Stacey Barkley
"Better is the end of a thing than its beginning, and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit." – Ecclesiastes 7:8 (HCSB)Please Pray:Lord, I struggle with patiently waiting. Teach me to trust Your timing, knowing that Your plans are always better than mine. Help me to...
Sarah Freymuth
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. – James 1:2-4Please Pray:Father, the hurt and pain...
Renee Gotcher
“Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains. You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at...
Amy Olrick
"My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry." - James 1:19-20Please Pray:Lord, as I step into this day, slow my heart to match Your pace. When impatience rises, remind me of Your endless grace. When...
Lilka Finley Raphael
Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall. -- Proverbs 16:18 (NKJV)Please Pray:Father God, personal pride is something I have always struggled with. The world tells me that I should feel worthy of what I accomplish and everything I count as gain in my life. Yet, I...
Lori Altebaumer
Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him. -- John 13:15 Please Pray:Heavenly Father, some days I just get so tired of trying to please everyone around me and not getting much...
Kristen Terrette
Loving God means keeping his commandments, and his commandments are not burdensome. -- 1 John 5:3 (NLT) Please Pray:Father God, I know that so often I want to serve my will not yours. Please forgive me for this and guide me in the ways and the paths you would like...
"And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters." -- Genesis 1:2 (KJV)Please Pray:Dear Lord, I’m not by nature a patient person. I know the trials I endure as a...
Karisa Moore
“But standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” Then He said to the disciple,...
Lilka Finley Raphael
Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, “Let us go up at once and take possession, for we are well able to overcome it.” -- Numbers 13:30 (NKJV)Please Pray:Heavenly Father, thank you that we are well able to conquer the challenges we face as caregivers. Thank you for...
Lori Altebaumer
If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” -- Luke 11:13Please Pray:Lord, You are a good Father, who knows how to give His children good gifts. Right...
Kristen Terrette
“Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”-- 1 Corinthians 13:7 (ESV)Please Pray:Lord Jesus, thank You for reminding me that love isn’t always big gestures and gifts. That love is also about being steady and loyal to the point of demonstrating 1 Corinthians 13:7. Thank...
Laura Maser
"Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends." -- John 15:13 (NKJV)Please Pray:Heavenly Father,We honor and glorify Your Holy Name! We praise You and thank You for your amazing true love for us. We thank You that our sins are covered by...
Beth Patch
“No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love Him.” – 1 Corinthians 2:9 (NLT)Please Pray:Heavenly Father, I want to thank You from the bottom of my heart for the way You show me Your unending love for...
Amber Ginter
“We love each other because He loved us first.” – 1 John 4:19 (NLT)Please Pray:God, we are grateful that Your love for us exceeds human frailty. Even if we didn’t receive the love we needed here on earth, remind us that Your love is within and all around us. You...
Nicole O'Meara
For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die—but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died...
"If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God. And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them." —1 John 4:15-16 (NIV)Please Pray:Dear...
Treva Barnard
“Love your neighbor as yourself.” -- Mark 12:31Please Pray:Heavenly Father, thank you for reminding me of the importance of loving myself as You love me. Help me to see self-care not as selfish but as a way to honor You. Teach me to care for my body, mind, and spirit...
Nancy C. Williams
“And the Lord, He is the One who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed.” – Deuteronomy 31:8Please Pray:Father God, the One who created Adam and Eve for the first earthly marriage, please bless our...
Nancy C. Williams
“And the Lord, He is the One who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed.” – Deuteronomy 31:8My beloved husband and I were once roped into serving as contestants for a homemade version of “The...