A Prayer to Find Freedom from Regret
A Prayer to Find Freedom from RegretBy Lynette Kittle “Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.” – 2 Corinthians 7:10 How many of us deal with heartbreaking regret over things…
A Prayer to Have Hope When Life Is Not Fair
A Prayer to Have Hope When Life Is Not FairBy Ashley Moore “I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I hope…” – Psalm 130:5, ESV The Lord redeemed me from a life of destruction. I…
A Prayer to Believe That Nothing Is Too Hard for the Lord
A Prayer to Believe That Nothing Is Too Hard for the LordBy Christine Perry “Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me?” – Jeremiah 32:27 NKJV What is your impossible situation? It…
A Prayer to Pick Truth Over Crowd Pleasing
A Prayer to Pick Truth Over Crowd PleasingBy Megan Evans “Then Pilate said to him, ‘So you are a king?’ Jesus answered, ‘You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I…
A Prayer for Lasting Peace – Your Daily Prayer – May 17
A Prayer for Lasting PeaceBy Kristine Brown “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…
A Prayer to Find Calm in God’s Presence – Your Daily Prayer – May 16
A Prayer to Find Calm In God’s PresenceBy Chris Eyte “The Lord said, ‘Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.’Then a great and powerful wind tore…
A Prayer to Hear God’s Voice over the World’s Noise – Your Daily Prayer – May 15
A Prayer to Hear God’s Voice over the World’s Noise By Keri Eichberger “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” (Romans 12:12) My brain felt fried. We had just wrapped…
A Morning Prayer for God to Be Near – Your Daily Prayer – May 14
A Morning Prayer for God to Be NearBy Lynette Kittle “But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign Lord my refuge; I will tell of all Your deeds” – Psalm 73:28 Does…
A Prayer When You’re Afraid to Make the Wrong Decision – Your Daily Prayer – May 13
A Prayer When You’re Afraid to Make the Wrong Decision By Ashley Moore “And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” when you turn to the right or when you turn to…
A Prayer for Freedom from Mom Guilt This Mother’s Day – Your Daily Prayer – May 12
A Prayer for Freedom from Mom Guilt This Mother’s DayBy Kristine Brown “Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care.” (Matthew 10:29 NIV) On Mother’s Day,…
A Prayer for Parents to Praise in the Midst of the Mess – Your Daily Prayer – May 11
A Prayer for Parents to Praise in the Midst of a MessBy Chelsey DeMatteis “Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children…
A Prayer to Encourage Disheartened Mothers – Your Daily Prayer – May 10
A Prayer to Encourage Disheartened MothersBy Lynette Kittle “As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you; and you will be comforted over Jerusalem” – Isaiah 66:13 Like all moms, mine wasn’t perfect, but she loved God, she…
A Prayer for God to Bring You Through an Exhausting Life Phase – Your Daily Prayer – May 9
A Prayer for God to Bring You through an Exhausting Life PhaseBy Keri Eichberger “The Sovereign LORD is my strength.” – Habakkuk 3:19 “I’m tired of singing the same old ‘tired’ song,” I confessed to my friend Chelsey last week….
A Prayer to Seek Solitude with God in a Rushing World – Your Daily Prayer – May 8
A Prayer to Seek Solitude with God in a Rushing WorldBy Emma Danzey “But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.” – Luke 5:16 Each day we have the invitation to join a fast-paced world in running after the…
25 Ways to Serve a Single Mom This Mother’s Day
With 15 million single mothers in the United States today, it is likely that you know a single mom. Maybe you were raised by one and saw how hard she worked to make ends meet and effectively balance the demands…
A Prayer for Peace Amid a Day of Chaos – Your Daily Prayer – May 7
A Prayer for Peace Amid a Day of ChaosBy Alicia Searl “You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.” – Isaiah 26:3 My eyes batted open to see my eight-year-old standing in…
A Prayer to Forgive When You Cannot Forget – Your Daily Prayer – May 6
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A Prayer to Uproot the Lies in My Life – Your Daily Prayer – May 5
A Prayer to Uproot the Lies in My LifeBy Alisha Headley “Stand therefore, having girded your waist in the belt of truth …” – Ephesians 6:14 The Apostle Paul gives us a guideline in the book of Ephesians on how…
A Prayer to See God’s Word as a Personal Invitation Each Day – Your Daily Prayer – May 4
A Prayer to See God’s Word as a Personal Invitation Each DayBy Emma Danzey “And without faith, it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those…
A Prayer for the Toxic People in Your Life – Your Daily Prayer – May 3
A Prayer for the Toxic People in Your LifeBy Kelly Balarie “For each one should carry their own load.” – Galatians 6:5 NIV I thought my friend and I were closer than this… Yet, this woman, whom I considered “a…
A Prayer to Prepare Our Hearts for Our National Day of Prayer – Your Daily Prayer – May 2
A Prayer to Prepare Our Hearts for Our Nation’s National Day of PrayerBy Lynette Kittle “You, Lord, are my lamp; the Lord turns my darkness into light. With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I…
A Prayer for the Striving Soul Longing for Stillness – Your Daily Prayer – May 1
A Prayer for the Striving Soul Longing for StillnessBy Keri Eichberger “He says, ‘Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” – Psalm 46:10 I could…
A Prayer for the Obstacles in Your Way – Your Daily Prayer – April 30
“Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Stretch out your hand toward heaven, and there will be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness that can be felt.’” – Exodus 10:21 We measure much of our lives by the obstacles…
A Prayer to Release Sinful Anger – Your Daily Prayer – April 29
A Prayer to Release Sinful AngerBy Emily Rose Massey “Be angry, and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and do not give the devil an opportunity.” – Ephesians 4:26-27, NASB The other…
A Prayer for Unshakable Faith – Your Daily Prayer – April 28
“And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, so that your faith might…
A Prayer for When You Feel Lost – Your Daily Prayer – April 27
A Prayer for When You Feel LostBy Heidi Vegh “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” – Jeremiah 29:13. In our technology-saturated world, there are a million and one things vying for…
A Prayer for a Courageous Soul – Your Daily Prayer – April 26
A Prayer for a Courageous SoulBy Chelsey DeMatteis “Nebuchadnezzar answered and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel and delivered his servants, who trusted in him, and set aside the king’s command,…
A Prayer to Help You Comfort Others – Your Daily Prayer – April 25
A Prayer to Help You Comfort OthersBy Jessica Van Roekel “Blessed by the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we…
A Prayer When a Situation Seems Impossible – Your Daily Prayer – April 24
A Prayer When a Situation Seems ImpossibleBy Chris Eyte “When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, ‘Who then can be saved?’ Jesus looked at them and said, ‘With man this is impossible, but with God all…
Confessions of a Recovering Perfectionist Parent
I have been the parent that expected everything to be perfect. Let me tell you what I have learned…
A Prayer for Hope When You’re Discouraged and Drained – Your Daily Prayer – April 23
A Prayer for Hope When You’re Discouraged and Drained By Keri Eichberger “Taste, and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.” – Psalm 34:8 The weight felt heavier than usual. I sat numb…
A Prayer to Find Joy in the Mundane – Your Daily Prayer – April 22
A Prayer to Find Joy in the MundaneBy Emily Rose Massey “Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit”…
A Prayer to Stop Being a Prisoner to My Own Thoughts – Your Daily Prayer – April 21
A Prayer to Stop Being a Prisoner to My Own ThoughtsBy Alisha Headley “…casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ…” – 2…
A Prayer against an Anxious Heart and Mind – Your Daily Prayer – April 20
A Prayer against an Anxious Heart and MindBy Chelsey DeMatteis “For it is you who light my lamp; the LORD, my God lightens my darkness.” – Psalm 18:28 I was out running errands when I felt the pang of anxiety…
A Prayer to Grieve with Others – Your Daily Prayer – April 19
A Prayer to Grieve with Others By Ashley Moore “What is man, that you make so much of him, and that you set your heart on him, visit him every morning and test him every moment? How long will you not look away…
A Prayer for the Door That Was Closed – Your Daily Prayer – April 18
A Prayer for the Door that Was ClosedBy Lynette Kittle “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you” – Matthew 7:7 If you’ve been around cats…
A Prayer for Safe Travels – Your Daily Prayer – April 17
A Prayer for Safe TravelsBy Heidi Vegh “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts…
A Prayer for the Strength to Forgive – Your Daily Prayer – April 16
A Prayer for the Strength to ForgiveBy Emily Rose Massey “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you” (Ephesians 4:32, ESV). I saw this quote the other day online that really moved me:…
A Prayer for Patients in Hospitals and Their Families – Your Daily Prayer – April 15
A Prayer for Patients In Hospitals And Their FamiliesBy Chris Eyte “Then the Lord said to Satan, ‘Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears…
A Prayer for Unity in the Body of Christ – Your Daily Prayer – April 14
A Prayer for Unity in the Body of ChristBy Jessica Van Roekel “My brothers and sisters, some from Chloe’s household have informed me that there are quarrels among you. What I mean is this: One of you says, “I follow…
A Spiritual Warfare Prayer against the Strategies of the Enemy – Your Daily Prayer – April 13
A Spiritual Warfare Prayer against the Strategies of the EnemyBy Kelly Balarie “We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” –…
A Prayer to Learn to Walk with the Lord – Your Daily Prayer – April 12
A Prayer to Learn to Walk with the LordBy Dr. James Spencer “See, I have taught you statutes and rules, as the Lord my God commanded me, that you should do them in the land that you are entering to…
A Prayer for Positivity from Morning to Night – Your Daily Prayer – April 11
A Prayer for Positivity from Morning to NightBy Laura Bailey “I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.” – Philippians 4:11 NIV One of my favorite quotations is…
A Prayer for a Pure Heart to See God – Your Daily Prayer – April 10
A Prayer for a Pure Heart to See GodBy Emma Danzey “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” – Matthew 5:8 As Jesus began His longest recorded sermon, He started with the Beatitudes. Each of the…
Raising Difficult Children
Okay, full disclosure here. I struggled with the title of this article. Our children, young or older, are gifts from God. They are precious and called with a purpose. God has a plan for them, filled with purpose and hope….
