If you feel hopeless, or you've experienced self-harm or suicidal thoughts, you need to know there's a God who loves you, has a purpose for you, and who's with you now. This six-day Life.Church Bible plan will help you understand who God says you are and empower your journey to healing. ***If you're in an emergency, please reach out to someone. Resources are included with each day's devotional.

Overcoming Thoughts of Suicide and Self-Harm

Choosing to be joyful in the midst of hard times is definitely easier said than done.  One of the most prominent people to ever go through hard times and come out better is Job. This plan will explore this peculiar book in the Bible to learn how to persevere during hard times without giving up or losing faith.

When the Going Gets Tough

Encouragement is something that we all need and desire – whether it be a kind word or a helping hand to push us towards our goals. The Bible includes many examples of believers encouraging one another, as well as God’s promises to us to never leave us, to always fight for us, to strengthen us and so on. Be emboldened as you read along with this plan. You’re amazing!

Encouragement

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 14 day plan was designed for you to get back in the routine of reading your Bible. Many times we just need to hit the reset button and start fresh. Here is your chance! 

Faith Reset

Go on a journey through the confusing yet beautiful Book of Job. From abundant blessings to deep grief, the book applies to every season of our (spiritual) life.


Lessons From the Book of Job

"When a new King reigns in the city of your mind," as Isaiah 60:17 says, "I will make peace your governor and righteousness your magistrates." In the city of my mind, a new kingdom has been established, ruled by the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, my beloved Jesus Christ. He has established a reign of peace there.

Government of Peace

Feeling deflated by your circumstances? Discover a deeper source of joy that won’t run dry. In this 4-day study, Joyce uncovers practical, biblical truths that will help you live with God’s joy and the strength it brings—no matter what comes your way. Start today, and begin finding your joy!

How to Live a Joyful Life

When Jonathan Pitts took his wife of 15 years into his arms for their anniversary dance, he had no idea that within a month he would be on a completely different journey, navigating life after Wynter's sudden death at the age of 38. In this plan, Jonathan’s story of losing the most wonderful gift he had ever been given and his journey toward understanding life without her.

Seeing God's Faithfulness in the Shadow of Grief

This devotion was written with special needs mommas in mind!

What I pray this devotional does:

1. Reminds you God is for you.

2. Gives you peace, hope, and strength.

3. Helps you develop a deeper relationship with the Lord.

Rays of Hope for Special Needs Moms

Words, words, words, power-filled words! Words that build or words that tear down. Words that give life or words that bring death. The choice is ours. Let’s evaluate the significant power that is held in our words.

Speaking Life

Are you feeling burnout, overwhelmed or just not motivated? This devotional is an opportunity for you to connect with God and experience Him in a new way. It is filled with encouragement, prayers and affirmations that will enrich and empower you. You are worthy of the pour. 

Pour: An Experience With God

We all know fear and anxiety are part of the human experience. But so often fear and anxiety keep us overwhelmed and unable to enjoy the life God has given us. This reading plan focuses on the promises of God, journal prompts, and simple practices to anchor our hearts when waves of anxiety knock us around. Let’s find more peace, joy, and firm ground. 

Promises, Peace, & Journal Prompts for Fear & Anxiety

God sees you. He sees your disappointment, grief, and loneliness. He sees you in your unhappy marriage or unfulfilling job. Discover what happens when we encounter the God who sees us. His vision gives us value, hope, and strength. Join Andy Lee in this 3-day devotional as she digs into the story of Hagar and the Samaritan woman who were seen by the Living God when they needed Him most. 

El Roi: Encounter the God Who Sees You

Life is often filled with trial, heartache, grief, and struggle. But perhaps there's a treasure to be found in those difficult seasons: intimacy with God Himself. Through our deepest pains, we can discover the Heart of the Father and the hope we have in Christ as our ultimate “Way Maker”. This Plan will remind you of His Faithfulness, comfort you with His Love, and renew you with His Presence. 

Festival in the Desert: 7 Days of Hope in the Hard Times

Through this 5-day Bible plan, Killing Comparison, author Nona Jones offers practical insight and down-to-earth encouragement to help you avoid the despair of comparison and pursue a free, joyful life—to live confident in who God made you to be. Order the full book Killing Comparison to go further in your journey to freedom.

