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  • If You Feel Like You're Bad at Life, Read This

    Emily Jensen | October 10, 2023

    “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” Ephesians 2:10 (ESV)

    • Serving Others
    • Work
    • Sanctification
  • Women's Work Matters in the Kingdom of God

    Chelsea Patterson Sobolik | October 9, 2023

    “Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.” Colossians 3:23-24 (ESV)

    • God's Plan
    • Calling
    • Work
  • From Darkness to Light

    Irina Creek | October 6, 2023

    “even the darkness is not dark to you; the night is bright as the day, for darkness is as light with you.” Psalm 139:12 (ESV)

    • God's Plan
    • Redemption
    • Testimony
  • Ever Get Bored With Reading Your Bible?

    Kristen Wetherell | October 5, 2023

    “Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food.” Isaiah 55:2 (ESV)

    • Encouragement
    • Sanctification
    • God's Word
  • The Way Out of Worry

    Lynn Cowell | October 4, 2023

    “Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds!” Luke 12:24 (NIV)

    • God's Love
    • Hope in Uncertainty
    • Anxiety
  • Our Greatest Source of Hope, Guidance and Inspiration

    Ann White | October 3, 2023

    “For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.” Hebrews 4:12 (NLT)

    • Sanctification
    • God's Word
  • Read This if You Think You’re Falling Behind

    Jennifer Dukes Lee | October 2, 2023

    “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens …” Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NIV)

    • Sanctification
    • Seasons
    • Change
    • Growth
  • Unexpected but Perfect Pairings

    Karen Ehman | September 29, 2023

    “Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; be persistent in prayer.” Romans 12:12 (CSB)

    • Perseverance
    • Patience
    • Sanctification
  • If You’re Feeling Lonely … Read This

    Lysa TerKeurst | September 28, 2023

    “Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted. The troubles of my heart are enlarged; bring me out of my distresses.” Psalm 25:16-17 (ESV)

    • Friendship
    • Calling
    • Comfort
    • Loneliness
  • His Banner Over Me Is Love

    Shala W. Graham | September 27, 2023

    “In one of the villages, Jesus met a man with an advanced case of leprosy. When the man saw Jesus, he bowed with his face to the ground, begging to be healed. 'Lord,' he said, 'if you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean.'” Luke 5:12 (NLT)

    • God's Character
    • God's Love
  • Don’t Grow Weary in Doing Good

    Amy DiMarcangelo | September 26, 2023

    “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people …” Galatians 6:9-10 (NIV)

    • Loving Others
    • Obedience
    • Perseverance
  • When You Feel So Mad You Want To Roar

    Asheritah Ciuciu | September 25, 2023

    "The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love." Psalm 103:8 (ESV)

    • Parenting
    • God's Character
    • Emotions
    • Anger
  • Appointed for Such a Time as This

    Binu Samuel | September 22, 2023

    “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” Jeremiah 1:5 (NIV)

    • Prayer
    • God's Plan
  • You Don't Have To Stay Stuck

    Christine Caine | September 21, 2023

    “Remember Lot’s wife!” Luke 17:32 (CSB)

    • Hope
    • Motivation
    • Healing
  • Healing From the Inside Out

    Sarah Geringer | September 20, 2023

    "Heal me, LORD, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise." Jeremiah 17:14 (NIV)

    • Emotions
    • Divorce
    • Healing
  • I Couldn’t Find Me Anywhere

    Carole Holiday | September 19, 2023

    “Then he said to them, ‘My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.’” Matthew 26:38 (NIV)

    • Identity in Christ
    • Healing
    • Grief
  • Growing Emotionally and Spiritually With Jesus

    Kristi Gaultiere | September 18, 2023

    “... Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 (NLT)

    • Identity in Christ
    • Emotions
    • Healing
    • Change
  • Being Brave in the Balance

    Melanie Connatser, COMPEL Training Member | September 15, 2023

    “Now it was at this time that He went off to the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer with God. And when day came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, who He also named as apostles …” Luke 6:12-13 (NASB)

    • Decisions
    • Rest
    • Courage
    • Balancing Life
  • An Unexpected Gift for Your Broken Heart

    Lysa TerKeurst | September 14, 2023

    “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32 (ESV)

    • Forgiveness
    • Healing
  • Victims or Overcomers?

    Abbie Halberstadt | September 13, 2023

    “... we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.” Romans 8:37 (NIV)

    • Strength
    • Identity in Christ
    • Family
    • Parenting

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Establishing the Work of Your Hands

Karen Ehman

“And let the beauty and delightfulness and favor of the Lord our God be upon us; confirm and establish the work of our hands—yes, the work of our hands, confirm and establish it.” Psalm 90:17 (AMPC)

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