A Prayer to Understand How Jesus Heals Us – Your Daily Prayer – April 9
A Prayer to Understand How Jesus Heals UsBy Chris Eyte “As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, ‘Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?’ ‘Neither this…
A Prayer to Keep a Grateful Heart – Your Daily Prayer – April 8
A Prayer to Keep a Grateful HeartBy Lynette Kittle “Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful” – Colossians 3:15 Having a grateful heart seems…
A Prayer for Simple Discipleship – Your Daily Prayer – April 7
A Prayer for Simple DiscipleshipBy Ashley Moore “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit…” – Matthew 28:19, ESV Discipleship can seem complicated, can’t…
A Prayer When Storms Roll In – Your Daily Prayer – April 6
A Prayer When Storms Roll In By Heidi Vegh “The Lord is God, and HE has given us light (illuminating us with His grace, freedom, and joy).” – Psalm 118:27 I often hear the word “rollercoaster” when people talk about the state of…
A Prayer for When You Don’t Feel Like Forgiving – Your Daily Prayer – April 5
A Prayer for When You Don’t Feel Like ForgivingBy Laura Bailey “But Joseph replied, “Don’t be afraid of me. Am I God, that I can punish you? You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He…
A Prayer for Doctors and Nurses – Your Daily Prayer – April 4
A Prayer for Doctors and NursesBy Emma Danzey “And hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but…
A Prayer for Choosing to Believe God Is Good – Your Daily Prayer – April 3
A Prayer for Choosing to Believe God Is GoodBy Brooke McGlothlin “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” – Romans 8:28 An absolute…
A Prayer to See God’s Light in the Darkness – Your Daily Prayer – April 2
A Prayer to See God’s Light in the DarknessBy Maggie Meadows Cooper “You, Lord, keep my lamp burning; My God turns my darkness into light.” – Psalm 18:28 NIV I sit here at my computer today, wanting to type, but…
A Prayer for Purpose and Transformation – Your Daily Prayer – April 1
A Prayer for Purpose and TransformationBy Jessica Van Roekel “In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that…
A Prayer to Celebrate Your Salvation this Easter Sunday – Your Daily Prayer – March 31
A Prayer to Celebrate Your Salvation this Easter Sunday By Lynette Kittle “Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and even though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and are filled with an inexpressible and…
A Prayer for Quiet Contemplation This Holy Saturday – Your Daily Prayer – March 30
A Prayer for Quiet Contemplation This Holy SaturdayBy Kyle Norman “The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed Joseph and saw the tomb and how his body was laid in it. Then they went home and prepared spices…
A Prayer of Gratitude for Jesus’ Sacrifice This Holy Friday – Your Daily Prayer – March 29
A Prayer of Gratitude for Jesus’ Sacrifice This Holy FridayBy Christine Perry “Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions; He…
A Prayer to Humbly Serve This Maundy Thursday – Your Daily Prayer – March 28
A Prayer to Humbly Serve This Maundy ThursdayBy Megan Evans “When Jesus had washed their feet and put on his outer clothing, he reclined again and said to them, ‘Do you know what I have done for you?’” – John…
A Prayer to Rest and Remember This Holy Wednesday – Your Daily Prayer – March 27
A Prayer to Rest and Remember this Holy WednesdayBy Chris Eyte Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have…
The Dangers of Isolation
The more hurt I was, the more I wanted to run. The more I replayed the past, the more I wanted to simply stay underneath the covers and not get up in the mornings. It seemed the harder life was,…
A Prayer to Forgive and Love Like Jesus This Holy Tuesday – Your Daily Prayer – March 26
A Prayer to Forgive and Love Like Jesus This Holy TuesdayBy Alicia Searl “Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?” Jesus…
A Prayer of Praise for the Righteousness of Jesus This Holy Monday – Your Daily Prayer – March 25
A Prayer of Praise for the Righteousness of Jesus This Holy MondayBy Emma Danzey “And Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who sold and bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the…
A Prayer in Awe of Who Jesus Is This Palm Sunday – Your Daily Prayer – March 24
A Prayer in Awe of Who Jesus Is This Palm SundayBy Amanda Idleman “Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.” – Hebrews 13:15…
A Prayer for Hope and Renewal This Easter Season – Your Daily Prayer – March 23
A Prayer for Hope and Renewal This Easter SeasonBy Ashley Moore “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.” – Romans…
A Prayer to Thank God for Promises of Easter – Your Daily Prayer – March 22
A Prayer to Thank God for the Promises of EasterBy Annie Yorty “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives…
A Prayer for Healing and Wholeness This Easter Season – Your Daily Prayer – March 21
