By Rachel Wojo for Proverbs 31.org “For who is God, but the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God? — the God who equipped me with strength and made my way blameless.” Psalm 18:31-32 (ESV) The alarm would sound any minute. It was time. Time to open my eyes, sit up and face another day. I started the inner pep…
By for Proverbs 31 Ministries “But Shammah stood his ground in the middle of the field, defended it, and killed the Philistines. And the LORD brought about a great victory.” 2 Samuel 23:12 (ISV) Fall is one of my favorite times of the year — but not for familiar reasons, like cooler weather and colorful trees. I love fall because it’s football season!…
By Lysa Terkeurst for Proverbs 31.org He appointed twelve that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach and to have authority to drive out demons.” Mark 3:14-15 (NIV) I should have been happy. I knew it. I could have listed so many things for which I was thankful. So, what was this undercurrent of disappointment…
We strive for perfection. Neatly wrapped lives with well knotted bows. The only problem is we are less than perfect and so are our families, friends and people we interact with on a daily basis. Recently, I have come to realise that it is in the unsuspecting imperfect places that we find the perfect things. Today’s devotional from Proverbs 31 Ministry…
I wanted to own my own business, have 4 kids and the perfect marriage by the time I was 30. Let’s just say it didn’t go quite as I planned. Many times we plan out our lives, create laudable goals and strive each day to fufil them….and then life happens and we don’t. I loved this article by Amy Carroll…
Lately, I have been wondering what it means to seek God. Does seeking Him mean praying, and if it does for how long? Does it mean reading the bible? To be honest, I am still not sure what practical ways we can use to seek God. And by seeking God I don’t mean just having usual fellowship- although that is…
By Kim Kimberling for proverbs31.org What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?”Romans 8:31 (NIV) When I tell people that my wife Nancy and I have been married 45 years, I almost always hear “Wow!” and “That’s great.” I appreciate those comments, but where we are today has been…
By Lynn Cowell But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!”Galatians 5:22-23 (NLT) Dragging my feet and my heart, I headed to her room, finding her buried in her schoolbooks. She was responsible; I hadn’t been. Welling up with tears, I began…
By Nicki Koziarz “Jesus stopped and said, ‘Call him.’ So they called the blind man and said to him, ‘Have courage! Get up; He’s calling for you.’” Mark 10:49 (HCSB) A few months ago, my daughter’s 4×800-meter relay team made it to the State Track and Field Championships. My daughter told me her only goal was to beat the team with the yellow uniforms. Her…
Up until fairly recently, I’d been feeling like giving up. Like just quitting and going with the flow and forgetting about all my goals. Why? Because I was tired. I felt like i wasn’t doing enough, like everyone was somehow doing better than me and I didn’t necessarily have all it took. Then I read the article below by Suzie…
