Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Ecclesiastes 4:9

Is God calling you to encourage someone you know through a season of sorrow? The Lord often uses us to show His compassion and grace with others, and answering His call may be more important than you know. Learn how to walk with someone through a time of hardship with this 7-day devotional. You’ll get scriptures and thoughtful tips on journeying side-by-side with someone who needs God’s peace and presence.

This is a seven day devotional focusing on the power of relationships and the need to live an open life.

Do you ever feel uncomfortable or insecure being around friends who are suffering? With grace and practical advice, the late Kara Tippetts (author of bestseller The Hardest Peace) and good friend Jill share their journey through Kara's cancer and explore the beauty of just showing up. Taken from their book Just Show Up: The Dance of Walking Through Suffering Together.

Insights and readings in this plan focus on the biblical principles essential for the dynamic spread and advancement of the “Good News about the Kingdom.” Topics include the power of prayer, personal growth, spiritual empowerment, spiritual unity, and more. Devotional studies are drawn from the “Kingdom Dynamic” notes in the New Spirit-Filled Life Bible that shed light on key principles of Bible-centered, Spirit-filled life and ministry.

God designed us to do life with other people. Not just any people, but people that will support, encourage and love us. These types of relationships can be easier said than done, especially when we know that people can hurt us and cause us pain. Nevertheless, deep relationships are something that God calls us to strive for. Dive into this plan to learn more about how to develop and sustain these types of life-giving friendships.

God wants you and I to get healthy! In this Reading Plan from the team at the Daniel Plan and Pastor Rick Warren, we explore how you and I can change our life…our health, the way we think, the goals we set, and the way we treat others…so that you and I can accomplish God’s purpose for us and bring glory to Him.

Does being a real man mean having a perfect family, a corner office, a luxury car, and a massive home? Or, is there something more to life? This 7-day plan from John Woodall will dig into the questions that you wish you could talk over with a trusted friend and give you God’s response to those questions.

As we advance in our sophistication, humanity needs to be reminded of ancient simplicities that contain truth so potent that our lives can be enriched by their transformational power. Rest is one such ancient simplicity established by God at the beginning of His relationship with our first human parents. After working for six days, God declared the seventh day to be a day of rest – a day without boundary and equal.

God made us for relationship with Himself and each other. So life is good when relationships are sweet and terrible when they go wrong. This series of devotionals, based on the book Rooting Out Relationship Killers, provides practical, inspirational wisdom for the cultivation and maintenance of healthy relationships of every kind.

What is God's will for my life? Should I take the job? Move? Get married? Invest in the new opportunity? Wouldn't it be nice to know exactly what to do? The great news is that you don't have to make these choices on your own. During this devotion, discover how God can guide you through every decision in life.

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!

 Find out practical ways from the Bible to overcome temptation. 

That perfect relationship you admire one image at a time may not be so picturesque in real life. Right? So, what kind of relationship goals actually work? This Life.Church Bible Plan, written by people ranging from long-married, to single, to newlyweds, will point to the kind of love God can offer for all our relationships.

As a Catholic Christian man there are certain practices such as prayer, Mass, and Scripture reading, that will make your life richer and will draw you closer to Jesus and your community of faith. Written by Stephen Binz based on teachings by Bishop Thomas Olmstead of the Catholic Diocese of Phoenix.

WE were created for relationships. God says that our love for Him should be reflected in our love for others, so how do we do that? This 7-day plan is full of tangible takeaways with hope and encouragement for you to apply to every relationship. This study is from the book We're Still In This written by Susan Goss.

We pray that this weeklong devotional will bring you comfort and encouragement as you walk alongside a spouse, child, parishioner, or friend who is recovering from addiction. You are not alone as you go through recovery beside a loved one. As we have discovered, there is hope for healing in community.

This 7-day devotional is designed to shift our perspectives on what we consider successful in today’s world, and how we are measuring ourselves in comparison. The purpose is to restore a healthy, biblical mindset about the value of processing deep work, that is often hidden, to have more substance and impact in our lives. I hope this plan will help give you a more grounded, internal sense of security. Enjoy!

Welcome to our time of prayer and fasting! Oswald Smith says ‘when we work, we work, when we pray, God works’. Our prayer during this time of 7 days of prayer and fasting is that God would do an incredible work in your life and that you would know him in a deeper way.

What is the difference between couples whose marriages improve in crisis and couples who don’t make it? In this week’s devotional, we’ll learn from two couples whose marriages grew stronger rather than weaker through extreme outside pressure. Whether you are facing crisis right now or simply want to prepare for challenges ahead, these ideas and stories will help you lean into grace—together.

So many today are struggling with loneliness, yet we were wired for friendships. God does not want us to do life alone on earth. This plan will share the friendships of Jesus. Make Jesus your best friend and trust Him to provide the friends that you need.

Say no to the pressure to do more, post more and be more. Slow down, trust God and return to healthy, not to normal. Over 7 days, explore healthy habits to help you begin to find the meaning, depth and richness you’re looking for.

Explore what genuine friendship looks like. God amplifies healthy relationships in ways that are gloriously surprising and deeply satisfying. Discover easy-to-do ideas for building and maintaining your friendships in small ways that carry long-lasting, relationship-rich impact.

We believe that our God does not simply desire for us to have surface level friendships but to experience Loyal Sisterhood. Explore the power of building with woman who are deeply committed to each other, no matter what.

The healthy Christian life is one of continuing growth. But so many feel stuck at one stage of the journey making it difficult to move forward. Christian ministry founders and psychotherapists Bill and Kristi Gaultiere help us to identify our current stage of faith and where to take our next steps. No matter the place you find yourself, together we’ll begin the new journey to spiritual, emotional, and relational freedom.

Are you willing to fight for relationship? Are you willing to step outside of your comfort zone and begin to build relationships with people around you? Let's fight! Fight for relationship!