A Prayer for Healing and Wholeness This Easter SeasonBy Christine Perry “Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and He saved them out of their distresses. He sent His Word and healed them, and delivered them from their…
A Prayer for Our Children to Understand the Joy of Easter – Your Daily Prayer – March 20
A Prayer for Our Children to Understand the Joy of EasterBy Amanda Idleman “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in…
A Prayer for Personal Reflection and Growth This Easter Season – Your Daily Prayer – March 19
A Prayer for Personal Reflection and Growth This Easter SeasonBy Emma Danzey Philippians 3:12 says, “Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for…
A Prayer for Compassion toward Others This Easter – Your Daily Prayer – March 18
A Prayer for Compassion toward Others This Easter SeasonBy Alicia Searl “The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made.” – Psalm 145:8-9 While the dictionary defines…
A Prayer of Blessing for St. Patrick’s Day – Your Daily Prayer – March 17
A Prayer of Blessing for St. Patrick’s DayBy Meg Bucher “May the Lord bless you and protect you. May the Lord smile on you and be gracious to you. May the Lord show you his favor and give you his peace.” – Numbers 6:24-26 NLT The construction paper…
A Prayer to Share the Gospel with Someone New – Your Daily Prayer – March 16
A Prayer to Share the Gospel with Someone NewBy Chris Eyte “For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. To one he gave five talents, to another…
A Prayer Asking God for His Perspective – Your Daily Prayer – March 15
A Prayer Asking God for His PerspectiveBy Jodie Niznik “Jesus turned to Peter and said… ‘You are seeing things merely from a human point of view, not from God’s.’” – Matthew 16:23 Before Jesus said this, he stated plainly that…
A Prayer to Look Towards Heaven – Your Daily Prayer – March 14
A Prayer to Look Towards HeavenBy Lynette Kittle “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God” – Acts 7:56 What is heaven like? Films and television attempt to capture…
A Prayer When the Hurt Is Heavy – Your Daily Prayer – March 13
A Prayer for When the Hurt Is HeavyBy Christine Perry “From the end of the earth I will cry to You, When my heart is overwhelmed; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.” Psalm 61:2 NKJV I…
7 Ways a Single Mom Can Fight Discouragement
Mommas, I know there are some of you out there – many of you – who are facing an immense amount of discouragement. The weight of it sits squarely on your chest, sometimes making it hard to get out of…
A Prayer for God-Thoughts Day and Night – Your Daily Prayer – March 12
A Prayer for God-Thoughts Day and NightBy Laura Bailey “Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s…
A Prayer When You Feel Depleted – Your Daily Prayer – March 11
A Prayer When You Feel DepletedBy Emma Danzey Matthew 11:28-30 says, “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle…
A Prayer for Unbelieving Loved Ones – Your Daily Prayer – March 10
A Prayer for Unbelieving Loved Ones By Amanda Idleman “And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.” – 1 John 5:14 We all have people in our…
A Prayer for Peace When You’re Having a Hard Time Pausing – Your Daily Prayer – March 9
A Prayer for Peace When You’re Having a Hard Time PausingBy Keri Eichberger “Now then, stand still and see this great thing the LORD is about to do before your eyes!” – 1 Samuel 12:16 There’s something I don’t always…
A Prayer to Wake with a Joyful Noise – Your Daily Prayer – March 8
A Prayer to Wake with a Joyful NoiseBy Kristine Brown “Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!” (Psalm 100:1 ESV) When I wake up each morning, I’m rarely ready to face the battles awaiting me. As I…
A Prayer to Create Boundaries – Your Daily Prayer – March 7
A Prayer to Create BoundariesBy Victoria Riollano “If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men.” – Romans 12:18 I must admit it. Whenever I think of the word “boundary,” I feel a bit…
A Prayer to Thank God for the Gift of Music – Your Daily Prayer – March 6
A Prayer to Thank God for the Gift of MusicBy Emma Danzey Colossians 3:16 says, “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with…
A Prayer to Be a Humble Servant – Your Daily Prayer – March 5
A Prayer to Be a Humble ServantBy Christine Perry “Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of…
A Prayer for Clarity and Calm When You’re Feeling Flustered and Frustrated – Your Daily Prayer – March 4
A Prayer For Clarity and Calm When You’re Feeling Flustered and FrustratedBy Keri Eichberger “Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.” – Psalm 119:105 Have you ever felt desperate for a word of wisdom…
A Prayer for When We Need Encouragement in Faith – Your Daily Prayer – March 3
A Prayer for When We Need Encouragement in the FaithBy Kyle Norman “Be strong, O people of the land, declares the Lord. Work, for I am with you, declares the Lord of hosts, according to the covenant that I made…
