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Through these powerful teachings you will uncover a deeper understanding on how to create a strategy to outsmart and defeat the enemy and thwart his plan to destroy your life.   
 


Spiritual Warfare Battle Plan

The Celebrate Recovery Daily Devotional offers inspiration, encouragement, and strength for millions dealing with hurts, hangups, and bad habits. It serves as a powerful reminder of God's grace and redemption to those on the road to recovery.

Celebrate Recovery Devotional

If your life has ever been dogged by habits you couldn’t shake off or you struggle to believe you’ll ever be truly free, this devotional plan is for you. Ems Hancock shares biblical insights into the roots of our habits, how to break destructive behavior patterns, and how to replace them with life-enriching habits. Start your journey toward true freedom now.

The Habit Breaker – Ems Hancock

What is the most meaningful pursuit in your life?  In this reading plan from Joshua Becker’s bestselling book, The More of Less, we explore 6 questions to help us find our most meaningful pursuit.

Finding Your Meaningful Pursuit

Are you feeling stuck in life? You have a deep faith—but you also have deep feelings of inferiority and insecurity. I’ve been there. And I’ve discovered the joy of moving from  knowing  truth to  believing  it and  living  it out with boldness. I hope this week-long devotional gives you a taste of what it looks like to step out in faith with confidence and take hold of the life you were made to live!

Take Hold Of The Faith You Long For

“More than conquerors,” that’s what the Bible calls those who have put their faith in Jesus Christ for eternal salvation from the consequences of sin (Romans 8:35-39). So why do we continue to struggle after surrendering our lives to Him?  Because the Enemy is alive and well and wants to steal our joy.  Don’t let him!  Overcome by the power of the Holy Spirit instead.

More Than Conquerors: Claiming Victory Over Sin

Pornography is a pervasive and effective tool used by our enemy to isolate men and take them out. Satan would have you believe that you are alone in your engagement/addiction of pornography. He wants you to believe that if anyone ever found out you would be an outcast and even more alone and hurting. Let me assure you, his accusations are lies. Jesus wants us to bring our failure into the light. It is in the light that darkness flees. You are not alone in this struggle. LIVE Free!

True North: Breaking Out Of The Prison Of Porn

…to find freedom

In 1 Corinthians, the Apostle Paul warned believers to flee from sexual immorality because he understood the devastating effects such acts could have on a person’s mind, body, spirit, and soul. This plan explores the consequence of sexual sin from the lens of scripture in the hopes of encouraging all to heed Paul's advice.

Perversion From a Biblical Perspective

Quitting alcohol requires readiness and a renewed mindset with the Holy Spirit front and center.   Spend the next few days meditating on 5 of the most important biblical passages to prepare yourself to rid the psychological slavery of this habit.

Prepare to Quit Alcohol

This 31-Day Devotional is for believers wrestling with impure thoughts who desire to have their minds cleansed and refocused on Christ. If you struggle with impure thoughts, pornography, or lust, this devotional will help you replace those mental images with Christ-centered ones and develop new habits in your thinking. Let Jesus free you as you cultivate purity one thought at a time.

Purify Your Mind Series (Part 1) by Joe Kirby

Most of life’s battles are won or lost in the mind. So how do we start winning more of those battles? In this 7-day Bible Plan from Life.Church Pastor Craig Groeschel’s book, we’ll discover how to fight toxic thoughts, overcome out-of-control thinking, and start winning the war in our minds using God’s truth as our battle plan.

Winning the War in Your Mind

When we’re held in the grip of addiction, it can be difficult to see a way out. But with God’s help and strength, we can break out of the chains and find new freedom with Him. Read this 30-day reading plan from UCB to face the 'giant' of addiction with the help of God's Word.

Facing the Giant of Addiction

This devotional is for believers who desire to have their minds cleansed and refocused on Christ. If you struggle with impure thoughts, pornography, or lust, this devotional will help you replace those mental images with Christ-centered ones and develop new habits in your thinking. Let Jesus free you as you cultivate purity one thought at a time. 
Part 2 of the Purify Your Mind Series by Joe Kirby. 

Purify Your Mind Series (Part 2) by Joe Kirby

Whether you’re on day one of your recovery or day one thousand, this plan from Hope is Alive will help give you the tools and encouragement to maintain your sobriety.

Hope for Recovery: A 7-Day Plan for Those in Recovery

We all struggle with controlling our thoughts and making them honorable and glorifying to God. In this six-day reading plan, based on Louie Giglio’s book, Don’t Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table, you’ll learn how to take authority over your thoughts and emotions—through the power God has given us the power, through Jesus Christ, to defeat the Enemy.

