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August 21 - November 12, 2022
God’s purpose for each of us is to love others and point them back to Him and His love.
“When you draw near to God, he will draw near to you. . . . And if you’ll be quiet and if you’ll listen, you’ll hear the gentle whisper of a good God, who is always with you.”1
Don’t get overwhelmed by what God is calling you to do. Pray, soak in His Word, and listen for His whisper. His words will carry you through all that He’s called you to do.
Lord, please quiet all the overwhelming noise in my life so that I can hear Your whispers. Amen.
Holy Father, sometimes following You and Your call for my life is a scary thing. Please give me the courage to say yes anyway. Amen.
LET ME WARN YOU: THE WORDS OF GOD can’t do much for you if all you do is scan them quickly and then check your social media. But if you read them slowly, with your heart and mind open, as though they are written especially for you, like they are truth (because they are), and like they really mean what they say for you personally (because they do), then they will change your life.
“By simply, simply trying.”
Encourage one another and build each other up. 1 THESSALONIANS 5:11
A lot of times when we struggle with something, our prayer life becomes simply a plea for God to change our situation. But sometimes we’re in that situation for a reason. And rather than God getting us out of it, we need Him to meet us in it.
became their favorite. Why? Because they chose to face the
A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones. PROVERBS 14:30
Lord, I pray that You would help me to see all the reasons I have to celebrate today—and don’t let me forget to thank You for every one. Amen.
“the mouth speaks what the heart is full of” (Luke 6:45). When you spend time in private hearing and meditating

