The Holy Spirit Devotional # 3 – The Holy Spirit is a Person 1 Corinthians 2:10-11 – but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man’s Spirit within him? In…
2 Corinthians 13:14 – May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. 1 Peter 1:2 – who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus…
1 Corinthians 2:12 – We have not received the Spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us. 2 Corinthians 13:14 – May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Spirit be with…
I am fasting today I am fasting today and I am really hungry. As a matter of fact, I find myself thinking about what I am going to eat when I break my fast. You could say I am longing for food. That’s what my physical being is feeling right now—longing for food. But what…
What am I missing? What is right in front of us, but we are not seeing? Have you ever driven by a place that you regularly drive by, but suddenly see something you have never seen before? It isn’t something new, but something that must have been there for some time, it’s just that you…
Weeding in the Garden of the Lord Weeds Will Mar Beauty I’ve been doing a lot of weeding lately and for some reason, there’s nothing like the smell of dirt and the feel of dirt in my usually ungloved hands, to get my thoughts going toward the sinful condition. The flowers are beautiful, the vegetables…
Have you noticed that every time a new superhero movie comes out it is an even bigger box office hit than the last one? The recent release of the Marvel movie, AVENGERS: ENDGAME, is estimated to bring in $2 BILLION over the first weekend. Yes, that’s billion with a “B”. That’s a lot of money…
Why are you here? What is your purpose? These are questions, so many people struggle to answer today. Some find their identity in possessions. Some find their identity in power. Others find their identity in passions. Where do you seek to find your purpose? I want you to consider this: you exist for God. You are not your own….
When was the last time someone said thank you to you? When was the last time you said thank you to someone else? So many people today struggle with a lack of thankfulness and ingratitude. This leads to struggles with complaining, criticizing, and comparing. Gratitude and thankfulness provide a powerful remedy for these problems. This gratitude journal helps us to identify what we should be grateful for and what we do as a result of seeing life as a gift.
Do you struggle with applying the truth that you learn during your study of God’s word? This God’s grace prayer journal will allow you to focus on gratitude and live in contentment in life. The journal pages encourage you to observe what you are learning from the Bible text, evaluate how you have failed to live according to the truths stated, seek forgiveness, and develop godly plans for change.
Do you struggle with the lack of hope? Do you find yourself struggling with doubt and insecurity during times of great challenge? During those times, you need to find your rest and assurance in pondering, personalizing, praying, and practicing what God’s Word says. In the short devotional, spend time meditating and studying each of these passages. Write down whatever comes to mind in the spaces below. And let God speak to you.
One of the keys to growing in Christlikeness in our lives is to unearth and discover, and biblically evaluate our thinking patterns, speaking, and acting. This worksheet will help you be honest and specific about areas in your life that are not meeting biblical standards in thinking, speaking, and acting.
The God who began a good work in you will continue it through your lifetime and will finish it when we meet him face-to-face. God works for us, and God works in us. He enables us to become more like Christ every single day. This work is progressive and continual in this life. This worksheet helps us review and evaluate gains made during counseling and discipleship, show gratitude to God for what he has done, and develop plans for future growth and change.
There probably is not a day that goes by that we do not have some level of conflict with others. This worksheet helps us focus on the problem and not the person. It helps us evaluate how we have handled a dispute and how we should deal with it moving forward.
Do you ever struggle with doing a Bible study or journaling the key ideas from your reading? This Bible Study Note Sheet will encourage you to ponder and meditate on Scripture. Also, God’s Word is meant for you, so this worksheet will help you personalize what you are learning. It will also guide you in learning to pray God’s Word, and finally, it will encourage you to put into practice the principles and promises you find in reading the Word of God.
Anger is a significant issue for so many people. People often stuff or spew their anger, but very few learn to study their anger. This journal assignment will help you to do just that. It will help you understand, evaluate, and respond to your anger in better ways.
Do you ever find yourself getting overwhelmed with problems? Do you find yourself struggling with thinking clearly during a challenging situation? This four-step approach to rethinking a problem will help.
Problems can seem overwhelming. When we are in the midst of a significant crisis, many of us struggle with defining the problem and implementing helpful solutions. This worksheet helps us to identify three unbiblical and unproductive ways of handling problems. It also encourages us to destroy problems, not people, as we deal with issues in a biblical and God-honoring way.
