Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Lamentations 3:24

No matter what comparison mindset you struggle with, the answer is right in front of you in the Bible! Dive into the truths from Scripture that will help you break free from the comparison trap.

Susan Binkley is the founder of Blue Monarch, a long-term residential recovery program for women and their children. As a child, she avoided eye contact with God so he wouldn’t send her to Africa as a missionary. However, he found her anyway and her incredible journey of Blue Monarch began, strengthening her faith, and teaching her aspects and nuances of God’s personality she never knew.

In a moment, one choice can change everything. Who will my friends be? Which college or career will I pursue? What does God want for me? Where will I find the answers? In this plan, based on the book The Variable Life, John Weirick shares stories and insights to help you through the maze of change, choices, and complexities in modern life, without losing sight of God or yourself.

Instead of fixating on things that lie dimly at a distance, urges pastor and bestselling author Mark Batterson, concentrate on what lies clearly at hand. If yesterday is history and tomorrow is a mystery, win the day! When you win the day, tomorrow takes care of itself. Do that enough days in a row, and you can accomplish almost anything.

When we find ourselves caught up in seemingly never-ending struggles with our stuff and sin, God’s grace and mercy provide the concrete stepping stone to His amazing freedom. Let’s open His Word and find out more about these beautiful and powerful twin sisters of the Scriptures that He lavishly provides, and begin living and looking a lot more like our Savior in the extraordinary life He promises.

In Holy Week, we encounter a God who moves ever closer to us, even in our brokenness and shame. Yet what lies before us is a question: will we return to the Lord? This year, through repentance and renewal, let us be ready to greet the Lord at his Resurrection. This plan is an excerpt from Dwell's Lenten devotional, "Return," available in its entirety within the Dwell Bible App.

Pain, fear, sin... these don't have to run your life. Discover who God made you to be with practical steps and empowered encouragement, because hope changes everything. (This plan adapted from the book Hope Changes Everything by Lance Lang.)

Discover the stories of men and women in the Bible who found strength in God during their hardest moments. Through their faith and perseverance, you’ll be reminded that God can turn even the greatest pain into purpose. These stories will encourage you to lean on him for strength, no matter what you're facing.

Thankfulness is a recurring theme in the Bible. Christians are exhorted to “give thanks in all circumstances”, and they have so much reason to! Over the next few days, let’s read what the Bible has to say about this topic — and let’s practice thankfulness.

From a day-to-day perspective, it can be difficult to see how God is at work in our lives. Through stories and uplifting quotes, this reading plan reveals how the Holy Spirit changes us and brings forth fruit that gives life — the virtues of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.