it too much we become rigid and over-protective of what we already know. Disorder busts all of that up and breaks us open enough to be teachable and receptive. Reorder is the wisdom we're able to receive on the other side of order and disorder.

One of the things that stays constant in all seasons of life is knowing or wanting to know that we’re not alone in our life experiences. There’s someone else going through something similar or some version of it, so you can take courage. You may even be the somebody a hurting person needs.

The journey of transformation takes us through order into disorder and out the other side into reorder. Order is good, but if we love it too much we become rigid and over-protective of what we already know. Disorder busts all of that up and breaks us open enough to be teachable. Reorder is the wisdom we learn on the other side of disorder and is how we are made new.

Have you ever felt like God was inattentive, uncooperative, or late? In this 7-day reading plan, Andy Stanley shares stories from the New Testament about three different men who felt that God was not responding in their time of need. These stories teach us that we can walk through difficulties and know that God is still with us—he isn’t inattentive, uncooperative, and is never, ever late.

You probably experience worry, stress or anxiety at least once on any given day. "You're Not the Boss of Me" will help you discover practical steps and biblical insights on anxiety. Learn to live with anxiety in a way that it doesn’t control you. ‘Cause anxiety, you’re not the boss of me!

Corrie came from a Bible-believing family. The Bible had a central place in their lives. The Living Word of God: the Lord Jesus Christ, spoke to them through the written Word of God. They read the Bible on a daily basis and knew many Bible verses by heart. These devotionals may help you to see the significance and application of these verses in your own life as well.

The Bible blesses peacemakers, but also exhorts us to “fight the good fight”. This last phrase is not an exhortation to attack other people, but to resist the devil and our own sinful desires. This reading plan presents seven Bible verses about this topic. It can be combined with our other Reading Plans: “The Great Battle” and “The Battle Is the Lord’s”.