Do you believe that God hears you? That HE hears your prayers? There are days and seasons when it seems like my prayers hit a wall. They just bounce right back down to earth. The Bible is clear, however, that God hears us, so why doesn’t it feel that way? It Doesn’t Always Feel Like […]
Is Love Enough for Marriage? One Thing That Leads to a Healthy Marriage
Is love enough for marriage to last a lifetime? Love. That little word can rule us, lead our feelings and emotions, and cause us to get married in the first place. Love is powerful, but does it last? Today, Alyssa Avant will answer a question we all ask as the honeymoon ends and the pressures […]
13 Bible Verses About Fear Not To Claim To Be Still
Why is it so hard to be still and know that He is God? Honestly, for me, it is because I am afraid. I know… I know… There are hundreds of Bible verses about fear not, but Y’all, fear is a living breathing force in my everyday life. I’m not proud to admit that, but […]
31 Days of Hope for Marriage Online Event Hub
Welcome to the 31 Days of Hope for Marriage Online Event! In 2019, we hosted the third-ever online marriage event, which reached over 250K couples with hope and joy. Our focus was on hope in marriage, intentionally investing in hope in Christ in your marriage because it makes all the difference. This space will remain open for […]
Stop Growing Weary By Setting Godly Boundaries: Wait On The Lord
Waiting on the Lord is emotionally exhausting work. Why? We feel responsible for everything that needs to be done and all the people who need to be cared for and protected while we wait. Anybody else? Today, we will see that to stop growing weary while doing good, we must learn to set godly boundaries! […]
How to Be Still With God Every Day: 12 Simple Ways
What comes to mind when I say, “be still in God?” We began our study by asking, “What does being still mean?” Who else thought it was about meditation and yoga? Today we will pull together all we’ve learned over the past 13 days in our 40-day fast and devotions on how to be still […]
Can You Trust the Will of God Like Jesus?
Do you trust God? A better question is “Do you trust the will of God or the plan God has for your life?” The truth is, I trust my plans and my will, but God’s will and God’s plans seem scary. Can you relate? How do you trust God’s plans when they throw you into […]
What Does Love Never Fails Mean? 5 Steps for Marriage
1 Corinthians 13 teaches us that love never fails. Have you quit on your marriage? God asked me that question this week and it hurt in a deep place. My immediate, gut-level response was, “No, I will never quit on my marriage.” He then began to show me areas I have indeed stopped fighting and […]
Can You Be Still When God Is Just?
When God is just I struggle to accept that as part of who God is. What do you think of when you think, “God is”? The character of God is a many-sided mystery. I love to sit in the idea that God is love, but the love of God is only one part of the […]
3 Ways Love Hopes All Things in Marriage
Hope. This one word can breathe life into a desperate situation and gives wings to a dream that is dying in front of your eyes. Can love hope all things in a Christian marriage? The Bible clearly says love hopes all things so it must be true, but how do we apply the principle when […]