A Prayer for When the Only Words You Have Are ‘God, Help Me!’ – Your Daily Prayer – March 2
A Prayer for When the Only Words You Have Are ‘God, Help Me’By Laura Bailey “Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me.” –Psalm 54:4 NIV So often, when I pray to the Lord, though…
A Prayer for Radical Change – Your Daily Prayer – March 1
A Prayer for Radical ChangeBy Chelsey DeMatteis “And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he rose and was baptized..” – Acts 9:18 Watching someone you love live their life apart from Jesus…
A Prayer to Reflect on Who Jesus Is during Lent – Your Daily Prayer – February 29
A Prayer to Reflect on Who Jesus Is during LentBy Meg Bucher “Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’” – John 14:6 The Lenten season causes…
A Prayer for When You Feel Misunderstood – Your Daily Prayer – February 28
A Prayer for When You Feel MisunderstoodBy Christine Perry “She gave this name to the LORD who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen the One who sees me.” Genesis…
9 Tips to Tackling Difficulties in Parenting
Moms, I have been where some of you sit. I’ve been through the times of lacking techniques, realizing no one really taught me how to parent. I’ve been having a teenager failing classes, getting in trouble at school, smoking weed, sexual immorality,…
A Prayer for When You Are Losing Strength – Your Daily Prayer – February 27
A Prayer for When You Are Losing StrengthBy Rachael Adams “When Moses’ hands became heavy, they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur supported his hands, one on one side and…
A Prayer to Live Free from Discouragement – Your Daily Prayer – February 26
A Prayer to Live Free from DiscouragementBy Kristine Brown “I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.” (Psalm 121:1-2 ESV) Have you ever…
A Morning Prayer to Count Your Blessings – Your Daily Prayer – February 25
A Morning Prayer to Count Your BlessingsBy Alicia Searl “And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.” – 2 Corinthians…
A Powerful Prayer of Safeguard over Your Loved Ones – Your Daily Prayer – February 24
A Powerful Prayer of Safeguard over Your Loved OnesBy Chelsey DeMatteis “But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet, so that the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes any one…
A Prayer for Witnessing – Your Daily Prayer – February 23
A Prayer for WitnessingBy Chris Eyte “There was a man sent from God whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. He himself was not the light;…
A Prayer for Fulfillment When Your Days Feel Dull and Dreary – Your Daily Prayer – February 22
A Prayer for Fulfillment When Your Days Feel Dull and DrearyBy Keri Eichberger “When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have…
A Prayer for Hope Secured – Your Daily Prayer – February 21
A Prayer for Hope SecuredBy Laura Bailey “But as for me, how good it is to be near God! I have made the Sovereign LORD my shelter, and I will tell everyone about the wonderful things you do.” – Psalm 73:28…
A Prayer to Make the Most of Our Time with People – Your Daily Prayer – February 20
A Prayer to Make the Most of Our Time with PeopleBy Lynette Kittle “As has just been said: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion.” – Hebrews 3:15 Sadly, hearing of…
A Prayer against Complaining – Your Daily Prayer – February 19
A Prayer against ComplainingBy Emma Danzey “Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at the door!” – James 5:9 Here comes the nagging again. Have you ever been guilty of being a…
A Prayer to Surrender All – Your Daily Prayer – February 18
A Prayer to Surrender AllBy Alicia Searl “Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.’” – Matthew 16:24 I often think about what it must…
A Prayer for a Life of Joy and Peace – Your Daily Prayer – February 17
A Prayer for a Life of Joy and PeaceBy Chelsey DeMatteis “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.” –…
A Prayer to Make a Positive Impact – Your Daily Prayer – February 16
A Prayer to Make a Positive ImpactBy Ashley Moore “Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.” –…
A Prayer for When You Are Lonely – Your Daily Prayer – February 15
A Prayer for When You Are LonelyBy Christopher Eyte “Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. He wanted to see who Jesus…
A Prayer to Prepare Our Hearts to Serve Others – Your Daily Prayer – February 14
A Prayer to Prepare Our Hearts to Serve OthersBy Lynette Kittle “Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to His own advantage; rather, He made Himself nothing by taking the very…
The Reason I Left My Career
Like many teenagers, I entered my senior year of high school with a list of big plans to be accomplished after graduation, not the least of which was to run as fast as I could from my small town, leaving…
A Prayer When You Feel Forgotten – Your Daily Prayer – February 13