Killing Comparison

The Bible doesn’t talk specifically about the postpartum season, but it does have stories of people going through hard things, showing there is hope in every season. In this 5-day plan, there’s hope for postpartum moms in what can be an unexpectedly dark time. Together, Amanda Taylor, who victoriously walked through PPD, and professional counselor, Jan Kimball, LMSW, LCSW, provide hope for postpartum moms in this encouraging Bible reading plan

Hope for the Postpartum Mom

In Romans 12:2  Apostle Paul said that we are transformed by the renewing of the mind. Many of us think that once our life is transformed, then our mind will be renewed. It is the other way around. When we were born, most of us came out into this world, head first. When your mind is changed, your life will be transformed. Remember, where your mind goes, your life follows. 

7 Ways to Renew Your Mind

On the journey of life, loss is an inevitable companion. Amid the pain and emptiness, we have two options: to dwell on what has been lost or to embrace what remains and discover uncharted paths. The latter unveils the opportunity for transformational growth. This 4-day plan directs attention to the possibilities in new beginnings. Prepare to discover God’s plan for restoration.

NEW BEGINNINGS: Life After Loss

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

Does pain from the past still haunt you to this day, preventing you from opening up to others and being real? In a society of facades, this plan will help you learn to be comfortable with being vulnerable and open with your Heavenly Father, yourself, and those around you. It’s time to stop being fake—It’s time to keep it real.

Keep It Real With Gabriella Lupisella

My husband of 53.5 years died in 2017 and before death, he had several losses.  In the last few years, I have learned to not allow any loss to consume me. God showed me that ‘death does not own me,’ and 'loss does not have to own you!’ In this study learn that when loss comes you can conquer it, by reaching out beyond yourself and trusting God.

Death Does Not Own Me

This study involves steps to intimacy with God that will encourage you during your time alone with Him. I invite you to spend time alone with God every day in an atmosphere of worship. Giving God the first 15 minutes of your day, surrendering your life to His and receiving His love. These times will become the most important and the most energizing part of your day.

Steps to Intimacy With God

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! 

Glory in Our Sufferings

What real difference can I make? When I look around, I see others more qualified, accomplished, respected, smarter, stronger...the list goes on. Why then should I think that God can use me to do anything of significance? While wrestling with this question, the Word revealed the type of men that God used to advance His Kingdom. In the end, He is more concerned about obedience than He is qualifications.

TheLionWithin.Us: I Am Just a Guy

In this broken world, suffering is no stranger to any of us… You may be facing a storm right now that has you feeling hopeless, but thank God that our feelings do not determine His faithfulness!  He sees you. He cares. He’s able. I hope by the end of this devotional, you are reminded where your peace is found as you give Him your “Hallelujah Even Here.” 🖤 -Lydia Laird

Hallelujah Even Here: A 5 Day Devotional by Lydia Laird

Often we condemn ourselves for pain in our past or present. We feel guilty for not getting over it more quickly. We assume someone else would have handled it better. But trauma will remain empowered to hurt us as long as we deny its existence. The truth is, you aren’t failing at healing. You’re finding healing. God is a God of restoration. And this is just the beginning.

Healing What's Hidden

Welcome to the 40-Day Worship Experience, a personal and transformative journey in God’s Presence. I encourage you to find a quiet space to be alone with the Lord for fifteen minutes each morning. Worship begins by surrendering our will over to God's Will. It's in those intimate moments in His Presence that we receive His Love.


40 Day Worship Experience 

Depression. Anxiety. Triggers and traumatic events take a mental, emotional, and spiritual toll on us. During these times seeking God seems difficult and redundant. The plan, "Seek God Through It" aims to encourage and teach you how to be proactive in the presence of God so you may experience the peace of God, no matter your situation.

Seek God Through It

Elijah, an Old Testament prophet of God, lived a life of faith. The Bible says he was a normal person just like us, yet he prayed enormous prayers – and God answered! Elijah saw God’s miraculous provision and heard God’s voice, but also encountered doubt and despair. This 9-day plan by David Guzik will encourage you to follow Elijah’s example and trust in the living God!