Don’t Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table: Win the Battle of Your Mind

In this devotional, I will share why I chose social media as a form of fasting and four ways God revealed that it had become a distraction. As fasting from food serves to cleanse the body of its impurities, a fast from social media will help you return to the Lord, change your habits, and redirect your impulses to healthier choices.

Fasting From Social Media

Did you know that gratitude--giving thanks, praise, and worship--can change your life? We get stuck in negative thoughts, ruminations, and how things aren't going our way. But there is a better way: we can learn to practice daily gratitude to change our thoughts which will change our lives. This 5-day plan will walk you through how gratitude can be a GAME CHANGER! 

Gratitude: The Game Changer

Do you find that you are living in a spiritual cage, unable to get out, repeating the same sin? If you are tired of taking two steps forward and three steps backward in your spiritual life, then Holy Spirit will use “Break Free” as a key to get you out of that cage of limitation and stagnation, and into a life of freedom!

Break Free

God created you to live free in His presence, not chained by addiction. This 14-day devotional is filled with biblical truths, prayer tips, videos, and life tips that will empower you to walk with Jesus free from addiction—guided by Erik Frederickson, who has walked in freedom from addiction with Jesus for over 14 years. Enjoy! 

Freedom From Addiction 

This is not a plan to beat you up, tell you to double down on your efforts, and just get your act together. The Porn Free plan will lovingly take you by the hand, meet you where you are, and lead you with both grace and truth into freedom.

Porn Free With John Bevere

Healing from our wounds and finding freedom from our addictions is not easily accomplished, as some people mistakenly promise us. It takes time to heal. There are no quick fixes. And it will take a lot more than just behavior change. Any permanent change has to start by allowing Jesus to heal your heart. I wrote these devotionals to help you on your path to recovery from trauma and addiction. 




Letting Go: Family Trauma And Addiction

Many Christians believe the only way to fight sin is to grit our teeth and rise above temptation. But you can’t fight sin with your mind; you must fight it with your heart. Based on the book Rewire Your Heart, this ten-day look at some of the most important verses about your heart will help you discover how to fight sin by allowing the Gospel to rewire your heart.

Rewire Your Heart: 10 Days To Fight Sin

Porn addiction can feel like a never-ending cycle of resolve, temptation, failure, and shame. What if there was a way to break that cycle? We believe there is. This devotional invites you take your first steps toward porn-free living by offering a vetted, researched, and demonstrated pathway to lasting change. 


The Path to Freedom: 5 Steps to Porn-Free Living

Countless Christian women struggle to have a balanced relationship with food and maintain a healthy weight. Former emotional eater and bulimic, Danna Demetre, author of Eat Live Thrive Diet, understands the battle and shares five spiritual perspectives that helped her gain lasting victory, vibrant health, and permanent weight loss. 

BEYOND EMOTIONAL EATING - Spiritual Steps to Gain Victory Over Food

When we experience sexual abuse, it has the potential to shatter and steal most of who we are. This pain can linger for years with us and rob us of a full, healthy, and whole life. But letting go and forgiving those who have hurt you is possible. Beating Your Shame the Jesus Way will not only bring freedom to your soul but will flood your life with a supernatural love for those around you. It is this incomprehensible love that will change the course of your life forever.



Beat Your Shame the Jesus Way

Jesus came to give us life and life to the full. Join us on a journey of freedom as we uncover many common strongholds that stop us living free. Get some practical tools on how you can find your true identity in Jesus, forgive & overcome offence, break free from addiction, let go of your past and run free. You'll never be the same again! 

Freedom 

Living a lust-free lifestyle, is not only a calling to set you free, but to help free other men in the church! It is possible to walk in freedom from lust. In this study, you will be given practical tips to help combat the battle of lust that is waging war on men in the Christian community.

Combating the Battle of Lust

Join us as we delve into the profound impact of habitual practices on our spiritual lives. Drawing inspiration from Scripture, we'll discover the significance of daily habits in shaping our character and our walk with God. Together, we'll uncover practical strategies to cultivate habits that align with God's will, fostering spiritual growth and deeper intimacy with Him.  

Habits

When you love someone addicted to drugs or alcohol you feel all alone, you blame yourself, and you lose all hope. This Bible plan will help guide you through the storm of your loved ones' addiction to find hope and healing. (Plan written and developed by Amy LaRue, Finding Hope Coordinator for Hope Is Alive.)

Hope & Healing for Families of Drug Addicts and Alcoholics

What is Salvation? 
Is it a prayer we pray to ensure we go to heaven? 
A lifestyle? An event? 

In this 7-day devotional, we go over exactly what the Bible says about Salvation. 

-Jesus finished work on the cross
-What is salvation? 
-What are we saved from? 
-What are we saved into? 
-What is our identity as a new creation in Christ? 
-And more... 

