Your Stress Response
“I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”—John 16:33 (NLT)
Devotions
Jesus Is Your Safe Place
By Cassandra Tiersma2 min read
Is something going on in the world that has you feeling shaken?
Light in the Darkness
Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy.—EXODUS 20:8 [JPS]
When You Need Answers
If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.—James 1:5 (NIV)
Knitting Happiness
See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?—ISAIAH 43:19 [NIV]
It’s a Journey, Not a Competition
And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”—LUKE 12:15 (ESV)
Staying by Her Side
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.—1 CORINTHIANS 13:4-8 [NIV]
Healthy Boundaries
Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me.—Psalm 119:133 (NIV)
Popping
As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another . . . .— I PETER 4:10 [ESV]
God’s Fingerprints
The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge.—Psalm 19:1–2 (NIV)
Honoring the Days
A hoary head is a crown of glory; it is gained in a righteous life.—PROVERBS 16:31 [RSV]
You Complete Me
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.—Philippians 2:3-4 (NIV)
