Walking With Jesus Day 3 — When God Feels Quiet Scripture “Be still, and know that I am God.” — Psalm 46:10 (NIV) Reflection Some days, God feels incredibly close. You pray and sense His peace. You read Scripture and the words seem written just for you. You see His hand in the

Walking With Jesus Day 2 — Starting the Day With Jesus Scripture “Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.” — Mark 1:35 (NIV) Reflection Before the crowds. Before the questions. Before t

Walking With Jesus Day 1 — Come Walk With Me Scripture “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” — Matthew 4:19 (NIV) Reflection There’s something beautifully simple about the invitation of Jesus: “Come, follow Me.” He didn’t tell the discipl

Becoming More Like Jesus Day 30 — When You’re Waiting on God Scripture “Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.” — Psalm 27:14 (NIV) Reflection Waiting is hard. Especially when you’ve prayed. And prayed again. You’ve asked God for direction, heali

Becoming More Like Jesus Day 29 — When You Don’t Get the Last Word Scripture “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” — Proverbs 15:1 (NIV) Reflection There’s something satisfying about having the last word. One more explanation. One more correction

Becoming More Like Jesus Day 28 — When You’re Tired of Being the Bigger Person Scripture “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” — Romans 12:21 (NIV) Reflection There are moments when doing the right thing gets tiring. You’ve been patient. You’ve chosen your

Becoming More Like Jesus Day 27 — Choosing Kindness When You Don’t Feel Like It Scripture “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” — Ephesians 4:32 (NIV) Reflection Kindness is easy when people are kind to us. It’s easy

Becoming More Like Jesus Day 26 — When No One Says Thank You Scripture “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters.” — Colossians 3:23 (NIV) Reflection Sometimes doing the right thing feels good. People notice. They apprecia

Becoming More Like Jesus Day 25 — When Compassion Costs You Something Scripture “When He saw her, His heart went out to her and He said, ‘Don’t cry.’” — Luke 7:13 (NIV) Reflection Compassion is easy when it’s convenient. It’s harder when it costs us something. Our time. Our

Becoming More Like Jesus Day 24 — Grace for the Person You’re Becoming Scripture “He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” — Philippians 1:6 (NIV) Reflection Sometimes we’re much better at giving grace to other people than we are

Becoming More Like Jesus Day 23 — Making Room for the One Scripture “When He saw the crowds, He had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.” — Matthew 9:36 (NIV) Reflection Jesus saw crowds differently. Where others may have see

Becoming More Like Jesus Day 22 — When You’d Rather Defend Yourself Scripture “When they hurled their insults at Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats. Instead, He entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.” — 1 Peter 2:23 (NIV) Reflection There’s somethin

Becoming More Like Jesus Day 21 — When Jesus Interrupts Your Plans Scripture “In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.” — Proverbs 16:9 (NIV) Reflection Most of us like to know what the day is going to look like. We make plans. Create sch

Becoming More Like Jesus Day 20 — A Life That Reflects Jesus Scripture “Whoever claims to live in Him must live as Jesus did.” — 1 John 2:6 (NIV) Reflection For the past twenty days, we’ve been asking what it really means to become more like Jesus. And maybe that’s the most impor

Becoming More Like Jesus Day 19 — Choosing Peace Over Worry Scripture “Peace I leave with you; My peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” — John 14:27 (NIV) Reflection Worry has a way of taking us somewhere

Becoming More Like Jesus Day 18 — Serving Without Being Seen Scripture “The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve.” — Matthew 20:28 (NIV) Reflection We live in a world that notices what gets posted, praised, applauded, and recognized. But some of the most beautiful t

Becoming More Like Jesus Day 17 — Loving the Difficult People Scripture “But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.” — Matthew 5:44 (NIV) Reflection Loving people who love us is easy. Loving the person who irritates us, disappoints us, misunderstands

Becoming More Like Jesus Day 16 — Trusting God Completely Scripture “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” — Proverbs 3:5 (NIV) Reflection Trusting God is easy when life makes sense. It’s much harder when the prayer hasn’t been answered, t

Becoming More Like Jesus Day 15 — Living With Generosity 📖 Acts 20:35 (NIV) “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Generosity is about more than money. Jesus was generous with His time, compassion, attention, forgiveness, and love. We can be too. Sometimes the greatest gif

Becoming More Like Jesus Day 14 — Speaking Words That Give Life Scripture “The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.” — Proverbs 15:4 (NIV) Reflection Words are powerful. A few careless words can stay with someone for years. But so can a