The Life of Elijah: Faith in the Living God

If you find yourself in this devotional as a single mom, it’s likely the weight is heavy, right now. Does anybody hear me? Does anybody see me? You may be wondering. Are you desperate for true freedom – the freedom that restores your joy, offers fresh hope, removes the weight of the past, and lifts the burden? What are you bound to? Comparison? Bitterness? Unforgiveness? Fear? I know those feelings very well. As you read, may there be deep revelation, may every chain fall.   

Freedom and the Single Mom: By Jennifer Maggio

No matter what you're facing, waiting on, dreaming up, or praying for—Jesus is for you, He loves you, and He has made a way for you. Nothing is too big or too small for Jesus. Find out how to grow your faith, love, and trust for Jesus in this 5-day devotional based on themes from the song "My Jesus" by Anne Wilson and her miraculous testimony of faith.

My Jesus 5-Day Devotional by Anne Wilson

We’ve looked at Jesus’ radical impact on culture—now we get personal. Can I relate to Jesus’ “normal” life—in all his quiet and personal decisions? Like how he chose right from wrong, like when he lost someone he loved, like when he was misunderstood, marginalized, and underestimated? Together, we go deeper and look behind the stories of the Bible to discover how Jesus may have faced those personal crises. 

He Gets Us: Diving Deeper  | Plan 2

Do you ever feel that no matter what you do, it never seems to be enough? That the broken parts of your life - the failures and the heartache - overshadow the possibilities? In this 7-day Bible reading plan, Brittany Maher and Cassandra Speer, leaders of the popular, Her True Worth online community, share Scripture and relatable stories of leaning on God through anxiety and learning to embrace vulnerability.

There's Beauty in Your Brokenness: A 7-Day Plan for Anxiety and Worry

It can be hard to trust God during our struggles.  During our wilderness. He can seem absent from our pain.
But God has promised to never leave or forsake us.  He has promised to lead us beside still waters.
In this 4 day devotional, be challenged to see how God is moving in your circumstance - and how you can redirect your gaze to him in the midst of the storm.

Trusting God During the Struggles

Did you know there's no one like you? The truth is, you’ve been created with unique gifts, talents and character traits by God for a purpose. The real you is beautiful, priceless, and much-needed by those around you. In this 5-day plan, Joyce unpacks principles from Scripture and examples from her own life to help you avoid comparisons and learn to be your authentic self with Him, yourself and others. 

Authentically, Uniquely You

Many people would say they do not like mornings because of the habits they have developed over time. My goal with this is not to change you, but to make you realize the power that developing a habit of waking up early to seek God can cause in every other aspect of your life.

The Power of Morning Prayer

A consistent theme throughout scripture is God's profound connection with His people during their most trying times, often in the wilderness. "Whispers in the Wilderness: Divine Messages for Weary Souls in Lonely Places" is a 5-day devotional guiding you closer to God's purpose during life's darkest hours.

Whispers in the Wilderness

Bestselling author Max Lucado explores God’s treatment plan for anxiety found in Philippians 4:4–8. As you follow this prescription – celebrating God’s goodness, asking for his help, leaving your concerns with him, and meditating on good things – you will experience God’s peace. While anxiety is a part of life, it doesn’t have to dominate your life. 

Anxious for Nothing

Project of Love is: the Bible in song. This plan contains six songs especially for you when you're battling depression. All words are straight from the book of Isaiah, 100% scripture put to song. One chapter, one song every day. Hear & proclaim the amazing Words of the Father sung to and over you - Words of Life, sung to life! 

Music: Bible Songs to Fight Depression

In this devotional, I want to share the lifelong impact that I believe comes when we take someone to Jesus. I want us to discover what it looks like to allow ourselves to be carried to Jesus when we can’t find the strength to walk on our own and to experience how it feels to be completely restored by Jesus so we can take up His charge to carry others.

Take It to Jesus: A 3-Day Devotional by Anna Golden

If you are like many combat veterans, being at home can feel even more foreign than being overseas. With compassion, scientifically proven exercises, and biblical truths, Dr. Tiffany helps you find deep spiritual peace and freedom. You are worthy. You are profoundly loved. And you are not alone.

Peace After Combat - Healing the Spiritual & Psychological Wounds of War

No one is perfect! How can we manage our mistakes, failures and breakdowns? The bible is full of people who failed, yet most of them are used by God. From their failures we can learn that God will lead us into a life of victory.

