Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Proverbs 17:17
Rebuilding Joy
3 Days
Have you ever experienced the agony of watching a friend suffer after making a mistake? Or have you ever been that friend? Watching so much of what had been built become destroyed. Then facing the long road of reconstruction. These guided audio meditations will help you rebuild lost joy. They will help you move from mistake to recovery by carefully choosing your words and friends.
How To Identify Real Friends
3 Days
Do you really have friends? Are you loyal to your friends? Can you keep friendly relationships? These and other questions will be answered in this 3-day plan where you will find wisdom from a man who had many people around him, and learned the value of loyal and real friendship. It is not easy to have real friends when you are the king.
Closer Than A Brother.
3 days
Vance K. Jackson leads readers in this relationship rich devotional. Examine the quality of your character and who you call “friend.” Are you gossiping about your “friend” behind their back? Are others bringing gossip to you about your “friend”? True friends don’t gossip about one another. True friends defend one another. Consider your circle. Consider your counsel. Iron sharpens iron. Let God lead your heart in this friendship sharpening devotional.
Moments for Mums: Not Alone - Part 1
3 Days
Do you ever struggle with feeling lonely? So many of us do as mums, even if we rarely have ‘alone’ time. Our burdens can feel so heavy when we try to carry them alone. Let these reflections remind you that you are not alone. Moments for Mums: Encouragement for mums in the midst of the beautiful mess of parenting and life. Presented by MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) Australia.
How to Make and Keep Godly Friends
3 Days
More and more, I meet people who are crying out for true friendships. In our fast-paced, social-media-dominated world, it seems we aren’t making the deep connections with people that our hearts long for. God has much to say about friendship and deep, godly relationships. If your heart is crying out for those connections, keep reading.
Chasing Peace // Money, Sex, and Fast Cars
4 Days
Be honest: Do you sometimes think that one more drink, one new gadget for your garage, a new car, or more sex will be the thing to finally settle your restless heart? You're not alone. Also: God has something better for you. This 4 day plan will help you find your way back to what is True and lasting - and it's probably not what you're chasing.
Friend Request: Devotions From Time Of Grace
4 Days
Friendship is something we all crave, but friendships can be difficult. This video series is all about how to make good friends. You will open up your Bible to passages about friendship and find out what you can do to make and become better friends. And most important, you'll be reminded that out of his love and grace, Jesus calls you his friend too.
Team Buidling
4 Days
Let’s be honest -- being a member of a team can be difficult. Sometimes people don’t get along, and tensions can run high. In 1 Peter 3:8, Peter provides four keys to fostering harmony. This plan will walk through Peter’s wise words and encourage you in your next steps to work towards creating a strong, harmonious and effective team.
Grieving as an Enneagram 1
4 Days
We all grieve differently. For an Enneagram One, the tendency toward perfectionism and the desire for order can make grief even more complicated. This 4-day plan, from critically acclaimed author Andrew Kooman, gives some guidance, companionship, and hope to those in grief.
More Than "Just Fine" // Let's Do Something New
5 Days
Do you ever feel overworked and underutilized? Do you struggle to stay connected during the week? It’s so easy to get stuck in the routines of this broken world and to tell ourselves we're "fine". But there’s another way—the way of our King, Jesus. Start this five-day plan; break out of the old routines; and invite God to begin something new in you.
How Can I Be A Good Friend?
5 Days
The Bible is full of verses that teach us how to be a good friend. This reading plan shows us what God says about friendship. These songs will encourage you to be a good friend the way that God is a friend to us! How can you show love to your friends today? Who are other people in your life that you can share God’s friendship with today?
True Love Never Ends
5 Days
Take some time to reflect on love within your marriage. This 5-day Bible plan focuses on never-ending love, limitless compliments, the value of friendship in marriage, leaving room for error and celebrating your spouse. We pray that reading this plan builds your marriage and reminds you to love with eternity in mind.
Mr. & Mrs.
