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Are you distracted by racing or anxious thoughts? Distressed by intrusive or irrational thoughts? Struggling with sinful or untrue thoughts? You may feel trapped in your own head, but God and his Word have given you many different ways to find freedom. In this practical and sympathetic guidebook, biblical counselor Esther Smith provides twelve powerful strategies that are targeted to different thought struggles. Each chapter is filled with a variety of exercises so that you can begin to change your thoughts right away and live at peace.

In this copy-and-paste world, you were created unique and on purpose as a son or daughter of the king. In this forty-day devotional adventure, the Sons & Daughters collective helps you experience and embody the truths that you are creative, holy, righteous, secure, called, confident, and loved in your day-to-day life. With insight into Scripture, encouraging reflections and declarations, and daily actions you can take to live out your faith, these devotions will enable you to unlock what has been placed inside of you and step into the fullness of your God-given identity.

Many of us experience shame on a regular basis. We compare ourselves to others and feel deficient. We look at our pasts and hope no one will find out what we've done—or what was done to us. We doubt and isolate ourselves in light of previous rejection or failure. Our shame is unpleasant, even paralyzing. But there is hope for shame-filled souls! Our Savior willingly sacrificed everything—even died—so that shame would not have the final say in your life. Now he empowers you to change.

Delight in God’s wonderful gifts of grace with this Advent devotional for Christmas. Just as with opening the doors of an Advent calendar day by day, this Advent devotional will build your anticipation for Christmas so that you can fully absorb and enjoy its central gift—Jesus Christ. Reflecting on a few short verses each day, this devotional examines the wonderful gifts of grace that we receive through the coming of Christ and belief in his gospel.

Perhaps you feel as if the work you do carries less eternal impact than the work of a pastor or missionary. But that’s not how God sees it. Whatever it looks like day to day, your work is ministry and central to God’s plans to restore fallen creation. As the days of creation reveal, God is quite familiar with work himself. He created humans with unique giftings and interests, specifically so we can pursue his redemptive work in partnership with him. The Word Before Work features 260 passages—one for every workday of the year—to help you see how your work connects to God’s work in the world.

If you want to change your story, you need to know God’s story. This devotional, part of the StoryChanger Devotional series, is a friendly, practical guide to understanding the books of Philippians and Colossians and how they shape your story. Philippians and Colossians: Stories of Joy and Identity includes 50 devotionals written by David Murray. This series features daily readings designed to help you learn, love, and live the whole Bible.

Saying Yes to Life lifts our focus from natural, everyday concerns to issues that are having an impact on millions of lives around the world. As people made in the image of God, we are entrusted to look after what he has created.

God het gewone mense – skrynwerkers, vissermanne, diensknegte, sakelui, herders, dokters, ma’s en pa’s – gebruik om sy werk te doen. Gewone mense. Tóg sien God die potensiaal in hulle raak om sy doelwitte te verwesenlik. In Leef in kontak ondersoek ons noukeurig wat dit beteken om by Jesus te wees en Hom te volg.

Wie können Christen wachsen? Kaum jemand stellt in Frage, dass die Bibel uns dazu aufruft, in unserem Glaubensleben zu wachsen. Aber die Erklärung, wie das genau vor sich gehen soll, ist oftmals vage. Dane Ortlund lenkt den Blick der Gläubigen auf Christus. Er macht deutlich, dass der Weg der Heiligung nicht darin besteht, mehr zu tun oder besser zu werden, sondern tiefer in die wunderbaren Wahrheiten des Evangeliums einzutauchen, die für uns gelten, seit wir mit ihm vereint wurden. Dabei stützt sich Ortlund auf den Erkenntnisschatz von Persönlichkeiten aus der gesamten Kirchengeschichte.

Discontent easily arises when our desires aren't met and our plans don't come true—but this is a dangerous path that drives us away from God. While the world insists that satisfying our desires is the path to fulfillment, this daily devotional teaches us the value of seeking contentment instead, providing practical approaches to cultivating thankfulness in specific life circumstances that make discontent easy.

Imagine how your life might change if you followed Jesus up that Galilean hillside, hearing His most famous Sermon for yourself as you sat in the tall grass. Imagine how the world might change if you followed Him down the mountain, reaching your arms out as He did to a harvest field desperate for His touch. With accessible, warm, and a down-to-earth style, you don’t have to imagine these things, for beloved author and Bible teacher Kelly Minter brings to life the teachings and healings of Jesus to life.

In all the busy and bustle and noise of life, do you find it hard to keep first things first? We know that Jesus should be our first priority as believers, but with so many things fighting for our attention, what was once at the center can start getting crowded out. If this sounds like you, you’re not alone. Courtney Tracy has not only been there, she faces this struggle every single day. And you know what helped her return to Jesus as first priority? God’s Word! Particularly, the book of Colossians.

The Little Women Devotional offers lovely inspiration that explores the themes of faith, family, contentment, wisdom, and joy in the classic Louisa May Alcott novel, cherished by generations of readers and listeners. Each reading corresponds with a chapter from the book and invites you to embrace God’s guiding hand in your life as His cherished daughter. Each reading in this chapter-by-chapter devotional includes examples from the novel, scripture, life application, and prayers perfect for groups, book clubs, or personal reflection.

Do you desire daily wisdom—the kind of wisdom that can give you peace and comfort, guide your decisions, correct your misunderstandings, and teach you truths that help you mature in your faith? Wisdom for Life is designed to offer exactly that, using the Old Testament books of Psalms and Proverbs. Easy to fit in any schedule, each of the 100 devotions takes one minute to read. They also offer multiple Scripture references and a bonus "For Further Thought" section so you can dig deeper when you have the time.

From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible makes it clear that our God has a zealous intent to bless you. In this encouraging devotional, Pastor Terry A. Smith will help you recapture God's heart for His people and discover His extraordinary goodness in your life right now. You will learn not only how much God wants to bless you, but also how to receive His blessing, how to bring blessing to the world around you and how blessing leads to the discovery of your true purpose. Come, see what He will do in you, to you and through you.

The Psalms speak power today as they always have. They have spoken across generations. They have bridged cultural divides and social contexts with their emotional rawness, urge towards justice, and blunt candor about the coarse edges of walking with God. Psalms for Black Lives includes thirty devotions, each containing a psalm, a reflection, and an invitation for the listener to develop a justice imagination through further engagement with the text.

In Soul Strength, Dr. Alan Ahlgrim explores twelve principles that will help you experience deeper relationships than ever before and, in the process, discover the secret to creating the kind of growth and transformation you crave. The missing element in spiritual transformation for many—even for many in Christian leadership—is life with the right people.

What in the world is God doing? It's easy to wonder this. We are living in an unfolding story, and it's hard to hold on when difficult circumstances linger, or your deepest prayer hangs in the air, seemingly unanswered. Thankfully the Bible is filled with people who experienced the same thing. They had to learn to trust God's way and timing—and their stories give us insights to live that way too.

After learning to wait on God and after growing a healthy and fruitful relationship with Him, the next step is putting in the work for His kingdom. This collection of 31 daily devotions emphasizes the good work required of God’s children. Andrew Murray reveals not only how important working for God is, but also how to lean into individual giftings from God and how to submit to His laws and ways when working to expand the Kingdom.

Featuring moving quotes from a variety of writers and thinkers, including heartwarming scriptures and reflections on gratitude, friendship, faith, courage, and more, Be an Angel not only offers personal inspiration but also gently nudges you to look for ways to “be an angel” to those you encounter every day.