Extended Victory

If you’ve ever found yourself in darkness due to grief, depression, or loss, Mandisa’s words will reassure you that even when you’re walking through dark valleys, God will lead you on a path to joy and hope. This plan will encourage you to focus on God’s purpose for your life, surround yourself with friends who will fight for you, and face life’s challenges with courage and faith. 

From Depression to Finding God’s Joy

Discover the transformative power of sowing seeds in your soul with Blooming Within. In this devotional, we will uproot weeds like offense and regret to cultivate a healthy spiritual life, while also planting seeds of grace, surrender, faith, and trust. Allow the Holy Spirit to nurture and grow these seeds within you, and experience the abundance and fulfillment that come from aligning with God's word.

Blooming Within

Kids have big feelings, but none of their feelings are too big for God. In this devotional from licensed counselor Michelle Nietert and Tama Fortner, kids will discover that it’s okay to be sad and that God is in all things, including sadness. Sad becomes an emotion that kids don’t need to avoid and instead something they can use to grow closer to God. 

God, I Feel Sad

In this devotional, I want to share how God has been faithful to me through my faithfulness to Him. I want to inspire women who feel like they've lost God's promise. I pray this devotional restores hope and faith in God to the many women whose faith has been snatched by rejection, low self-esteem, divorce, and other misfortunes. - Christina Bell

God Is Still Faithful - 7-Day Devotional by Christina Bell 

Grief is the proof that we have loved and an undeniable process that we will all face at some point in our lives. This plan will walk through the Five Stages of Grief.  The process of grief is circular so there is no definitive end or time frame that can be placed on it, but undoubtedly, He will be there through every second of it.

The Final Act of Love

In this 7-day devotional, Bilingual Singer-songwriter, Deora Clairé, shares how she overcame depression and suicidal thoughts through the power of God. With seven steps, you uncover how to take action against depression and be reminded that your life has purpose. May God bless you and comfort you as you read this devotional. 

Taking Action Against Depression

Prayer changes things. When I pray consistently to God something changes within me. And it can change you too. This 5-day devotional plan can help you form a habit of coming to God in prayer every day. I have taken scripture and reworded them into prayers of gratitude. I pray these prayers help you overcome negativity through applying the power of prayer and God's Word to your life.

5 Prayers Of Gratitude

All of us will face difficult times—lost opportunities, broken relationships, failing health, personal failures, and financial struggles. The best response we can have to hard times is to turn to God in prayer. Yet sometimes, we just don't know what to say or how to pray. This 7-day reading plan will lead you through prayers for life’s toughest moments and draw you closer to the Lord even in your losses, struggles, and disappointments.

100 Days of Prayer for Difficult Times: What to Pray During Your Hardest Days

Do your thoughts make you feel like a captive in your own mind? We may think escaping intrusive, overbearing, and negative thoughts is impossible. However, the Bible has shown me the way, and now I want to show you. Take these practical steps towards being set free from mental bondage and living your life with a renewed mind. 

3 Steps to a Renewed Mind

Overcoming is a five-day devotional by Chris Mendez, pastor of Hillsong Latin America. This devotional is designed to give you hope in the middle of challenging and difficult times.

Overcoming

Win the battle with yourself by declaring war on the version of yourself that you don't want to be. Discover the thoughts, words, behaviors, and power you need to achieve ongoing victory. It’s likely you are your own worst enemy. Learn to get out of your own way and discover the secret weapon to winning the war within.

I Declare War: 4 Keys to Winning the Battle With Yourself

Do your ever feel overwhelmed by shame? 

Perhaps you failed and made a huge mistake. Maybe you did something which hurt someone you love dearly. 

In the Psalms, we find a deep resource to navigate our shame and even overcome it! In this 3-day reading plan, Scott Savage shares how the Psalms equipped him to overcome shame.

Overcoming Shame With the Psalms

Break-ups are hard, whether you initiated the breakup or not; whether you’d been dating for five years or five months; even if you knew it was the right thing to do. It can feel like you’ll never heal or move past the hurt–that you’ll never be alright again. In this 5-day devotional get Biblical advice for moving through a breakup, finding yourself, and reconnecting with God along the way. 

