Stronger Than The Struggle: Day 5

Here is the devotional: When it comes to my relationship with God, I tend to major in the minors. My focus gravitates to my mistakes and shortcomings, and I start to worry about how I measure up against everybody else and whether God will leave any blessing for my imperfect self. A mind-set like this…

Stronger Than The Struggle: Day 4

Here is the devotional: I’m the first to say I don’t like to fight. Even though I’m outgoing and have an outwardly aggressive personality, I avoid confrontation. In fact, I will do   anything to avoid it. I’m like our Goldendoodle dog: a recovering people-pleaser. But warfare is not just for a particular personality type—for those…

Stronger Than The Struggle: Day 3

Here is the devotional: Our winning and losing in the everyday will depend on our understanding of the battle and of whom we are fighting. We won’t be powerful over the enemy until we see this life-or-death fight up close and personal. We must learn how he operates, uncover his schemes, and acknowledge his threat…

Stronger Than The Struggle: Day 2

Here is the devotional: God will always see past our lack, past our pain, and speak to the person we are becoming. He is calling us to develop our spiritual lives. You may have lost in the world, but you’re not a loser to God. You may have failed, but you’re not a failure. God…

Stronger Than The Struggle: Day 1

Here is the devotional: God’s mission is to gather as many souls on earth as are willing to live with him for eternity. He is passionate—no, vigilant—for everyone to have an opportunity to choose him. When we give our lives to him, his mission becomes our mission, though we don’t see the whole picture as…