Unlocked Archives: September 2022

  • September 10, 2022

    I can't. But God can. I am weak. But God is strong. I am afraid. But He can make me brave. I can't do it alone. But I don't have to be alone. In my darkness, God is my light. In my pain, He gives healing. I love the verse in Isaiah that says if [...]

  • September 9, 2022

    When God created the world, He saw that it was good (Genesis 1:31). But when the first humans went their own way against God, sin and brokenness messed up that goodness. While we are still made in God's image, and we like to try to create good things too, we will never reach perfection in [...]

  • September 8, 2022

    This morning as I was reaching for my Bible, I was soul-weary from a week of grief and tears. I needed to be saturated in the tRuth Then, a picture popped into my mind so instantly and clearly, I felt sure it was from God. The picture was of an IV line threading from my [...]

  • September 7, 2022

    Two of your closest friends are whispering to each other, glancing at you every now and then, giggling. What thoughts enter your head? Does your mind spin something negative without knowing the truth of the situation? Spoiler alert: Your friends were actually planning a surprise birthday party for you! Over a few days, you send [...]

  • September 6, 2022

    I'm twenty-eight years old, and I wish I had realized sooner that God is my truest friend. As a teen, I was told that everyone could make friends easily. But in school, I felt as if I was the only one who couldn't. I desperately wanted to, but I had a hard time finding true [...]

  • September 5, 2022

    Do you often think about what is to come tomorrow, next week, or next year? None of us know what is to come. It's up to God to know. He holds the future, and He will be with us when we get there. We can trust Him because He's good, and “His faithful love endures [...]

  • September 4, 2022

    I sometimes struggle with the fact that God offers the same kind of grace and love to someone who has hurt me as He does to me. I mean that person doesn't deserve all that, do they? Maybe you are the kind of person who goes out of your way to do nice things for [...]

  • September 3, 2022

    God can do all things. There are countless passages in the Bible about amazing things God has done. The Exodus is a good example. God rescued the Israelites, along with many other people, from the ruthless rulers who had enslaved them in Egypt. God sent plagues until Pharaoh let the people go, and then God [...]

  • September 2, 2022

    College preparation is daunting. You outline the roadmap to your future—a blueprint setting a foundation for your life. Thus, you strive to place every step perfectly in order, as though you were scaling a mountain and had to plan each foothold to reach the summit. In high school, I applied to a wide range of [...]

  • September 1, 2022

    I might feel weak, not ready to face the bullies I see around me. I might feel weak, not prepared for a health battle in front of me. I might feel weak, unable to stand up for myself. I might feel weak but I serve a God who is strong. You will have days when [...]