“Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.”
1 Peter 5:6 (NIV)
Source: 5 Things To Remember When Conversations Turn Into Conflict | Lysa TerKeurst | Proverbs31.org
Excerpt:
When I find myself in a conflict, I want to find the right...
“But forget all that—it is nothing compared to what I am going to do.” Isaiah 43:18 (NLT)
Source: How To Regain a Hope-Filled Perspective | Laura Lacey Johnson | Proverbs31.org
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“Show me your last cool trick!”
With this phrase, my kids knew the time had come to dry off at...
“Therefore welcome one another, just as Christ also welcomed you, to the glory of God.”
Romans 15:7 (CSB)
Source: Raising Kind ChildrenWho Reflect the Heart of God | Laura Wifler (proverbs31.org)
Excerpt:
It was a hot July day, and we had picked up a few of my children’s friends...
“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 14:27 (NIV)
Source: Messy Kitchen, Mesy Heart | by Evan and Jenny Owens | Proverbs31.org
Excerpt:
If you’ve ever cooked for a family...
“And Elisha said, ‘Borrow as many empty jars as you can from your friends and neighbors. Then go into your house with your sons and shut the door behind you. Pour olive oil from your flask into the jars, setting each one aside when it is filled.’”
2 Kings 4:3-4 (NLT)
Source: When you...
Acts 13:43 “…who, as they spoke with them, urged them to continue in the grace of God.” While turning to Christ happens in a moment, it takes God’s grace to help you make it all the way home...by Lina Abujamra
“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
Acts 1:8 (NKJV)
Source: Help is here | Max Lucado | Proverbs 31 Ministries
Excerpt:
I lost my energy. Suddenly...
“Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.”
Galatians 1:10 (NIV)
Source: We can't please all the people all the time | Lysa Terkeurst (Proverbs31.org)...
“Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.”
Psalm 119:105 (NIV)
Source: Light the Way | Lauren Green McAfee | Proverbs 31 ministries.
Excerpt:
Since I was home-schooled until middle school, I would wake up before the sun, eyes still drowsy, and march downstairs to see a dim...
“O Lord, all my longing is before you; my sighing is not hidden from you.” (Psalm 38:9, ESV)
Source: God's Not Afraid of My Pain | Alicia Bruxvoort (Proverbs31.org)
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This precious girl had come to live with my family while hers was in crisis. Though she'd found refuge under...
“For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.” Romans 15:4 (ESV)
Source: God is always good | Katie Faris (Proverbs31.org)
Excerpt:
Motherhood isn’t what I expected.
It’s a...
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us …”
Hebrews 12:1 (NIV)
Source: Walking Counts When It's Hard To Run | Kia Stephens...
James 4:14
“Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.”
James 4:14 (NIV)
Excerpt from source: ("Prioritizing what matters most - Kia Stephens (proverbs31.org)
“We should play a board game,'' my...
March 19th
JESUS’ FINAL WEEK
FRIDAY – Jesus’ Last Words (3) Mother
Then when Jesus saw His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing near, He said to His mother, “Ma’am, see your son.” Then He said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.”
And from that moment the disciple took His mother...