The Most Important Choice We Can Make Today
Lysa TerKeurst
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God” (Matthew 5:8, NIV).
Jesus, I often feel anxious when my circumstances seem shaky or uncertain. But when I take my fears to You, I’m able to experience freedom. In Your presence, I remember who You are and who I am — Your child. In Your presence, I find peace. Overwhelm my heart with the fullness of joy that can only come from You. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
“… Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid.” Mark 6:50b (ESV)
“He directs the snow to fall on the earth and tells the rain to pour down.” Job 37:6 (NLT)
“But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand.” 1 Chronicles 29:14 (NIV)
“Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines … yet I will rejoice in the LORD; I will take joy in the God of my salvation. GOD, the Lord, is my strength …” Habakkuk 3:17-19 (ESV)
“Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every hindrance and the sin that so easily ensnares us.” Hebrews 12:1a (CSB)
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” Matthew 5:3-4 (CSB)
God, a lot of what I do as a mom feels like it’s not enough. It’s hard to give myself grace. In everything I juggle for my kids, the silent prayers I pray for them daily, and the small ways I love and care for my family, I want to honor You. Help me remember today that even in my feelings of exhaustion, frustration, and inadequacy, You are with me in every moment, “always, even to the end of the age” (Matthew 28:20, NLT). In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
“Be happy with those who are happy, and weep with those who weep.” Romans 12:15 (NLT)
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 (NIV)
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God” (Matthew 5:8, NIV).
“When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been there a long time, he said to him, ‘Do you want to be healed?’” (John 5:6, ESV).
God, I don’t want to forgive. And while that makes me feel like a bad Christian, I don’t know how to change my heart. I am so deeply hurt by this person I loved so much. I don’t feel like I...
“But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you! In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:44-45a, NLT).