پلانی خوێندنەوەی بێبەرامبەر و بابەتی پەرستشی پەیوەست بە ڕۆما 5:5

Have you ever tried running away from your challenges? My counselor once told me, “It’s time to stop avoiding your problems and learn to face them.” It takes a lot of courage to walk through difficult situations, but it’s the only way we will grow in our relationship with Christ. “Bear Hunt” is a five-day journey on facing our everyday challenges and how to become stronger because of them.

There is no decision, no shame, no regret beyond God's reach. Fear tells us to hide, to turn away, that we are unlovable. Here's the thing: This is a lie. Read along and be reminded of God's reach, His deep desire to move towards you, and the healing balm He offers for our aching hearts.

Christian persecution is one of the biggest human rights issues happening in our time. Today, over 260 million Christians are living in places where they experience high levels of persecution. We can learn great things from those who boldly witness for Christ, no matter the cost.

Jesus calls us to die to ourselves in order to find eternal life, and it is this paradox—dying in order to live—that lies at the heart of all reality and yields the life of meaning we were always meant to live. Dare we believe that? Dietrich Bonhoeffer dares us to dare.

What do you do when the results of your life don’t turn out the way you planned for them to? Do you have a hard time struggling between owning the results of your life and trusting Jesus with the results?

When Caitlin Henderson married a farm boy and began raising a family in rural America, God used the farm to show her there’s more to life than the world leads us to believe. In the following pages she invites us to catch a fresh glimpse of how God can use the most ordinary things to show us His character and goodness.

God wants us to be transformed. This devotional plan will remind you of the many ways God works in our lives to bring us closer to Himself. Whether we are far from him, distracted, hitting rock-bottom, or asking Him to take us higher, He is faithful.

They say winning is a choice. Because of the shed blood of Jesus Christ and Him taking on sin and death for us, we win! Sometimes the going gets tough and it's hard to remember that we are victors. Today as you begin my reading plan, I believe that you will finish it remembering that you've already won!

Jason Brown was at the top of his NFL career when he experienced a shocking, radical call from God: leave behind the fame of football and instead become a farmer to feed the poor. In his debut book, Centered, Jason shares the challenges his family has faced in their new mission alongside rich biblical truths and stories of God’s miraculous blessings.

God often speaks to us in unexpected ways and through unexpected methods that leave us changed. Meet a few real-life people who walked with God and were transformed by Scripture. You’ll be encouraged by the lessons learned in these spiritual journeys from around the world!

Every surfboard is crafted by a skilled shaper for a lifetime of riding waves. In the same way, your life is shaped by a Master Shaper – God Himself– for a divine purpose. Join Christian Surfers International Director, Roy Harley, to learn about who God has made you to be and how to live life to the fullest when you ride all of life’s waves with the One – Jesus.

In the valley of suffering, you can take hold of the fruit that can be found along the way to grow and sustain you. Discover a different fruit in this five-day devotional.

From the day you said “I do,” God has been cheering you on in your marriage. Whether you realized it or not, He knew marriage was not something you would arrive at but journey through, and He has been your biggest advocate since. Join Natalie Grant & Charlotte Gambill as they share tools to strengthening your marriage for what God has joined together, let no one separate.

This reading plan includes five daily devotions based on Laura Story’s book So Long, Normal: Living and Loving the Free Fall of Faith. This study will explore what it means to trust our heavenly Father when circumstances are beyond our control and how surrendering to God’s plans for our lives is the beginning of a new adventure with God that will change us forever.

Motivated by the Impossible is a 5-Day study that will help you discover key principles in developing perseverance when all odds are against you. It will give you a fresh perspective of God's purpose for your life by helping you rise above past disappointments, regret, or shame. The key is to realize that with God you are enough and with Him by your side all is possible!

Something in you believes the impossible. Something in you daydreams about a miracle. Something in you knows you were made to live a life of crazy faith. In this five-day devotional, Pastor Michael Todd will be your guide on a faith journey as he helps you gain a new perspective on God’s plans for you: a future you’ve barely dared to imagine.

Any of you out there feel as though you are struggling to keep your head above water? Do you feel at any moment the waves of despair, chaos, or suffering will crash over you for the last time, breaking you, tossing you into the depths of the ocean floor? What are we to do in times such as these? “Be strong and courageous!” Remember: Our God is big and strong!

This reading plan includes five daily devotions based on Mattie Jackson Selecman’s book Lemons on Friday: Trusting God Through My Greatest Heartbreak. This study will explore how each person uniquely walks through suffering and grief, and how faith in our redeeming God as we pursue healing ultimately brings hope for today and for the future.

We live under a daily assault of thoughts and ideas- some true and some false. And perhaps the most dangerous ideas we allow to live in our minds are the lies we believe about ourselves. They magnify failure, steal our joy, keep us from love, and prevent us from realizing all of God’s plans for us. Join us as we call out the lies and replace them with God’s truth.

No matter your age or stage, every daughter-in-law and mother-in-law needs help navigating their relationship sometimes. Whether the struggle is one of feeling unseen, unheard, or unvalued, authors and in-laws Barbara and Stacy Reaoch have been there, and as they’ve put the Bible’s wisdom to practice over the years, they’ve found that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law really can thrive in the midst of difficulty.

This reading plan from Scarlet Hiltibidal is an invitation to give up your striving, to accept that you are the worst, to embrace that you are poor in spirit, and to receive the perfect love from the very best: Jesus. God’s offering to us—the broken, the hopeless, the try-hards, and the imperfect—leads us to humility, repentance, and dependence on Jesus as our Savior. That’s where we find freedom and joy.

Have you ever ached for God’s power in your life? We believe God can do all things but sometimes fail to experience the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives. In this 4-part plan, we’ll dive into 1 Kings to discover how Elijah experienced an intense process of preparation before God’s presence was manifested in his life. Let’s get ready to receive God’s power in our lives and churches!

Cristina’s life was marked by rejection, homelessness, addiction, and jail before the God of hope restored her heart and life. In this five-day devotional, she offers prayers that will stir faith and hope as you trust God with every part of your life. Through Jesus we can have confidence in God’s constant love and protection. It doesn’t matter how dark the circumstances; God can turn the most impossible situations around!

Worship leader, songwriter, author and educator, Toni LaShaun Wortherly tackles the issue of anxiety in this devotional plan. This devotional plan, and the song of the same title, are written to encourage those who have ever struggled with worry through Scriptures, practical steps and prayers. The hope is that readers will be able to turn anxiety into adoration, trade panic for praise and transform from a worrier into a worshipper!

Follow along on this 5-day devotional study as we review the words of Isaiah’s vision (Isaiah 53), gain a better understanding of why God’s prophet referred to Jesus the Messiah as a man of sorrows and grief, and how that turned into our victory!