Your Post-Break-Up Guide to Being Alright 

Why is everything in life so hard? Why does doing the right thing often feel like a battle? In this new series, Pastor Rick shares insights from God’s Word about the unseen spiritual forces working against us; the invisible war between good and evil. This series will help you win the battle within.

The Invisible War

In our busy lives, suffering is considered an unwelcome guest. But could suffering really be a blessing from God? Because Christ suffered, we should also expect to suffer as we live for him. God will sustain us in our suffering and will use our suffering as a means to help us grow into the Christian he needs us to be in order to impact his world.

Growing Through Suffering

Bestselling author and pastor Chris Hodges helps those struggling with depression find liberating solutions by drawing from the life of the prophet Elijah.

Out of the Cave 

Losing a child can be crippling. If you are now struggling to recognize your value or purpose after suffering child loss, this devotional is for you. The Word of God shines a light to help you through your darkest moments--to restore and remind you of how beautiful and powerful you truly are. Be encouraged and know you are not alone.

Grace to Grieve: After the Loss of a Child

Be the light to the world Jesus intended you to be! This is part eight of eight in the "Jesus, I Need You" series by Thistlebend Ministries, focusing on drawing closer to Jesus. The plans in this series can be done in any order. See also "Jesus, I Need You" (companion prayer).

Jesus, I Need You Part 8

Vance K. Jackson leads readers in this wisdom-filled devotional. The ground of your heart matters to God. A heart that’s submitted to God will produce His Fruit. When you allow the things and the cares of this world to contaminate your heart you’ll choke your peace and sabotage your joy. Let God lead your heart as you read this heart-transforming message.

A Cheerful Heart Is Good Medicine.

Regret is something we all face at one time or another because we all make mistakes. How do we work through that regret when the pain is deep? This plan will explore ways we can acknowledge our regrets and move on from them. We don't have to be stuck, and if submitted to God, we can come out better on the other side of it.

Regret: How to Move Forward

Jesus is the light that dispels our darkness! This is part five of eight in the" Jesus, I Need You" series by Thistlebend, focusing on drawing closer to Jesus. The plans in this series can be done in any order. See also" Jesus, I Need You" (companion prayer).

Jesus, I Need You Part 5

In this seven-day plan based on his book Broken By Fear, Anchored in Hope: Faithfulness in an Age of Anxiety, Rob Merchant explores issues of shame, despair, anxiety—and how we can begin to heal and find hope when we surrender fully to Christ.

Broken by Fear, Anchored in Hope

In this crazy, confusing, and chaotic world, how does one find REST for their soul? Daily, mounting stress can lead to burnout when you are constantly on the go. We cannot ignore our need for rest and hope it will go away. This reading plan discusses 7 areas to consider and find rest. It encourages the reader to take time to carve regular moments for self-care leading to intentional REST. 


Embracing Rest

Joan Hunter has devoted her life to carrying a message of hope, deliverance, and healing to the nations. In this plan, she candidly discusses issues common to veterans and their families, and offers words of encouragement to help them seek God for their healing.

Healing for Veterans and Their Families

As a pastor, I was ashamed I had anxiety and depression. Too many told me it was a faith issue, a sin issue, or both. In the end, I realized it was much bigger than that. Moreover, I came to understand that Jesus didn’t want to condemn me; He wanted to help me. I hope you enjoy this 5-day devotional called “Stressed, Depressed, Hot Mess!” 

Stressed, Depressed, Hot Mess

We stop fearing when we discover how powerful and fearsome our God is. A plan with the objective of neutralizing fear.

The Storm Tormentor

Jesus was different than you think. A real person, with a heart for people, his message was radical in his day and ours. Though he had endless patience with people, he had none with injustice. Furious when the poor were taken advantage of, he defended women and welcomed children. Get the real story here—and a glimpse at what life was like with the real Jesus.

Jesus: He Gets Us | Plan 1

A 5-day devotional from Kristian Stanfill, based around five songs from his recent album "Make It Out Alive."

Make It Out Alive: A 5 Day Devotional by Kristian Stanfill

Are you struggling with anxiety, depression, or trauma? If so, you know that the weight of emotional pain makes it hard to talk to God or know what to say to Him. Licensed trauma therapist and Christian counselor Kobe Campbell will walk you through this 7-day plan where she'll teach you how to draw near to God in a way that improves both your mental and spiritual health.

