Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Psalm 25:17

We all get lonely at times and feel the effects of not being connected with others in meaningful ways. We want to offer you hope that this is not unique to you. God is aware of all the emotions that come with loneliness. This reading plan offers perspective on how to change and includes a means to connect with people waiting to talk about it or pray with you at [ChatAboutJesus].

When we fail, where does our strength come from? If you love Jesus, your strength will come from him and through him! If you fail, he is there. And here is a short reminder we all need.

How to live in Holy fear, but not fear of the Holy

What is my purpose? What am I meant to do with my life? What is God's plan for me? These are all questions many of us ask at one point or another in our lives. We aim to answer some of these questions as we unpack what it is to step into your purpose. Join a few of our C3 College students as they shed some light on this topic.

Our lives are saturated with busyness, interactions, relationships, and social media. However, this doesn’t guarantee that we will never be lonely. You are beloved by God, and He will lift you up in times of solitary living and deepest loneliness. Lonely periods are not irrelevant seasons but hidden opportunities to draw closer to the Father and perhaps wield the greatest significance of our lives.

Entrepreneurs are anywhere from 2-10x more likely to suffer from mental challenges. And when it comes to working through and learning from the snares that so easily entangle entrepreneurs starting our own ventures, there’s no better place to turn to than God’s Word. Join us for the next five days to see what the Bible has to say about depression, image management, loneliness, sexual brokenness, and worry…

Natural disasters—such as hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, fires, tornadoes, even pandemics—often strike without warning. The shock, fear and sense of outrage can be overwhelming, leaving you feeling completely helpless and abandoned. In the midst of devastation and loss, be assured that God is with you—loving you and caring for you, “always ready to help in times of trouble” (Psalm 46:1).

You can feel lonely by yourself or in the biggest crowd, surrounded by people and still feel lonely. It is a feeling that doesn’t discriminate and can come upon us at a moment’s notice. But how do we cope with it? Can we see God in these moments? This plan aims to help us consider our response to loneliness and how we can seek God in these moments.

The Bible calls us to honor our parents—and one way we can do that is by praying for them. This five-day guide will help you to pray rich, intentional prayers for your mother or father—be they biological or adoptive, involved or inattentive, loving or cold, frail or fit, believers or unbelievers. Whatever their situation or posture toward us, if we want to love them well, we need to pray.

As you follow this five-day Bible reading plan, you will be guided through an inevitable aspect of the widow's journey: loneliness. With the help of stories from the Bible and testimonies from other widows, you will be provided with tools that will assist you in overcoming loneliness. You are never truly alone because you have a God who loves you and walks with you every step of the way.

Coming face to face with death can bring deep and fear-filled questions. Will I die alone? Will it be painful? What comes after death? When you’re gripped with this anxiety, you need to know there’s a God who understands and has gone before us to conquer death. This plan will share God’s hope-filled answers to help you make peace with death.

Discipleship works against fear. As we obey God’s commands, we entrust ourselves to him. Like the students attending the schools founded by D. L. Moody in Northfield, MA, God’s people “are encouraged to test the meaning and value of the Bible’s teachings experimentally, by acting upon them, and living them out.” As we “test experimentally” the word of God, we will find that we will have fewer and fewer reasons to be afraid. You can get an expanded version of this plan at moodycenter.org/fear.

Our daily struggles can leave us feeling weary, cheated, and alone. Through Jesus we have the assurance of worth and value. We have his promise for spiritual strength and relief from suffering, forgiveness of our sins, protection from the evil one, and hope for a future way better than our past.

Emotions—love them or hate them—we’ve all got them. And we’ve all got to figure out what to do with them. But wait. Can we do anything about emotions? Can we learn how to identify, express, experience—and yes, sometimes wrangle—our feelings in order to live a vibrant, healthy life for Jesus? These devotions will equip you with the Biblical perspectives and practical tools you need to thrive.

Hold on and don’t let go. In this week’s devotional, Sheila Walsh explores how she came to embrace those words at one of the darkest times of her life. As Sheila writes, “Even though there are circumstances in life that don’t make sense, I know this: God is good, God is love, God is in control. God’s Word is alive and can help us make it all the way home.”

Christians seem uncomfortable with the topic of grief, but people need extra care when they're hurting. Let this 7-day plan help you in your journey with grief and as you seek to love others.

Pastor Chris Brown recounts some of the extraordinary tragedies and trials he has experienced, including homelessness, violence, abuse, and the loss of loved ones. Reflecting on his story, Chris shares his hard-won countercultural perspective on pain, offering hope to those of us who feel disqualified or discouraged by our circumstances. The messiness of our past stories can craft a new life that points to God and proclaims His glory.

I extend this invitation to deepen healing with Jesus! God has walked me through 12 years of physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual exploitation, and being sex trafficked. For many years, the enemy convinced me that I was too broken & unworthy. Together we will dive into God's truth & grace over our lives!

Being a young adult in your 20s and 30s comes with challenges. Whether in college or the workforce, life's struggles, pain, and joys appear often. In this plan, six young adults share their stories and how God has worked in their lives regarding family hurt, anxiety, community, self-worth, sex, and loneliness. We welcome you to come along, and then consider sharing your own story with us.

David’s psalms remain a source of inspiration, revealing the complexity of the human spirit as we cry out to God. In this plan, you’ll examine some of the psalms to find hope, encouragement, and a kindred voice speaking to the highs and lows of addiction recovery.

Being a young adult in your 20s and 30s comes with challenges. Whether in college or the workforce, life's struggles, pain, and joys appear often. In this plan, six young adults share their stories and how God has worked in their lives regarding family hurt, perseverance, sex/addiction, dating, control vs. surrender, and identity. We welcome you to come along. Please consider sharing your own story with us.

Do you care about being seen by others? Perhaps you use social media to share your experiences and to post your best selfies online — photoshopped or not. Do you also care about being seen by God? Or does this thought make you feel uncomfortable? This reading plan is about God seeing and knowing you as you really are. Will you read along with us?

We were made in the image of a creative God. He is calling each of us to activate our creativity and pursue our passions with excellence in order that His beauty may reach and revive the hearts of all mankind. In these excerpts and behind-the-scenes conversations from Resonate Campaign’s musical documentary ‘Resonate,’ join singer-songwriter Brianna Gaither as she embarks on a collaborative journey to explore God’s creative nature.

Sometimes, no matter which direction we look, it all just seems like too much. Pressures push in on us from every side. Though it’s hard to see, our God is with us even then. In the moments when we need to sit in a dark room, curl into a ball and weep, he is there with us, and he has some surprisingly comforting things to speak into our hearts.

“God is good.” Everyone who’s been a Christian for a while has heard this statement a thousand times. We hear it. We say it. We sing it. But do we really believe it? For the next 21 days we are going to be exploring what the Bible has to tell us about the goodness of God.