Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to 2 Corinthians 4:9

Motherhood isn’t easy, but thankfully, we do not walk alone. God is our refuge and strength on the difficult days, and He will help us in every moment of motherhood.

In this 5-day plan, discover how your family can thrive through adversity, building strength, perseverance, and faith along the way. Explore biblical insights, practical steps, and reflective questions that will help your family embrace resilience, navigate tough times, and inspire others. Learn how to turn challenges into opportunities for growth and unleash your family's full potential to impact the world around you.

For caregivers seeking hope, this 5-day plan, created by Shelly Calcagno, author of "The Longest Goodbye: A Family’s Hope-Filled Journey Through Alzheimer’s," offers guidance and encouragement. Drawing from her family's decade-long experience walking a long journey of loss, Shelly aims to inspire readers to find moments of joy and discover hidden gifts, even during their most challenging circumstances.

None of us is exempt from loss. We lose what we expected, what we believed, our sense of security or identity. We lose those we love. What do we do with the disruption, disorientation, and devastation of loss? How do we survive the questions about God that happen in dark nights of the soul? In this five-day Bible study, you’ll discover raw, fought-for spiritual wisdom and hope in Christ.

Follow Jesus and you’ll face hardship. It was true of the early disciples. It will be true for you. This 5-day plan uses Acts 14 as a guide for living for Christ when hardship comes. It continues a journey through the book of Acts, the Bible’s gripping sequel of Jesus at work in the life of his followers as he expands his kingdom to the ends of the earth. It’s a journey on what it means to be a Christian. It’s a story in which you have a role to play.

Desolation: A condition of extreme emptiness, hopelessness, sadness, devastation. Can you relate? During times of desolation, whether in life (e.g. loss of job, home, relationship) or in your internal world (e.g. burnout, dark night of the soul), hope feels elusive. Over the next five days, we will explore what perpetuates desolation, meet others in Scripture who experienced it, and learn ways to move towards more fullness and hope.

When grief shakes everything you knew, where do you go? In this 5-day devotional inspired by Summers Smeaton’s story in Through Rivers and Fire, discover how to live with honest sorrow and still walk with God. This plan gently guides you through loss toward peace, presence, and the seeds of purpose God plants in the ashes. **NOTICE:** This content includes sensitive themes that some readers may find difficult: suicide. Please take care as you read.

The holiday grief devotional goes beyond empty platitudes. When someone you love won't be home for Christmas, the holidays magnify your loss. This 5-day devotional meets you in the reality of grief—not where people think you should be. Addressing hard questions: What to do when God feels like the problem? How do you navigate grief? What about anger at God? Just honest Scripture, straight talk, and permission to grieve imperfectly through the hardest season. Based on the Holiday Grief Group by Bobby Bressman "When they wont be home for Christmas."

Two words that change everything: But God. All throughout Scripture, they appear like divine interruptions, reversing impossible situations, healing what’s broken, and bringing life where there was only loss. “When you’re facing impossible circumstances remember, ‘BUT GOD!’” — Phil Pringle

Life changes fast, and often in ways we never saw coming. But even when circumstances feel unfair or overwhelming, God invites us to experience a shift that happens inside our hearts long before anything changes around us. In this five-day devotional, Pastor Ted Pagel shares hope, wisdom, and biblical truth from his book The Shift That Changes Everything, helping you discover how a transformed attitude can open the door to healing, resilience, and renewed purpose.