Filippense 4:5

Your thoughts can hold you back, push you down, and feed you lies. But they can also lift you up! So, Craig Groeschel, senior pastor of Life.Church, wrote down some truths he reads every day. Start reading to see how these words changed everything for him, and find three simple steps to discovering your own Words to Live By.

Hierdie 3-dagleesplan uit Spreuke sal jou help om te besef hoe jou daaglikse keuses jou huis en ander mense beïnvloed. Spreuke 14 herinner ons dat ’n verstandige vrou bou, terwyl ’n dwase vrou afbreek. Hierdie leesplan daag jou uit om jou gedrag, gasvryheid en reaksie teenoor mense in nood te ondersoek. Jy word ook aangemoedig om doelgerig te leef en elke geleentheid as ’n belegging vir die toekoms te sien. Laastens wys Spreuke 31 dat ware diens en ywer nie onderdrukking is nie, maar wysheid.

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. 

The letter Paul wrote to the church in Philippi has traveled across generations to nourish and challenge our hearts and minds today. This five-day devotional gives you a taste of the book of Philippians, many centuries from when God authored it through Paul. May God fill you with wonder and expectation as you read this letter of joy! Because these are not just Paul’s words to an ancient church—these are God’s words to you.