Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Colossians 3:4

All of us live with some sort of longing in our hearts—a gap between the life we want and the life we actually have. In this 5-day plan, Elizabeth Woodson, Bible teacher and fellow traveler down the well-worn road of unmet longings equips you for joyful living in that gap. As you journey with Elizabeth through the book of Joshua, you’ll find your own story—one that embraces joy without escapism.

In a world of constant noise, distraction, entertainment, and pressure, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the chaos. When was the last time you felt truly quiet at heart? You can have peace that passes all understanding in the presence of Jesus! This five-day devotional walks through five ways to intentionally quiet your heart and enjoy the peace that Christ gives, no matter how chaotic your circumstances might be.

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.

Culture, church, and life have sold us narratives about who we’re supposed to be as women. We feel driven to people-please, downplay, and perform. Author and ministry leader Amanda Pittman explains how we can rewrite our damaging self-beliefs with the truth about our God-given identity by establishing God-shaped confidence. With new perspectives and focus, we will stand confidently upon the finished work of Jesus and live boldly in our callings.

Dating can be fun and fulfilling, but it also can get complicated. Thankfully, there’s wisdom and encouragement in Scripture to guide us toward healthy dating relationships. Whether you’re dating, you want to date, or you’re ready to talk to your kids about dating, this 5-day Bible Plan is for you.

This 5-day reading plan unpacks the importance of taking sin seriously...and how through Biblical Truth and a lens of faith, we can be challenged, encouraged, and inspired as sports fans to follow Jesus and become more like Him.

How do you live with joy when the hopes and desires of your heart never come to fruition? How do you avoid the bitterness in your heart taking hold when you feel powerless in circumstances? This reading plan will give you new lenses to process dashed hopes that will help you emotionally process disappointments in a healthy way.

Moms sometimes find themselves trying to encourage their kids to have patience while their own patience has run out as they await God’s perfect timing. Brooke McGlothlin invites you to consider that patience is getting to know Jesus, loving through the hard, and trusting God with the fight. She suggests prayers to help you seek God’s heart to discover surer ways to have patience with yourself and your children.

Jesus has made the way for COMPLETE forgiveness, healing, cleansing, and freedom from any past. Hear testimony of this freedom, and receive it for yourself. In Christ, we are New Creations - the old has gone, and the new has come! This is PART 2 of the PureHeart Challenge – a 5-Part Bible Plan for men and women on the topic of sexuality and purity.

Author and Bible teacher Kelly Needham reveals how we've been fooled into chasing meaning in all the wrong places, identifies the source of our hunger for the extraordinary, and shows us the steps we can take today to build a purpose-filled reality without turning our lives upside-down.

Our identity informs what we say, think, and do. Identity can be rooted in many things, but it is important for our identity to be rooted in the right thing—Jesus.

Author Justin Davis asks, “How can we experience a transformative relationship with God?” The answer certainly doesn’t come from pretending to be perfect. Instead, it lies in living as authentic followers of Jesus. Being real over perfect may cost us more than we think we can pay, but it will bring us more than we thought we could have.

There has never lived a more compelling person than Jesus of Nazareth. But is he enough? Enough for your salvation, your character, your purpose? Enough for your whole life? In this five-day plan, Jo Ströhfeldt walks through Paul’s words in the book of Colossians to remind us that when we put Jesus at the center of everything, everything changes.

Christians are different. They can’t help it. When you’re born again and filled with the Spirit, it changes you. This leads to different values about right and wrong and a different lifestyle to match it. This series of 5-day plans uses the 10 Commandments (following the classic Augustinian ordering) as a vehicle for an alternative, Christ-like morality and Jesus-way of living.

Christians are different. They can’t help it. When you’re born again and filled with the Spirit, it changes you. This leads to different values about right and wrong, and a different lifestyle to match it. This 5-day plan uses the 10 Commandments (following the classic Augustinian ordering) as a vehicle for an alternative, Christ-like morality and Jesus-way of living.

When we know WHO we are and WHY we are valuable, we have a strong sense of purpose. Our true sense of self can only come from God. In this devotional based on his book Think This Not That, Dr. Josh Axe helps readers build their identities on the one true rock rather than the shifting sand of culture and experience.

Recenter God in your life with How Great Is Our God: 5 Days Toward a Worship-Led Life by Chris Tomlin. When you live a me-driven life, you choose to focus on yourself, but when you live a worship-led life, you choose to focus on God and others.

Sometimes life hurts. Sometimes life is hard. Sometimes life can be dark. And it leaves its mark—like ashes of grief—in the deepest parts of our souls, where no one but God can really see. In this plan, Darcie Stephens, Finding Hope Coordinator for Hope is Alive Ministries, shares some of her own story of loving those in the midst of substance abuse and how God brought her HOPE.

They married, lived happily ever after, and had many children—that is how all fairy tales end. But reality can be very different because we have never been given a couple’s instruction manual! Moreover, we often have preconceived ideas about marriage and married life. Get off to the right start before you get married with these helpful truths!

Have you ever questioned God? Did you worry that your faith would disappear because you wrestled with God’s will and his Word? Apologist Lisa Victoria Fields has good news for you. Wrestling is not the death of your faith. Wrestling is actually the key to growing in your relationship with God.

The Bible is a big book and can often feel intimidating. But this big book contains God’s story and plan for creation. When we take time to read it slowly and reflect on its words, it transforms our lives. Join us as we do just that with this five-day reading plan on the book of Colossians.

Life often feels like a race without a finish line. Whether it's in our marriages, careers, or personal growth, many of us find ourselves stuck in this exhausting cycle. But what if there was a better way? What if we could tap into ancient wisdom that's as relevant today as it was thousands of years ago? Proverbs offers us ancient wisdom to navigate our modern angst.

This 5-day Bible plan explores the journey of obedience through the story of Abraham, highlighting its cost, purpose, challenges, and blessings. Join A. Margot Blair and discover how radical obedience to God deepens your faith, aligns you with His will, and unlocks His promises in your life.

Many of us pray for peace to replace anxiety in our lives. But what if we are sabotaging our ability to receive peace because our choices show a rejection of God’s order and authority? How many of us have rebuked anxiety but have yet to reject the chaos that produces anxiety? In this devotional we look at the root cause of our restlessness and the only way to find true peace.

The secret to winning the battle in your mind isn't fighting harder—it's fighting together. This 5-day plan from Scott reveals why community is essential for mental transformation, how to overcome fears of vulnerability, and practical steps to build relationships that renew your mind.