Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to 2 Corinthians 4:17

Are you afraid of snakes or spiders? Or emotional triggers like rejection or love? God designed fear to keep you from harm. A brain neuron called the amygdala sends signals to “be alert!” The theme of these guided audio meditations is conquering unhealthy fear. The first meditation explores overcoming past worries. The following reflection faces fears of the unknown. The third meditation addresses fears of evil.

One of the biggest issues for families with children who have a disability is loneliness, which not only affects the child but also parents and caregivers. When we realize God can guide us and give us victory in him, all family members can experience joy, peace, love, and friendship.

We are now the older generation: the seniors, the elders, the aged. While we knew it would happen, it came far too soon. In this season, the question we need to ask is, "How do I end well?" Spend a few days with Robin Meadows to see what God’s word has to say about our purpose in these last years.

Motherhood can feel relentless and have us running on empty at times. Add in the rest of life and it is easy to get to a place of feeling exhausted and soul-weary. God meets us in those moments and offers refreshing for our souls. Encouragement for mums in the midst of the beautiful mess of parenting and life. Presented by MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) Australia.

Feel like you’re in a season of carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders? God offers renewed strength for the weary traveler. It’s in surrender that I’ve found my greatest peace and where I‘ve found God‘s voice to be loudest. This three day devotional journey guides you to rediscover where your strength comes from and how to find true rest in the midst of your circumstances.

All of us will experience discouragement in our lives from time to time. But the way we choose to process the feeling will determine whether we stay down when we fall or dust ourselves off and get back up again. This plan teaches you how to ditch disappointment and discouragement and hold on to God's hope.

A four day devotional focusing on the redemptive power of Jesus and how to not only understand it, but also to truly experience and feel it.

Promises! Who doesn't want certainty. We CAN depend on God! It has been said there are around 1600 promises in the Old and New Testaments. The following verses can help you draw near to the Lord and rest. God's word has promises you want in your heart regarding dating, anger, hope, money, trust, suffering and even sex. Stop relying on empty promises people make. Lean on God's promises.

In this reading plan from his book, Relentless Pursuit, Ben Cooley asks artists, entrepreneurs, pastors, and other leaders what they would tell their 26-year-old self. Their answers will challenge and inspire you.

This devotional is based on the ICF Worship EP "Fearless". The themes of the four songs on the EP have been turned into a four-day devotional.

Facing difficult situations in our lives is inevitable. But in this short 4-day Plan, we’ll be encouraged knowing we are not alone, that God has a purpose for our pain, and that He will use it for His greater purpose.

You may have asked … Isn’t being a Christian just about doing good, going to church, reading the Bible, and most of all, believing in Jesus—so we make sure heaven is where we go when we die? You may have asked … This life’s about what we can see, hear, and touch, isn’t it? These are great questions, and the truth will blow your mind. Think bigger.

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis is unprecedented in our lifetime. With fear and panic being spread everywhere we look, it can be difficult to have hope. In this 4-day plan, Pastor Rick Warren shares things you can remember, rely on, and do, to experience God’s hope and fight back against fear.

Have you ever felt like you'll never be able to overcome the trauma you've experienced? Do feelings of despair and hopelessness weigh you down? Through practical tools and spiritual insights, this study will help you rebuild your life and find hope, even in the darkest of times. Join us on a journey of healing and discover the power of faith in overcoming despair.

There's no doubt about it; if you're alive, you will experience suffering. Perhaps you're in a time of suffering right now and feel as though God has disappeared. Maybe you're questioning why God allows suffering at all. Take heart; God walks with you through your darkest valley and gives you His fatherly comfort. He knows what you're experiencing and promises great gain and future glory when you suffer.

As our seasons change, our God remains constant. Over four days, we want to examine how the Lord provides for His people at all times, regardless of the worries, disappointments, and missed expectations that come in this world.

God has created us to do life together; He knows life is hard and that we need encouragement. God has promised that there’s a day coming when life won’t be hard anymore. He gives us each other to remind us not to lose heart when we’re grieving sin and sadness. So, let’s not wait until tomorrow. Let’s make the most of the opportunities we’re given to encourage each other “as long as it’s called today”. Don't lose heart. Join me in this four-day reading plan. -Steven Curtis Chapman

Stress, anxiety, and worry are something we all struggle with at some point in our lives. But what about when it gets to a point where you feel completely overwhelmed? In this 5-day challenge, Perry Noble explains five ways that we can begin to win the war against worry.

Where do you start when you know that God could’ve but He didn’t? This 5-day devotional anchored in God’s Word will help you find strength in the midst of crushingly difficult times.

A Bible reading plan for when you are in a season where it feels like everything around you is changing and you need the encouragement that God is in control, that He is always the same and that He can use a testing season to refine you and grow character and hope. 

There are times when you might feel like it's just not worth it to keep moving forward in life. This video series looks at several verses in 2 Corinthians chapter 4, which remind us that God believes that you can move forward with confidence even when life is full of trouble. Don't lose heart! Watch this series to find out why. 

The power to be still. Who doesn’t want that kind of power? It’s possible, but it takes resolve, and it involves keeping our focus on the right things. Join the author as she shares how to be still through T-E-A-R-S. You’ll learn, as she has, that being still is born from relationship. It comes from knowing and trusting (and keeping your eyes on) the God who calls himself I AM. In this 5-day devotional, learn about Trust, Eternity, Abiding, Remembering, and Setting your mind on God. 

Do you have a negative view of your body? Our culture is obsessed with better bodies and we can easily fall into the mindset of feeling not good enough. But what does the Bible say about our bodies? In this 5-day reading plan, Pete Briscoe shares how God views us and offers a new and better way to think about our bodies.

I want to have eyes that see Jesus at work in my life. We are going to spend five days talking about Jesus opening blind eyes. I am going to teach on five topics that include opening our spiritual eyes, exercising our spiritual sight, seeing people in our lives from the right perspective, inviting Jesus into our darkness, and avoiding blind guides that can lead us astray.

We know God tells us that we are new creations, and yet so often it doesn’t feel like it. We end up pretending to have everything together, while inside we are in deep pain. The first step is to stop the pretence, which is where this study starts. It then encourages you to continually go to the source in order to learn more about, and embrace, who you truly are.