Let's go!

Living in Salvation

The Ephesian Christians lived in a hypersexualized culture and many of them were stuck in sexual sin. Before Paul addressed their sin, he reminded them of who they are in Christ. In this 10-Day Bible Plan from the book of Ephesians, we’ll discover how Paul’s radical instructions to live out our identity in Christ also addresses the six roots of a sex or porn addiction. Identity conquers lust. 

Identity Conquers Lust

This plan uses the story of the Prodigal son to explore the profound pain of an empty heart and discover the transformative power of recognizing one's unique gifts and purpose. 

Addiction:  How to Help Hurting People

The trauma experienced from sexual abuse can be devastating. The pain may be overwhelming and often results in a struggle to understand God and our identity. Unfortunately, few resources exist to meet the needs of victims of sexual trauma. The GRACE Abounds devotional is a resource that offers support and the truth of Jesus’ abundant love to women ready to begin their healing journey.

Grace Abounds: Hope and Healing From Sexual Abuse

Sometimes we are warned not to believe everything we read. Other times we are warned not to believe everything we hear. With AI-generated images, we are learning not to believe everything we see. But we aren’t reminded nearly as often to question our own thought processes—to remember not to believe everything we think.

In this short devotional, our goal is to help you learn to recognize distorted and harmful patterns of thinking in your own life, lean into Biblical wisdom to disrupt these patterns and equip and empower you to share these strategies with others.

Don't Believe Everything You Think

Jesus knows our hurts. He is described as “a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief” (Isaiah 53:3, NLT). When he lived in our flesh, he cried out in pain to the Father with startling rawness. And during one of his most memorable sermons, Jesus taught that those who grieve are blessed because they will be comforted by God himself. This devotion will help you journey as a family through your pain, and know that you will be comforted by God himself.

When It Hurts: A Family Devotional for Sadness, Grief, and Hard Days

This plan is a journey of restoration and purpose for women who have faced struggles and seek renewal. Each day, you will be guided to acknowledge your wounds, rest in God's arms, and discover how He transforms pain into learning and powerful testimonies. Additionally, we explore how you can become an instrument of healing and support for other sisters in faith.

Unity and Restoration

Christy Osborne knows what it’s like to be stuck in a cycle of drinking that makes you feel like there’s a barrier between you and God—and she knows that even though it might seem like you’re the only one struggling with alcohol, you’re not. In this devotional, Christy offers wisdom from Scripture to help you surrender your drinking to Him and receive His abundant grace, love, and healing.

Love Life Sober

While we often think of forgiveness as choosing to put aside our resentment and feelings of anger towards someone, or in turn having them do the same for us, the Bible takes us deeper into God’s thoughts on the matter. Follow along with this bible plan to discover why it’s so important, who it is for, and how it benefits you!

Forgiveness

In this 7-day series, Déborah encourages us to trust in God’s Constant Presence and Care, even in the midst of struggles. Through relatable stories and Bible verses, she reminds us that God has not forgotten us, offering hope, strength, and reassurance to those who feel distant or overwhelmed. Each day focuses on God’s Unwavering Love and the power of consistent faith.

God Has Not Forgotten You

This devotional will explore the journey of rediscovering hope. Through biblical insights and personal reflections, we will uncover how hope can illuminate our darkest days, inspire perseverance, and strengthen our faith. As we delve into the Scriptures, may we be reminded that hope is not merely wishful thinking; it is a confident assurance in God’s goodness and faithfulness. Let us open our hearts to receive the hope that God offers and learn to share it boldly with others, becoming vessels of His light in a world that desperately needs it.
 


Rediscovering Hope: Experiencing God’s Healing to Expect Again

Why is vulnerability so hard? After we get hurt, it's difficult to open up again, to trust others, and to regain what we had before we got hurt. In this plan ,we learn about why we struggle to be vulnerable and how we can heal after we get hurt. 

Why Is Vulnerability So Hard?

Do you ever wake up wondering where your healing is? Do you ever question if God has forgotten you in your pain? I am here to tell you He hasn’t. Not once has He forgotten you. This study explores the definition of healing and what it means for believers. We don’t get a free pass from pain and suffering because we are believers, rather it gives us the opportunity to use it for His Kingdom. While healing can be brutal and devastating it can also be beautiful and encouraging, if you allow it, our God will use you.

Healing: Embracing God in the Lowest Valleys

Find space to reckon with your grief during the most joyous time of the year. With prayer and spiritual practices from Stephanie Duncan Smith, author of Even After Everything and creator of Slant Letter, this devotional invites you to openly acknowledge your loss, reckon with the dissonance of the season, and encounter God’s empathy in the fullness of your honest emotions.

