Growth Day

Does God have a plan for me and my life? How do I know what job to take or whom to date? The Bible tells us you can "test and approve" God's Will. You can know His will and examine Scripture to provide God's direction for your life. The book of Romans tells us that as we are transformed by God, we are able to discern His Will. Are you ready and willing to let your life be transformed by God's Word and His Holy Spirit?

What if our mind was a ship trying to navigate through the waters of this life—whether smooth waters, rough, or overwhelming? At some heartbeat, we experience all of these waters. Come on a journey with me—exploring who the Creator is, of wonder, vulnerability, thanksgiving, encouragement, and pain. May you be encouraged no matter how the waters are for you. Know there is an answer, hope, and someone who cares. Steady the ship of your mind on things above, lest the ship starts drifting or sinking. He is the commander of our minds, and, when He speaks, there is a great calm.

What if we truly belong to each other? What if we are all walking around shining like the sun? Mystic, monk, and activist Thomas Merton asked those questions in the twentieth century. Writer Sophfronia Scott is asking them today. In The Seeker and the Monk, Scott mines the extensive private journals of one of the most influential contemplative thinkers of the past for guidance on how to live in these fraught times. As a Black woman who is not Catholic, Scott both learns from and pushes back against Merton, holding spirited and intimate conversations on race, faith, and love.

During times of transition and unknown next steps, it is more important than ever to cling to the promises of God and to tune your ear to hear what Jesus has to say. Bestselling author Sarah Young is here to guide you through life transitions with the help of God’s word.

Every Christian cherishes the famous passage in Galatians 5:22-23 that lists the fruit of the Spirit—love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. These are the marks of godly character that we strive to display. But has it ever occurred to you that these are also the characteristics of God? Can it be that God loves us with the fruit of the Spirit? And only when we are secure in that love can we display it to others? Jessica Thompson wants to take you deeper into the love that your Heavenly Father has for you.

This book explores how the divine shows itself in our lives, and how our everyday lives are filled with that presence. You'll discover the divine in things that are delightful, when we suffer and fail and have to try again, and when our plans unfold effortlessly or come to an abrupt standstill. Presence will also take you into the world of words and story, as we seek to unravel the amazing symbolism in language. It is for those who doubt their faith but are still open to seek more. This beautiful book connects your regular, everyday life with the divine.

"Show me your ways, o Lord; teach me your paths" (Psalm 25:4 NKJV). Have you noticed most things that remain significant today are remnants from the "old" ways? Ancient Paths has been designed to draw you back to the unique routes of those who have followed God and began to chase the narrow way. These age-old examples are the less traveled routes that you will begin to tread and where transformation will occur. Michelle Gehrt shares supernatural insights into what life is like when we are walking out our destinies that God has purposed for us.

During the Son of God’s last three hours on the cross, the sun stopped shining and darkness covered the whole land. If Jesus, the light of the world, experienced darkness and distress, it should come as no surprise to his followers when they, too, find themselves in uneasy situations. He came out on top, and so can you!

This devotional will help you understand whether your life is hanging in the balance or not. It will help you identify the areas of your life that need improvement or adjustment so it aligns with the will of God. You will learn what it means to live a life dedicated to God and what you need to do to maintain your dedication.

As the nations crumble under chaos and compromise, have Christians sunk so low in their hope that they can no longer anticipate a glorious move of God? Or will a remnant of ordinary dreamers shake off despair, rise up, and join God in his mighty purpose for his people? God always uses ordinary men and women to bring about revival, and he is doing it again. The Spirit is stirring up a people’s revival!

Many people struggle to have enough faith to live from day to day, let alone having faith the size of a mustard seed that can move mountains. Fireproof: 40 Days to Radical Faith will radically change your life one day at a time. A. G. Green Sr. has provided a user manual on faith with critical questions to ask yourself, conscious choices that need to be made, immediate faith food for spiritual nourishment, and faith confessions to help you speak those things that are not into manifestation.

"Where did you find God today?" This humble question from a pastor to his congregation inspired these touching stories of faith, hope, love, and grace. With a pastor's heart, a scholar's mind, and a poet's soul, Mike Milton invites you to journey through the common and the familiar to seek God's grace at work in everyday life.

God passionately loves you, much more than you will ever comprehend. He desires for you to experience a more cherished intimacy and closeness with him than you have ever imagined is possible. He wants to speak with you daily through two-way conversations, giving you time to share your heart with him and allowing him time to share the deepest places of his heart with you.

The Search for Rest is a 50-day devotional designed to help us adjust to God's ways. Each daily reading includes an inspirational quote, Bible passages to hear, an instructive lesson, questions for group use, and a practical peace step to help you apply the principles involved.

Digging Deeper:The Bible Study is a self-reflective, interactive, thematic Bible study and meant to be listened to in conjunction with Digging Deeper: The Devotional. It encourages you to reflect on your Christian walk to develop a closer relationship with Jesus and to apply Bible teachings to everyday life. Each chapter is saturated with Rev. Lunde’s nuggets of insight into how to live the Christian life in spite of seemingly insurmountable hardships. Themes address topics such a fear and worry, God’s presence in time of trouble, and the wisdom of trusting in God.

Share My Pleasant Stones offers personal insights and practical guidelines for expanding one's relationship with Jesus Christ through daily listening and meditation. Each entry - one for every day of the year - is headed by a quotation from the Bible and followed by notes the author has written in the margins of her own Bible over the years. It is, perhaps, Eugenia Price's most personal book. First published in 1957, and now reissued with a new preface by the author, Share My Pleasant Stones is a book Eugenia Price's listeners will want to play every day.

A dog who gets hold of the wrong end of the stick; a horse who beats the odds; a wasp who discovers a sting in the tail. This is the stuff of The Animal Parables. Each tale features an animal who finds that things turn out to be quite different from how it imagined and profound life lessons are learned along the way.

The Mynah bird longs to be special like the other animals, but he is just a dull black bird. A snake suggests that he would be more popular if he tried to be like more the other animals, and so the Mynah bird tries doing impressions.... This is a story about both the empowerment of identity and the bankruptcy of people-pleasing.

The dog enjoys a carefree start to life, but soon finds himself being trained about good and bad behaviour. When he is sold, he finds that his new master is very different to the trainer. This is a story about both the power of grace overcoming the power of law and of true identity discovered.

The donkey has always felt less significant than the self-important race horses, until a purebred white horse comes and tells him he is to race.... This is a story about both the power of sacrificial love and the strength found in a name.