Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to James 1:19

This devotional is designed for couples seeking to heal and strengthen key areas of their marriage and uncover hidden treasures within their relationship. Through thoughtful reflection, guided conversations, and intentional practices, couples will be encouraged to grow closer, deepen their understanding of one another, and build a foundation rooted in God, love, trust, and purpose.

To become a devoted skateboarder, you have to set the standard. What makes a good skateboarder a great skateboarder? Style, consistency, and discipline. None of that happens without setting a standard. In the book of James, he teaches us that real faith transforms our behavior. We set the standard of what it means for us to follow Jesus through our habits and daily actions, not just spoken beliefs. Let's learn how to combat being lukewarm followers of Jesus by setting the standard.

This 7-day plan introduces the next step in understanding the five love languages: learning to speak the unique “dialect” that matters most to the person in front of you. Through Scripture and practical reflection, you’ll discover why good intentions sometimes fall flat and how empathy brings every love language to life. These daily insights will help you love more clearly, more personally, and more like Jesus.

Many people believe that struggle means something is fundamentally wrong with their love. But healthy couples struggle. Committed couples struggle. Mature couples struggle. Struggle is simply the moment your relationship requires a reset. Your partner is not your enemy. Your pain is not the enemy. Your patterns are the enemy—and patterns can be changed, through a Biblical lens.

This 7-day honeymoon devotional is designed to help newlyweds intentionally begin marriage with God at the center. Each day focuses on a key part of a healthy, Christ-centered relationship. With insightful reflections, creative activities and simple prayers, this plan encourages meaningful conversations and spiritual connection during your honeymoon. It’s easy to follow, flexible for travel, and created to fit naturally into your time together.

We were made for connection—and there is a skill set that can help you own your impact, strengthen your relationships, and make the most of every encounter. Whether you’re in leadership, ministry, or business—or simply looking to strengthen your connections—this plan combines Scripture and action steps to help you improve your relationships and become a more effective conduit of God’s love.

This 7-day devotional guides couples in transforming everyday conversations into moments of connection and growth. Through Scripture, reflection, and prayer, spouses learn to listen deeply, speak with grace, validate each other’s feelings, and navigate disagreements with humility and love. Each day provides practical guidance, discussion questions, and prayers to strengthen emotional and spiritual intimacy, helping marriages thrive in unity and trust.

True intimacy begins long before physical connection. Scripture reveals it grows through honesty, friendship, spiritual depth, and healthy boundaries, a foundation that protects purity and prepares the heart for covenant. For Christian singles, building non-sexual intimacy is one of the most vital relational skills you can develop. It shapes how you date, how you discern, and how you love. Through Scripture, reflection, and prayer, this plan equips you to connect meaningfully without compromise, pursuing relationships that are emotionally healthy, spiritually grounded, and Christ-honoring in every season of your journey.

God Sees You Mama is a 7-day Bible plan created to encourage and uplift mothers in every season of motherhood. Written by two fellow moms, Marquita Rogers and Imani Brown, this devotion was born out of friendship, shared experiences, and a desire to remind you that you are seen, valued, and never alone.

When you lose someone you love, life returns to normal in about 14 days — for everybody but you! If you're feeling stuck in sorrow, you are not alone. Grief Survivor author, Beth Marshall understands. After losing close family members, she realized grief is hard work! The Grief Survivor study will encourage you to write, and trust the Lord to do what only He can do — restore joy-filled life!

Jesus’ financial advice goes far beyond getting and giving, to every facet of living. And as God continues to increase your faith, see more and more how he really will do immeasurably more than you could have asked or imagined. See how Jesus’ financial advice turns from terrible to terrific as he flips the tables on everything we thought we knew about peace, prosperity, and the pursuit of happiness.

Often, the issues we face in marriage are just on the surface and we don’t take the time to dig deeper. A marriage will never be healthier than the two people in it. This plan by Dr. Kim Kimberling gives you the opportunity to look deeper and allow God to bring His incredible healing to your life and your marriage.

Some days it seems as if a spirit of anger is permeating the entire world. Stories of violence, rage, and discord fill the airwaves while families are being torn apart by unresolved conflict. Where can you turn to find peace in this angry world? Join Dr. Charles Stanley as he helps you define this universal, persistent, and pervasive emotion in Part 1 of his series on Anger. 

Our marriage only works because we’re committed to working through difficult moments. We’re committed to communicate in a way that honors God, one another, and doesn’t diminish each other. We’re a work in progress. And most times we learn as we go. We hope this series inspires you to express unconditional love and listen to understand each other – and continue to build a strong marriage that’ll last a lifetime.

Godly leaders don’t give in to the culture of self or this world, but take directives only from the true living God and follow the life of His son, Jesus Christ. Christ wants to be at the center of our leadership and development; character, compassion, communication, consideration, consistency, community, and the way we love, care, and serve others. Join us on this 8 day study of godly leadership.

This plan is adapted from Dr. Kim’s book “7 Secrets to an Awesome Marriage." The secrets of START, STOP, CONNECT, ENGAGE, BALANCE, MINGLE, and FIGHT become steps that will help a couple have the marriage that God designed for them.

If we're going to be trained in how to fight in this battle, we must clearly understand that the battle is all about Love. Our Savior and King was a specialist, and He wants nothing less than to train us in the Art of War… Loving others back to Life and wielding His power and authority against our enemies, those that work on behalf of the kingdom of darkness.

This resource is aimed at walking new believers (regardless of age) through their first few steps in Christ over the course of 9 days.

James has a knack for highlighting common mistakes in the Christian life and drawing us back into a humble admission that we need God’s mercy every day. For those of us who feel lethargic in the faith or who fear that Christian progress as of late has been slow, if measurable at all, the letter of James provides real medicine — sometimes difficult to take but always good for you!

As a follower of Jesus, how do I lead in the marketplace so that all stakeholders benefit from my leadership? This includes my employees, my customers, and my shareholders. To accomplish this, you need to practice nine principles as a leader that will drive engagement and grow sustainable profitability. These principles are in the Bible, and they assist you in leading with intent.

Wisdom is more than intelligence or insight. It is not simply mental but moral. It is understanding how to live God’s way in God’s world and then acting on that. Among the New Testament epistle writers, James is especially concerned that we take hold of God’s wisdom. As we put our faith in a gracious Father, He will give us the wisdom to walk in a way that pleases Him.

It's time to make a change. Pastor Rob Ketterling (www.robketterling.com) writes, "You can either change before you have to or because you have to." Over the next 10 days, Pastor Rob will help you discover what you need to do right now to discover a new life of abundance, passion, and satisfaction. Until change comes, you will continue missing out on God's best.

Friendship is a gift and the foundation of great community. Jesus told His disciples He no longer called them servants, but His friends! This devotion was written to encourage you to make friends, value the friends you have, and celebrate the community God gave you. We hope you enjoy this 10-Day devotion, written by our friends and us.

This plan covers the Book of James in 10 days with a devotional for meditative reading. The Book of James deals with wisdom for practical Christian living. Enjoy reading God's word and looking to Jesus who is our wisdom from above.

Most of us were raised to view conflict as a bad thing. And we carry that belief into our marriages—too often believing that no conflict = happy, healthy relationship. But in any close relationship, conflict is inevitable. In this 10-day devotional, Dr. Juli Slattery explores how God wants conflict to be used as a catalyst for intimacy in our marriages, instead of catastrophes that destroy them.