When Christmas Isn’t Supposed to Be This Way: A 5-Day Reading Plan for Pregnancy Loss

Disappointment is inevitable, but how we choose to react when our realities don't align with our expectations will determine whether we persevere or succumb to despair. This plan will explore the scriptural response to disappointment to encourage us to trust in God even when we don't understand.

Dealing With Disappointment

Faith.

Forgiven.

Loved

Redeemed.

Are you ready to heal beyond the shame of your past? Do you know that God's love meets you in the midst of guilt and shame  and loves you deeper still?

Although shame may have been a part of your past, it doesn't define your future. Join Jackie for four days of Bible stories that demonstrate Jesus' steadfast love, offering redemptive power and freedom from shame through full surrender to God.

Shedding Shame for Surrender: Finding Healing in Gods Love a 4 - Day Bible Plan by Jackie Smith Bell

Your faith will expand as you read these challenging insights into faith-filled living by noted evangelist Smith Wigglesworth, the “Apostle of Faith.” You will connect with God’s glorious power, cast out doubt, and see impossibilities turn into realities. Your prayer life will be transformed as you experience the joy of seeing powerful results when ministering to others. “God is more eager to answer than we are to ask,” says Wigglesworth.

Smith Wigglesworth Devotional 

If you are struggling with grief, know you are not alone. Scripture is filled with examples of people who experienced the death of someone they held dear. Whether your loss was recent or not, God is able to comfort you. This five-day devotional plan will remind you of His care for those who grieve and mourn. 

God Help Me, I’m Grieving

As a young father of two precious children, he lost his wife to a brain aneurysm. At that point, he had to learn to stand on his knees. Tommie Harris Jr. was a chubby kid, a high school athlete, a college football All-American and an NFL star. He learned to play through the pain at every level. This plan is the second of five in the series.

Playing Through the Pain: Dressed for Battle

Receiving a phone call that shared a breast cancer diagnosis after already 20+ years as a cancer survivor was a devastating blow I’d never expected to encounter. Join me in this 4-day devotional as we explore God’s redemptive grace during a season that, though difficult, truly demonstrates our Father’s unfailing love for His children.

Beauty for Ashes: God's Grace for Cancer Survivors

A 5-day preview of Restart Your Heart by Jentezen Franklin - 
21 Encouraging Devotions So You Can Love Like You've Never Been Hurt.  Used by permission of Chosen, a division of Baker Publishing Group. Copyright 2018.

Restart Your Heart

Inspired by Grace Graber's song "Breakthrough". This devotional plan will take you deeper into the biblical truth that inspired the song. 

Breakthrough: 3-Day Devotional

This reading plan includes five daily readings based on Bianca Juarez Olthoff’s book Grit Don’t Quit: Developing Resilience and Faith When Giving Up Isn’t an Option. This study will use the life and writings of the apostle Paul as a case study to understand the transformation that comes through faith lived in perseverance, resulting in resilience and grit to become a world-changing follower of Jesus.

Grit Don't Quit: A 5-Day Devotional for Developing Resilience and Faith When Giving Up Isn't an Option

How do we protect ourselves and those we love? Psalm 91 is where safety can be found—in the secret place. Nothing in this world can be relied upon as confidently as God’s promises. Want to live a life free from fear? Psalm 91, God’s Umbrella of Protection, 21-Day Devotional guides you through the verses with Peggy Joyce Ruth’s easy-to-understand approach to applying God’s Word in your life. 

Psalm 91 God's Umbrella Of Protection 21-Day Devotional

Do you have what it takes to go the distance? To walk in your purpose for the long-haul? The middle of any endeavor—career, relationships, ministry, health—is often when our resilience and perseverance waivers because those middle moments are often messy and hard. In this 5 day plan, Christine Caine reminds us that we can go the distance - not because we have the strength but because God does. 

You're Not Finished Yet

Many of us are walking around, nursing wounds from the things people have said or done. We continuously struggle under the weight of that baggage because we’re unwilling or unsure how to forgive. This plan isn’t about letting someone off the hook or making others feel better. It’s for you. It’s about learning how to forgive so that you can heal, find freedom from your past, and begin living changed.

Living Changed: Forgiveness

Shame. That’s a word we’re all too familiar with. During this reading plan, pastor and author of Repurposed Dr. Noe Garcia will walk you through the story of David as an example of how to break free from shame through confession, repentance, and enjoying God’s forgiveness. 

Breaking Free From the Power of Shame

Our greatest need as humans is forgiveness. We need it from God and from one another. And there are few ways to be more like Christ than to forgive someone who has wronged you. In this seven-day devotional, Skip Heitzig demonstrates the power of pardon, sharing how you can be liberated from the grip of unforgiveness.