A Prayer for When You Feel ForgottenBy Jessica Van Roekel “Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! See, I…
A Prayer for the Words We Speak – Your Daily Prayer – February 12
A Prayer for the Words We SpeakBy Ashley Moore “There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.” – Proverbs 12:18, ESV The words,” sticks and stones may break my bones,…
A Prayer for New Beginnings – Your Daily Prayer – February 11
A Prayer for New Beginnings By Amanda Idleman “Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” – Isaiah 43:19 When…
A Prayer to Release Resentment – Your Daily Prayer – February 10
A Prayer to Release ResentmentBy Laura Bailey “But Esau ran to meet him, hugged him, threw his arms around him, and kissed him. Then they wept.” – Genesis 33:4 NLT “Fairness is often my standard. Justice is God’s standard,” one…
A Prayer When You Are Tempted with Jealousy – Your Daily Prayer – February 9
A Prayer When You Are Tempted with JealousyBy Emily Rose Massey “Now godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, [d]and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and clothing, with…
A Prayer for God to Make it Happen – Your Daily Prayer – February 8
A Prayer for God to Make it HappenBy Meg Bucher “God will make this happen, for he who calls you is faithful.” 1 Thessalonians 5:24 NLT Prayer is powerful. Our prayers are heard in heaven. Scripture says the Lord is…
A Prayer to Appreciate God’s Blessings – Your Daily Prayer – February 7
A Prayer to Appreciate God’s BlessingsBy Victoria Riollano “So, Esau despised his birthright.” – Genesis 25:34b I get annoyed a lot more than I should. A messy car, loud children, friends who text a tad too much, or a bank…
A Prayer to Fight against the Work of the Enemy – Your Daily Prayer – February 6
A Prayer to Fight against the Work of the EnemyBy Emma Danzey “Dear friends, although I was eager to write you about the salvation we share, I found it necessary to write, appealing to you to contend for the faith…
A Prayer to Know God as Father – Your Daily Prayer – February 5
A Prayer to Know God As FatherBy Lynette Kittle “Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me’”– John 14:6 Many people who ask Jesus to be their…
A Prayer to Throw Off Worldly Distractions – Your Daily Prayer – February 4
A Prayer to Throw Off Worldly Distractions By Emily Rose Massey “Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let…
A Prayer for Guidance – Your Daily Prayer – February 3
A Prayer for GuidanceBy Meg Bucher “When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you about the…
A Prayer during a Season of Waiting – Your Daily Prayer – February 2
A Prayer during a Season of WaitingBy Kyle Norman “I waited patiently for the Lord. He turned to me and heard my cry.” (Psalm 40:1) On a scale of 1 to 10, how patient are you? Do you greet long…
A Prayer to Delight Yourself in the Lord – Your Daily Prayer – February 1
A Prayer to Delight Yourself in the LordBy Victoria Riollano “Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” Psalm 37:4 I have to be honest. There are many things that bring me delight….
A Prayer for the Mind of Christ – Your Daily Prayer – January 31
A Prayer for the Mind of ChristBy Jessica Van Roekel “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to your own interests but also…
A Prayer When You Feel Condemned – Your Daily Prayer – January 30
A Prayer When You Feel CondemnedBy Emily Rose Massey “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus” (Romans 8:1, ESV). For many years I was driven by perfectionism and the feeling that I had…
A Prayer to Love Others Well – Your Daily Prayer – January 29
A Prayer to Love Others Well By Ashley Moore “Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God.” – 1 John 4:7, NLT I snarled…
A Prayer about Growing Fruit – Your Daily Prayer – January 28
A Prayer about Growing FruitBy Jessica Van Roekel “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.” (Galatians 5:22-23, ESV) Snow-covered fields, leafless trees, and skies…
A Prayer for Those Who Fear the End of the World – Your Daily Prayer – January 27
A Prayer for Those Who Fear the End of the WorldBy Lynette Kittle “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…
A Prayer to Combat Unhealthy Comparison – Your Daily Prayer – January 26
A Prayer to Combat Unhealthy ComparisonBy Ashley Moore “We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he…
A Prayer for Peace in Unstable Times – Your Daily Prayer – January 25
A Prayer for Peace in Unstable TimesBy Emily Rose Massey “You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you” (Isaiah 26:3, ESV). My husband and I are each the first-born children in…
A Prayer for an Anxious Heart – Your Daily Prayer – January 24
A Prayer for an Anxious HeartBy Ashley Moore “We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope…
Avoiding Life's Burnout
We must learn to avoid life’s burnout in order to stay health spiritually, physically, and emotionally.
