Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Colossians 3:13

The battle between choosing God or choosing self begins the moment we wake up in the morning. This plan provides a simple step to help us choose each day to trust, follow, and serve the Lord.

Have you felt cut back recently?  Pruned?  Pieces of you taken away? These audio-guided meditations will help you understand why God often seems to prune us back even in the cold winter days of our life.  And remember that His pruning will soon result in you bearing more fruit, and even richer and finer fruit, soon and for His glory.

Forgiveness is real. Not only can the Lord restore, but He can actually make your marriage better than it's ever been. He is able to do that. In this plan, we offer Straight Biblical Truth that will help you if you are facing challenges in your marriage.

Isn’t it adorable watching an older couple express a thriving love that has stood the test of time? We can all learn something from that kind of intentional love. These three guided audio meditations are about learning to love others. The first meditation explores how to live in unity with others simply. The following meditation sets a higher standard. And finally, a reflection helps us model God’s love towards others.

Are you living an authentic Christian life? I pray these guided audio meditations will encourage you to examine your own life for proof of spiritual fruit. To be invited to remove your worldly disguise and put on your true self of God's creation. And show evidence of a changed heart by transferring your stress to God and placing your concerns where they belong: on the things of God.

Jesus’ victory over death means so much for you personally. Read this reading plan to find out more!

Pressure and confusion can bring out the worst in us, but God’s Word is a powerful tool to combat our triggers with His truth.

Forgiveness is easier said than done. Thankfully, we can look to Faith Driven Entrepreneurs as an example of how they’ve forgiven both their friends and their enemies. If you’re looking to live out the virtue of grace, these stories will tell you how.

What happens to us spiritually, emotionally, and physically when we withhold forgiveness? What are the benefits of forgiveness? Through the Scriptures and medical findings, Dr. Magdalena Battles shows how you can gain freedom from pain and bitterness through extending forgiveness through the grace of God, even if the other person never apologizes. Dr. Battles also discusses repeat offenders and what you can do to protect yourself from future offenses.

In this three-day plan for couples, we'll unpack the importance of developing habits that not only enable you to grow in your relationship with Jesus but also help you grow closer as a couple as you walk in the love and grace of Jesus with your spouse.

Unforgiveness is like a cancer to the soul. What starts out as an unwillingness to show grace to someone spreads throughout the soul to impact every relationship we have with others and even our walk with the Lord. Left unchecked, refusing to forgive can be just as deadly to our soul as physical disease is to our body.

What can MLK’s legacy teach us about faith? This 3-day app-only Reading Plan explores how God’s perfect peace, justice, and love influenced Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.—and how it can influence us too.

The meaning of life has had philosophers and fictional supercomputers scratching their heads for centuries, but the Bible was written by people with an unshakable sense of meaning and purpose. If all things are created for a purpose, what’s the purpose we were made for? Join us in this three-day plan as we explore three aspects of our purpose: love, caring for the world, and God’s glory.

Infinitum is a way of life centered on following Jesus by loving God and loving others through an emphasis on the habits and disciplines of surrender, generosity, and mission. We aim to see the Bible and also the world through these Jesus-colored lenses. This plan inspects Colossians 3.

Galatians 5:6 boils it all down to this one thing...faith expressing itself through love...not through our arguments or explanations or defensiveness, but through love...that’s the only thing that counts. And when our faith expresses itself through the love and the kindness shown in the way we live, work and play...that’s a faith that will change the world. -Steven Curtis Chapman

Many of us are wanting much more peace in our lives than we feel actually exists at the moment. In today’s time peace can be an anomaly. The equilibrium for stable peace in one’s life is way out of whack. There’s a lot happening in the world. How does one find peace? Is it consistently achievable? This plan helps us locate the path to peace as God destined for us.

Ever feel like you’re on an emotional roller coaster—up one day and down the next? Our feelings can take us from one extreme to another…but only if we let them. In this 3-day devotional study, learn some amazingly practical biblical truths that will help you receive God’s peace and remain steady and stable no matter what comes your way.

There are some seasons in life when loneliness threatens to overtake your heart, mind, and life. If you feel that way, there is hope! Through this plan, we will look at three common circumstances where loneliness creeps in and how we can use godly truth and wisdom to overcome it!

Forgiveness – it's repeatedly needed (since we all sin) but not always freely granted (for the same reason). Yet it is a vital remedy for maintaining harmonious relationships – it can provide a balm for hurt feelings and promote healing when someone has acted sinfully toward us (or the reverse). We may not always feel like forgiving, but choosing to forgive keeps grudges and bitterness at bay. Let’s consider its benefits this week.

Marriage is a blessing from God, but because we are flawed individuals, it can be hard at times. This reading plan offers words from God’s Word about common marital issues.

Thousands of us have found comfort and hope through Kara Tippetts's story of family, cancer, and grace. Here Kara offers gentle reflections on living and dying well, sharing what she learned through both suffering and joy.

In this 4-day devotional, Dr. Kim walks you through practical things you can start doing today to grow and deepen your marriage. This devotional will give you practical tips as well as a better perspective on your marriage. Each day has a short devotional, scripture, a short video, and application questions that will help you grow your marriage.

What one issue most divides your friends? We divide over a thousand issues, big and small. We make snap judgments, harbor secret prejudices, and hold grudges  Let the biblical meditations in this reading plan help you start moving toward a heart of forgiveness and peace in Christ. 

Sometimes when life feels mundane, we succumb to the weariness of every unmet expectation, unfulfilled dream, and unanswered prayer. In this reading plan, Wendy Pope takes you on a journey with Paul to discover anew His call to live the life Jesus died to give—the immeasurably more life. Along the way, you'll discover three words that can revitalize your relationship with Christ: yes, no, and maybe.

As Christ followers, we have a new life in Christ. But, what does that mean? In this Bible Plan, you’ll learn what a new life in Christ is, how to root out the junk by planting in Christlike qualities, and how to say and do everything as if we were doing it for Christ Himself.