Psalms 34:21-22

Hope and healing for trauma, stress, and overwhelming life events.

As a young father of two precious children, he lost his wife to a brain aneurysm. At that point, he had to learn to stand on his knees. Tommie Harris Jr. was a chubby kid, a high school athlete, a college football All-American and an NFL star. He learned to play through the pain at every level. This plan is the third of five in the series.

3 Questions to Start the Day is part of the Abundant Grace Daily series of devotionals. Since God’s grace is so bountiful, how do you access it daily? This devotional unpacks the first three of Jesus’ Beatitudes. From each Beatitude arises a vital question for you to ask yourself at the beginning of each day, and to keep in mind at pivotal moments during the day.

What is the best way to ask God for help? Whether you need healing, friends, finances, or something harder to define such as wisdom, how can you pray effectively? God will answer only prayers that correspond to His will, but how can you know for sure what that is? You find out by reading His written Word, the Bible, and praying in faith from God’s promises.