Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Proverbs 18:13

Sometimes it’s easier to forgive people who have hurt us than it is to forgive people who have hurt someone we love. It’s easy to be offended and angry when our loved one is harmed or mistreated, but it’s a trap. These six lessons can show you (and your loved ones) how to get past the pain and walk in God’s peace and freedom.

Your story matters. God has done something powerful in your life—not just for your sake, but so that others may know Him too. This Bible plan equips you to share your personal story of transformation with confidence, compassion, and clarity. Whether you feel hesitant or ready to speak, you’ll discover that your testimony is one of the most powerful tools God gives you to reach others.

Do you have trouble slowing down your own thoughts, hearing what others are saying? One of the unique ways we bear God’s image is in our ability to listen to and understand others. Good listening fosters an environment in which others feel heard, understood, and loved. In this 6-day plan, we invite you to deepen your Kingdom impact by cultivating the skills to practice good listening every day.

This is a seven-day devotional focusing on the power of relationships and the need to live an open life.

We find ourselves in times characterized by words like polarization, isolation, and conflict. In some ways we’re experiencing a crisis of interpersonal connection. Though we are more connected to the world through information than ever before, the need for increased face-to-face interaction is evident. This week, let’s consider ways we can heed Jesus’s command to love one another—starting with the people who live and work closest to us.

Marriage is designed to be the closest possible relationship of increasing intimacy and growing interdependence. But this is not automatic; we have to keep working at our marriage to stay connected. Adapted from The Marriage Course by Nicky and Sila Lee, this 7-day plan aims to introduce you to tools to build a healthy marriage and strengthen your connection—or to restore your connection if you feel you’ve lost it.

Social media was made to bring us together. But few things have driven us further apart. Daniel Darling believes we need an approach that applies biblical wisdom to our engagement with social media, an approach that neither retreats from modern technology nor ignores the harmful ways in which Christians often engage publicly. In short, he believes that we can and should use our online conversations for good.

Have you ever had a conversation become heated and spiral out of control? The key to having a winsome conversation is to understand the nature of our convictions and how to check our impressions of others. In this seven-day reading plan, we’ll explore how to view people graciously, correct negative impressions of others, and construct winsome conversations with others.

Our words have power, and what, when, and how we speak to them can leave lasting imprints on the innocent ears of our children. God calls us to tame our tongues to raise spiritually healthy and whole warriors of the faith. This seven-day devotional teaches parents to speak consistent words of encouragement and truth to their spouses and children at the right time.

This is a new year, a new start! Tired of the same old New Year's resolutions like eating healthy or losing weight? This year, try some Bible inspired ones from the Book of Proverbs.