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  • I'm Not Busy; I'm Where I Belong

    Rachel Marie Kang | August 23, 2022

    “'Martha, Martha,' the Lord answered, 'you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.'” Luke 10:41-42 (NIV)

    • Obedience
    • Identity in Christ
    • Confidence
    • Balancing Life
  • The Cost of Control

    Sharon Hodde Miller | August 22, 2022

    “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:7 (NIV)

    • God's Plan
    • Faith
    • Trust
  • Building a Firm Foundation

    Laura Bailey | August 19, 2022

    “But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.” 2 Timothy 3:14-15 (NIV)

    • Family
    • Parenting
    • God's Word
  • Free To Live in Control of Our Desires

    Christina Patterson | August 18, 2022

    “'I have the right to do anything,' you say—but not everything is beneficial. 'I have the right to do anything'—but I will not be mastered by anything." 1 Corinthians 6:12 (NIV)

    • Freedom
    • Balancing Life
    • Self Control
  • Clinging to God’s Promises

    Zahra from Iran | August 17, 2022

    “The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. … Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me …” Psalm 23:1-2, 4 (ESV)

    • Faith
    • Suffering
    • Perseverance
  • The Sweet Invitation of Inadequacy

    Kaitlin Garrison, COMPEL Training Member | August 16, 2022

    “They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.” Jeremiah 17:8 (NIV)

    • Perfection
    • Surrender
    • Strength
  • The Cure for a Troubled Heart

    Joanna Weaver | August 15, 2022

    “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” John 14:27 (NIV)

    • Trust
    • Faith
    • Peace
  • This Isn’t Where I Thought I’d Be

    Donna Jones, COMPEL Training Member | August 12, 2022

    “Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To God’s elect, exiles scattered throughout the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient to Jesus Christ and sprinkled with his blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.” 1 Peter 1:1-2 (NIV)

    • Identity in Christ
    • Contentment
  • How Do We Keep Going When Our Situation Still Looks Hopeless?

    Lysa TerKeurst | August 11, 2022

    “'For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,' declares the LORD. 'As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.'” Isaiah 55:8-9 (NIV)

    • God's Plan
    • Hope in Uncertainty
    • Obedience
  • Learning To Live Faithfully Right Where You Are

    Ruth Schwenk | August 10, 2022

    "He must become greater; I must become less.” John 3:30 (NIV)

    • Obedience
    • Humility
    • Faith
  • Running on Empty

    Meghan Mellinger | August 9, 2022

    “Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.” Genesis 2:3 (NIV)

    • Time with God
    • Rest
  • Who, Me? How God Can Use You To Save the World

    Alice Matagora | August 8, 2022

    “They said to the woman, ‘We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world.’” John 4:42 (NIV)

    • God's Glory
    • Healing
    • God's Plan
  • Finished Seasons

    Nicki Koziarz | August 5, 2022

    “Better is the end of a thing than its beginning, and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.” Ecclesiastes 7:8 (ESV)

    • Contentment
    • God's Plan
    • Change
  • What Do You Do When You’re in a Season of Dryness?

    Blair Linne | August 4, 2022

    "I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the testimony; I will speak with you from there about all that I command you regarding the Israelites." Exodus 25:22 (CSB)

    • Hope in Uncertainty
    • Mercy
  • Shining Your Light for Jesus

    Karen Wingate | August 3, 2022

    “In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:16 (NIV)

    • God's Love
    • Serving Others
    • Encouraging Others
  • Know When To Hold Your Peace

    Chrystal Evans Hurst | August 2, 2022

    “Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor questioned Him, saying, 'So You are the King of the Jews?' And Jesus said to him, ‘It is as you say’… And still He did not answer him in regard to even a single charge, so the governor was greatly amazed.” Matthew 27:11, 14 (NASB)

    • Identity in Christ
    • Peace
    • Self Control
  • You Are Significant to His Kingdom

    Savannah Gwinn-Wright, COMPEL Training Member | August 1, 2022

    “For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another. Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them …” Romans 12:4-6 (NKJV)

    • Identity in Christ
    • Obedience
  • Peace By Piece

    Brenda Bradford Ottinger | July 29, 2022

    “Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me completely.” 1 Corinthians 13:12 (NLT)

    • Prayer
    • Surrender
    • Peace
  • Did You Get Hit With Hard News Recently? Read This

    Lysa TerKeurst | July 28, 2022

    "Jesus answered, 'I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'” John 14:6 (NIV)

    • Grief
    • Suffering
  • Taking Risks, Trusting God

    Diane Ferraro | July 27, 2022

    “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 (ESV)

    • Courage
    • Trust
    • Faith

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