Let the Water Hold You Now
Look up, my darling, look up. When I hear Him, this space I’m in, at this plain wooden table, this window with the cobwebs at the corner of the metal screen, this soft rumble of washing machine, this smell of…
A Prayer for Co-Laboring with God – Your Daily Prayer – January 23
A Prayer for Co-Laboring with GodBy Laura Bailey “I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.” – 1 Corinthians 3:6-7 ESV A…
A Prayer to Die Daily – Your Daily Prayer – January 22
A Prayer to Die DailyBy Emily Rose Massey “…that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, 11 that by any means possible I may attain the resurrection…
A Prayer for True Knowledge – Your Daily Prayer – January 21
A Prayer for True KnowledgeBy Meg Bucher “If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.” James 1:5 NLT The moment I opened my mouth to speak,…
A Prayer for Seemingly Meaningless Tasks – Your Daily Prayer – January 20
A Prayer for Seemingly Meaningless TasksBy Ashley Moore “Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.” – Colossians 3:23, NLT Do you struggle with believing lies? Is there a particular…
A Prayer for Purposed Passion – Your Daily Prayer – January 19
A Prayer for Purposed PassionBy Emily Rose Massey “Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. 13 Brothers, I do not…
A Prayer for Courage – Your Daily Prayer – January 18
A Prayer for CourageBy Meg Bucher “For the LORD your God is living among you. He is a mighty savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will rejoice…
A Prayer for Loved Ones Struggling with Addiction – Your Daily Prayer – January 17
A Prayer for Loved Ones Struggling with AddictionBy Ashley Moore “Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful…
A Prayer for Patience – Your Daily Prayer – January 16
A Prayer for PatienceBy Rev. Kyle Norman “You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.” – James 5:8 I used to have the proverbial lead foot. Every journey was taken to be…
A Prayer for Hungering for the Things of God – Your Daily Prayer – January 15
A Prayer for Hungering for the Things of GodBy Emily Rose Massey “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled” (Matthew 5:6, NIV). Years ago, I was involved with a ministry where we would…
A Prayer to Share Why We Pray – Your Daily Prayer – January 14
A Prayer to Share Why We PrayBy Chelsey DeMatteis “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” – Romans 12:12 This title seems odd, right? Why would people want to know the reasons someone prays? Well, I believe…
A Prayer for When You Don’t Feel Good Enough – Your Daily Prayer – January 13
A Prayer for When You Don’t Feel Good EnoughBy Molly Law “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I…
A Prayer of Praise for Who God Is – Your Daily Prayer – January 12
A Prayer of Praise for Who God IsBy Heidi Vegh “Let everything that has breath praise the LORD”. – Psalm 160:6 As readers of the Bible, we often get caught in the mindset of reading the Bible to find ourselves….
A Prayer to See Christ as Protector – Your Daily Prayer – January 11
A Prayer to See Christ as ProtectorBy Chelsey DeMatteis “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of…
A Prayer to Be Anchored in Hope – Your Daily Prayer – January 10
A Prayer to Be Anchored in HopeBy Jessica Van Roekel “We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor for the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain, where Jesus has gone as a forerunner…
Finding Hope in the Wilderness Season
Finding Hope in Wilderness Seasons When I was a little girl, I lived in rural Mississippi, down a long dirt road that was named after my family, that offered no cable television, few visitors, and long hours playing in the yard….