Cry Out: How to Bring Your Anxiety, Depression & Trauma to God

In a post-COVID world, everyone seems to be talking about well-being. Everyone has an opinion on how to look after themselves and live a flourishing life, but what does the Bible have to say? Journey through the different areas of well-being from physical, emotional, and spiritual to relational, financial, and vocational well-being. 

Wellbeing: An Invitation to a Flourishing Life

One of the biggest battles we face is in our minds. Our thoughts drive our feelings, which often dictate our behaviours and shape our lives.  In this 5-day study, we will look at 5 different Scriptures and apply them to become better stewards of our thoughts and, in turn, walk more in God's will for our lives.

Stewarding Your Thoughts

In this one-week devotional author, Kirt A. Schneider takes us on a journey to overcome struggles and dark moments in our life.  The Bible speaks to every aspect of our lives, and only when we are grounded in the truth of God’s Word,  are we able to walk in the strength,  peace, and victory of God’s promises.

Do Not Fear the Darkness

God will test you in the area most important to you. The test is to reveal whether you value Him or the things He can do for you the most. How do you handle it when you don’t get the answer to your prayers that you wanted? This devotional will develop having an “even if” relationship with God.

Even If: When God Says No

Grief is hard. There are no words to erase our earthly pain, but there is an eternal reality where our loved ones are being held perfectly whole by our Savior. In this three day devotional with Casting Crowns, you will walk through loss, acknowledge our hurts, and remember Jesus for who He is - a loving, gracious God who holds us when we fall apart.

Scars in Heaven: A 3-Day Devotional With Casting Crowns

Trauma of any kind impedes our ability to experience the wholeness found in Christ. Relational trauma, trauma resulting from an abusive or dysfunctional relationship, often fractures our perception of God, self, and others. As a licensed Christian therapist specializing in trauma, I have witnessed true healing from trauma. In this devotional you will explore, heal, and grow beyond the areas of your heart that have been fragmented by relational trauma. 

Being Whole: 21 Days to Overcoming Relational Trauma

Checking In reminds you that you are not alone and that God has not yet finished writing your story. This 5-Day Devotional will inspire you to reject the lies of anxiety and depression and replace them with the truth of God’s Word.

Checking in With Michelle Williams, a 5-Day Devotional

Our new song called “The Power of the Cross” depicts two realizations. The first realization is that God has rescued believers from the power of sin. Sin doesn’t control us anymore. God has rescued us from the wages of sin. We no longer face the eternal punishment we deserve for willingly rebelling against a holy God. The second...

The Power of the Cross by Casting Crowns

Do you relate to words like anxiety, fear, mental unrest, or hostility? If so, there is hope for you in Christ and I pray this devotion will direct you to abide in the Prince of peace. This devotion is taken from my new book, "Abiding in the Prince of Peace," and I want to share some raw and transparent truth that can help you on your journey to mental victory. 

Abiding in the Prince of Peace | How to Win Your Mental War 

What is God's will for our mental and emotional health? Does God have a remedy for depression, anxiety, stress or suicidal thoughts? The answer is yes. Christians and unbelievers alike deal with depression and other mental and emotional illnesses, but there is hope! Jesus promises and provides an abundant life—a life full of joy, purpose, and peace. Join in this seven day devotional as we focus on how to fight for mental and emotional health!


Fighting For Mental And Emotional Health

In this three-day plan, we'll explore anxiety and how through our relationship with Jesus, we can grow in this area.

Overcoming Anxiety

This reading plan is based on the Bible verse, Philippians 4:6-7. Through the Word of God and the power of the Holy Spirit, you can be released from all worry... I believe it! This series will strengthen your faith and help you to overcome the worries you have in your life..

Overcoming Worries

The Bible says we are all called to be disciples. How do we live in the fullness of that calling without the calamities around us leading us to despair? How do we stay hopeful in a world filled with so much hurt?
 
This reading plan will take you into the heart of Jesus's biggest calamity – the night He spent in the Garden of Gethsemane. The goal is to learn from Jesus how to wrestle through the calamities of life whilst remaining faithful to our calling.
 




