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<p>Many people go through life focused on the goals they haven't accomplished. If we're going to stay motivated, we have to learn to celebrate the small victories. </p><p><strong>Fear says, “You can’t.” Faith says, “God will!”</strong> This November, take a 30-day journey to rene ... Show More

<p>It may not look like anything is changing, but the moment you prayed, God began to turn things in your favor. It's just a matter of time until you see the fulfillment of His promise.</p><p><strong>Fear says, “You can’t.” Faith says, “God will!”</strong> This November, take a 3 ... Show More

<p>Those who come after you are counting on you. The best part of your life is still ahead of you. God didn’t change His mind about your purpose. The anointing is increasing from generation to generation. All of heaven is cheering for you.</p><p><strong>Fear says, “You can’t.” Fa ... Show More

<p><span>In today’s devotional, we’re going to look at the opportunity God gives us every day to simply be who we are. His pursuit of our hearts frees us as we experience his unconditional, all-encompassing love. So as we open our hearts to his loving pursuit today, I pray that G ... Show More

<p> </p> <p><span>In the last devotional in our series on honesty, today we’re going to focus simply on what it means to live honestly every day. My hope for today is that God will empower us all to continue this journey of honesty and humility on a daily basis. Let’s open up our ... Show More

<p><span>In the last devotional of this series on God’s pursuit of our hearts, we’re wrapping it all up by looking at what it means to live from the heart. There are so many places to live from, so many different ways to go about a day. But God, in his power and love, wants to fr ... Show More

<p dir="ltr">God’s goodness over our lives far exceeds anything we’ve experienced. We’ve only yet splashed around in the shallows of God’s deep love and mercy. In order to dive deeper into the fullness of life available to us, we must learn how to posture our hearts. May your rel ... Show More

<p dir="ltr">In response to God’s work in our hearts, we are called to share the wonders of his invisible nature with a world in desperate need of him. God has chosen to use us to reveal himself. He’s filled us with the Spirit and empowered us to proclaim the good news of salvati ... Show More

<p> </p> <p><span>As we near the end of our week on honesty, today we’re going to discover together how there is freedom in the light. Any part of our lives in which we’re walking in darkness, living isolated and unknown, makes space for our hearts to be chained to thoughts and t ... Show More

<p><span>In today’s devotional we’re beginning a brand new series, focusing on the fact that God is first and foremost after our hearts. In a world that defines us by what we do, God looks at who we are. May we openly accept his gaze today, with faith in our hearts that he always ... Show More

<p><span>In the middle of our week looking at how God is after our hearts, in today’s devotional we’re going to focus on what it means to live with an open heart. Every day, every moment is an opportunity to live with an open heart, or to live with walls up around our hearts. And ... Show More

<p dir="ltr">Today we’ll explore the concept of evangelism. There are so many fears and misconceptions wrapped up in this topic, and my hope today is that we’ll simplify it, and get straight to the heart of the issue. As we assess our hearts, may we remain soft and open to the co ... Show More

<p dir="ltr">As we continue our week on God’s heart to meet with man, today we’ll look at the best example I can think of. Many of us doubt the love of God due to all kinds of circumstances, but I pray today you become even a little bit more convinced and sure of his pursuit and ... Show More