A Prayer for Gratefulness – Your Daily Prayer – January 6
A Prayer for GratefulnessBy Meg Bucher “The LORD is my strength and shield. I trust him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.” Psalm 28:7 NLT…
A Prayer Regarding Fortitude – Your Daily Prayer – January 5
A Prayer Regarding FortitudeBy Jessica Van Roekel “Blessed are those whose strength is in you, in whose heart are the highways to Zion. As they go through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; the early…
A Prayer When Change Seems Impossible – Your Daily Prayer – January 4
A Prayer for When Change Seems ImpossibleBy Ashley Moore “By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called…
A Prayer for a Fresh New Start – Your Daily Prayer – January 3
A Prayer for a Fresh New StartBy Megan Evans “The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease.Great is his faithfulness;his mercies begin afresh each morning.” – Lamentations 3:22-23 (NLT) My least favorite chore is dusting, yet strangely…
A Prayer for New Rhythms – Your Daily Prayer – January 2
A Prayer for New Rhythms By Ashley Moore “For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry…
A Prayer for Goals in the New Year – Your Daily Prayer – January 1
A Prayer for Your Goals in the New YearBy Molly Law “Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be” – Psalm 139:16 The year…
A Prayer to Continue Generosity into the New Year – Your Daily Prayer.- December 31
A Prayer to Continue Generosity into the New YearBy Alicia Searl “Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” – 2 Corinthians 9:7…
A Prayer for Everlasting Peace – Your Daily Prayer – December 30
A Prayer for Everlasting PeaceBy Kristine Brown “You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.” (Isaiah 26:3 NIV) The earth-shaking sound of thunder woke me from a deep sleep. Cracking limbs from…
A Prayer of Surrender to Jesus’ Calling – Your Daily Prayer – December 29
A Prayer of Surrender to Jesus’ CallingBy Kristine Brown “Then, calling the crowd to join his disciples, he said, ‘If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and…
A Prayer for When a Child Dies – Your Daily Prayer – December 28
A Prayer for When a Child DiesBy Rev. Kyle Norman “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.” (Matthew 2:18) “Chanson is with Jesus.” These were…
Blessing Others This Holiday Season
The holiday season is a time of thanksgiving and gratitude. It is a time to reflect. We gather around fires and giggle with family. We host parties, give gifts, and drink hot cocoa. We visit friends and tell old stories….
A Prayer for God to Reach Out through My Words – Your Daily Prayer – December 27
A Prayer for God to Reach Out through My WordsBy Lynette Kittle “Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone”—Colossians 4:6 Lately, it seems I’ve been spending more…
A Prayer to Practice Christmas Cheer All Year Long – Your Daily Prayer – December 26
A Prayer to Practice Christmas Cheer All Year AroundBy Laura Bailey “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another,…
A Prayer for Christmas – Your Daily Prayer – December 25
A Prayer for ChristmasBy Emma Danzey Isaiah 9:6 says, “For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,…
A Prayer for a Silent Night – Your Daily Prayer – December 24
A Prayer for a Silent NightBy Alicia Searl “Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” – Matthew 11:28 Silent Night, a beloved Christmas carol with humble beginnings that dates back to…
A Prayer for Peace on Earth – Your Daily Prayer – December 23
A Prayer for Peace on EarthBy Tiffany Thibault/p> “And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom He…
A Prayer for Understanding This Christmas – Your Daily Prayer – December 22
A Prayer for Understanding this Christmas.By Meg Bucher “Like newborn babies, you must crave spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment, now that you have had a taste of…
A Prayer to Remember the Afflicted This Holiday Season – Your Daily Prayer – December 21
A Prayer to Remember the Afflicted This Holiday SeasonBy Lynette Kittle “Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering” – Hebrew 13:3…
How to Overcome Fear as a Single Mom
By the time I was 21 years old, I had suffered a lifetime of disappointments. Both of my parents were dead, as well as all my grandparents and most of my aunts and uncles. I had seen more death than…
A Prayer to Look to the Lord as Everlasting Father – Your Daily Prayer – December 20
A Prayer to Look to The Lord as Everlasting FatherBy Chelsey DeMatteis “I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is…
Discerning the Voice of God
Have you ever wondered if you are in alignment with God’s instruction? Have you wondered if that little voice in your head was the devil or God? Have you heard something in your spirit man, then second-guessed whether or not…
A Prayer for Holiday Meal Conversations – Your Daily Prayer – December 19
A Prayer for Holiday Meal ConversationsBy Ashley Moore “Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.” – Colossians 4:6, ESV We have a running joke in our…
A Prayer for True Joy This Christmas – Your Daily Prayer – December 18
A Prayer for True Joy This ChristmasBy Ashley Moore “You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” – Psalm 16:11, ESV Christmas is a…
The Single Mom’s Choice This Christmas
Christmas is my favorite holiday of the year. Those who know me will attest to that fact. I begin my holiday planning in October. I’m singing Christmas carols at the first hint of a fallen leaf! I start thinking about…
An Advent Prayer for Peace – Your Daily Prayer – December 17
An Advent Prayer for PeaceBy Emma Danzey John 14:27 says, “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…