5 Days
Making time to become still before the Lord together is vital to a strong and happy marriage. Written specifically for couples, these five devotions will guide you to a deeper intimacy with each other and with God. The daily insights and advice will help you to grow closer to Him as you reconnect on a spiritual level in your quiet times together.
The Essential 100® Bible Challenge–9–Psalms And Proverbs
5 days
The Essential 100® Bible Challenge is a simple tool to read through the Big Story of God's Word. The reading plan is based on 50 Old Testament and 50 New Testament passages. Continue with the ninth part "Psalms and Proverbs." ®Produced by American Bible Society in partnership with Scripture Union, Inc.
5 Days Of Loving Others With Settle My Soul
5 Days
In Settle My Soul, authors Karen Ehman and Ruth Schwenk invite you to carve out a few moments in your day to deepen your relationship with the Lord and love others well.
Holy Guacamole: A Glorious Discovery of Your Undeniable Worth
5 Days
Have you ever felt on the edge, alone, down & out, or maybe wondered what God can do with someone like you? What if you found out that even when you feel left out, God is still singing a song of love and destiny over your life? You were made on purpose, for a purpose that can release God's glory and flavors into the world. You are Holy Guacamole.
Self-Sabotage: The Other Enemy
5 Days
There is a subtle enemy that many believers battle daily. It is called self-sabotage. It is dangerous and deceptive because it causes you to stand in your own way, and if you are not careful, it will also cause you to talk yourself out of God's blessings. But, be encouraged. There is a blueprint for victory. Join MCWEN Founder Andrena Sawyer for a 5-day study on overcoming this enemy.
Level Up! : Influencing Faith Driven Friendships
5 Days
Are you influencing your social circle to level up in their pursuit of Christ? Friendships can have a distinctive influence on our lives: our activities, our mentality and even our relationship with Jesus. God has a divine design and purpose for you to impact the lives of those you call friends.
Uncommen: Rengage
5 Days
Even though it may not seem like it as we are trying to find our way in a pre/mid/post covid world, but we are STILL ON A MISSION—The Great Commission, that is. Our families, friends, work, church, and faith need us to reengage. We may be the only Jesus they see.
What to do When Life Gets Stormy
5 Days
Storms in life are inevitable. This 5-day plan will guide you through helping yourself and others when they come.
Say All the Unspoken Things: A Book of Letters
5 Days
This reading plan includes five daily devotions based on John Sowers’ book Say All the Unspoken Things: A Book of Letters. These devotions, based on letters John Sower wrote to his daughters, proclaim the love God has for you, the worth he ascribes to you, and privilege of facing life in God’s strength.
5 Days of Friendship Foundations
5 Days
Want to breathe life back into your friendships, heal from past friendship mistakes, or simply create stronger connections? By building a friendship foundation on Jesus, we can pursue people without the fear of rejection, love them despite past hurts, and find the true joy God intended for our relationships. Explore the biblical descriptions for community in this five-day plan from friendship coach and author Bailey T. Hurley.
Hey, There, Girlfriend: Finding Courage for Friendship
5 Days
Building friendships as adults can be challenging. Past hurts, rejections, and failures can cause us to feel insecure and alone. Still, the yearning for relationships remains. What’s a woman to do? In this plan, Cheri Strange, mom to six daughters, author, encourager to women, and Ph.D., shares five faith-building principles for cultivating the courage to experience the biblical model of friendship for which you long.
A Friends-First Approach to Christian Dating
5 Days
Should you be friends first before dating? Perhaps. But it’s more of a personal preference than a Christian dating rule. In this 5-day devotional, we’re sharing why and how to navigate a friends-first approach to dating.
The 10 Commandments of Christian Dating
5 Days
In Exodus 20, God gives Moses and the Israelites the 10 Commandments — His fundamental laws for living a righteous and holy life, guiding their relationship with Him and with one another. Similarly, there are guidelines for Christian dating that can make your experience better, more enjoyable, and more fruitful. In this 5-day devotional, we’re sharing the 10 Commandments of Christian Dating.