Between Calamity & Calling

At MOPS, this is the year of friendship, courage, and purpose—friendships where we believe, pray and bring out the best in each other. Your best days are ahead, and we will be here cheering you on. What you can’t do alone, we can and will do together.

We Go Together

This six-day devotional series will encourage your spirit and point your heart to Jesus for those struggling with mental health.  Each day you will have an affirmation and prayer to cling to as you build your faith.

When My Mental Health Is Suffering

Several years ago, cancer took the life of my sister and left our family devastated. The
heartbreak was unbearable. We were overwhelmed in our grief by what seemed like
unanswered prayers.  Loss is real, and the agony from loss is certain. Through this four-day plan, I pray you will come to trust God through your heartache and allow Him to sustain you.

God's Goodness in Our Grief

Do you need comfort? If so, the God of all comfort is with you to minister to you. Pray through this easy, bullet-point prayer guide and let God the Holy Spirit, the Comforter Himself, encourage your heart! 

10 Days of Comforting Prayer

God’s word tells us that “tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” (Proverbs 18:21) Knowing this truth, believers should be mindful of the words they speak.  In the Watch Your Mouth Bible Plan, readers will discover in scripture accounts where individuals mouths either produced progression or regression in their lives.

Watch Your Mouth

“Burnout can be defined as a loss of enthusiasm, energy, idealism, perspective, and purpose; it has been described as trying to run a marathon at full speed.” ― Kathleen Kendall-Tackett Ph.D. Jesus promised to give rest to people in that condition. In this plan, we can find a real solution to this problem that is affecting almost everyone in our hectic world. Enjoy it!


The Cure For Burnout

We have many battles yet to fight but we do not fight to achieve victory; we fight from the victory already achieved on the cross. There are certain enemies whom God delivers you from, but there are other enemies He empowers you to have dominion over. Deliverance is what God does in you; dominion is what He does through you.

Fight Back

Life happens, and sometimes it can get the best of you. If you’re frustrated, angry or depressed over who you have become, it’s time to be changed. Change can seem insurmountable at first, but you don’t have to do it by yourself. This devotional will connect you to God’s transforming power to become the person he intended you to be. Your change can begin today!

Changed: A 5-Day Transformation

The devotions in this reading plan are based on what I call my “fighting words”: the promises of God that I have clung to over the years. I hope that these verses will become your fighting words too, and that we’ll all start walking right up to the darkness in our own hearts and in the weary world around us to speak God’s love and light and truth.	

Fighting Words: 7 Days of Speaking Truth Into the Darkness by Ellie Holcomb

How do we help those who are hurting or struggling with mental health challenges? In this study, based on the best-selling book, SEEN: Healing Despair and Anxiety in Kids and Teens Through the Power of Connection, Dr. Chinwé Williams and Will Hutcherson give a Biblical and research-based perspective on how to help kids and teens who are facing despair, depression, anxiety, and other mental health challenges. 

Seen: Healing Despair and Anxiety Through Connection 

When your life is out of alignment with God’s Word you will almost certainly experience painful consequences. When your emotions get out of order and start to determine your well-being, you may find yourself locked in self-made prisons from which it can be hard to escape. You need to find a proper balance and learn how to trust in God. Let Tony Evans show you the path to emotional freedom.

A U-Turn From Emotional Issues

In today’s world, we are on the brink of a mental health epidemic that estimates that 1 in 4 adults suffer from a diagnosable mental illness. Mental illness reaches across all boundary lines as depression and anxiety impact the church-goer just as much as those who don’t. So, what do we do with this? Join us for a 3-day journey through the Psalms as we discuss mental health.

The Maker and Mental Health

A 5-day plan to help you move from panicked and depressed to alive and free

Attacking Anxiety

With wisdom and compassion, Clayton King identifies the lies we commonly believe, each rooted in fear. He blows them apart, one by one, with God's truth, allowing readers to take back control of their hearts, minds and actions. Covering such pervasive problems as loneliness, shame, human suffering, and more, Clayton shines a light on what holds us down and clears the way for faith that sets us free.

Overcome

Any grieving process is painful. But if you are facing the loss of a loved one, the Bible says God is ‘near to the broken-hearted’ (Psalm 34:18 ESVUK), and He is able to carry you through the process of grieving. Read this 30-day devotional from UCB about how God draws close to those experiencing grief and loss.