Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Psalms 139:17

We all have a picture of what we think our pregnancy and birth will look like. When it goes differently, it can be heartbreaking. Whether you had a difficult delivery or your little one needed a NICU stay, your story matters to God. This plan, from a NICU mama, will help you grieve the birth story you didn’t get to experience and find hope and healing for the future.

This life is marked by a single choice: who or what will we center our lives around? This choice takes each of us down a path of decisions that shape who we are, what we feel, who or what we value, and what we will have accomplished at the end of our days. To center our lives around ourselves or the things of this world leads only to destruction.

A middle school devotional designed to encourage students to find hope and help in the Lord. In this devotional, you'll find the encouragement you need to remember God is with you and wants to care for you in seasons of depression, pain, struggle, and more.

Loneliness hurts, and scientific evidence suggests that if it goes on too long, it can significantly impact our physical and mental health. One antidote for loneliness is belonging, the feeling of being seen, heard, and understood. This plan will explore what it means to be seen, heard, and understood by God and others and how we can live out the call to belong.

Christians talk about how following Jesus can transform your life, but how does becoming a Christian change your life? And what should your walk with Christ look like as a new believer? In this plan, you’ll learn the key steps to living a transformed life with Jesus and how to have fun as a Christian. This plan is ideal for new Christians or believers who are new to faith.

Are you finding your life journey to be difficult? Are you feeling as though you are in a dark tunnel and there seems to be no way out? Are you feeling as though you are losing hope and are close to giving up? If you are in a difficult season right now, especially if you are battling cancer, this 40-day reading plan will help you to walk victoriously with God.

The Bible tells us that we are children of God, created in his image, and that to enter into his kingdom we must become like little children. That can be hard to understand, but our relationships with our children can point to God’s relationship with us. Whether you are a parent or not, this 7-day series of devotions will help you reflect on God’s deep, down-to-the-bones love for you.

Whether you are hitting a milestone birthday or just watching another year roll by, God has something He wants to say to you as you enter this next year! As you celebrate your birthday week, why not pause each day and let God celebrate you, encourage you, and impart words of wisdom through the gift of His Word!

If you need inspiration to seek God with all your heart through Bible study, read these seven reasons to love God's Word. The Holy Spirit will help you fall in love with His Word, and His Word will transform your life!

College can be a tough place. As women, we struggle to discover our adult identity away from our parents while the world tells us who to be. Long-time professor, Dr. Sandi Van Lieu, uses humor and scripture to encourage women during their college journey. Navigate the challenges of friendship, love, mental health, temptation, and adulting by being strengthened in Christ and his word.

How we perceive God shapes or misshapes our journey of faith. (The Waiting Father - David Reay). This plan looks at the Character of God and how that impacts us and our faith.

Christian firefighters, paramedics, and E.M.T.s never work alone—they have the Lord with them! Written by real-life first responders, this scripturally grounded devotional will leave you feeling comforted and assured of Jesus' faithfulness in every situation—including times of loss and tragedy. This is a powerful daily reminder that God is greater than the enemy of our souls!

Maybe the most crucial question of our time is about the meaning of life. With all the scientific advances, people are more and more troubled about meaning. This is the focus of this study.

Because of wounds from our childhoods, we begin viewing God through the lens of our experience with our caregivers’ personalities. We often give God human limitations that look similar to our parents. We begin to think that His love wanes with our behavior, though that's not true. Follow along with this 7-day devotional to unlearn your comparisons between God and your caregivers and find your secure attachment to God.

Whether your child is five or fifty-five, don’t stop listening. Continue engaging their heart. Continue being Dad. In this seven-day plan, based on Michael Thompson’s newest book King Me, you will explore how the legacy we leave behind as fathers isn’t determined by how we started—though that may very well need to be cleaned up—but rather, by how we move forward from here.

Being a young adult in your 20s and 30s comes with challenges. Whether in college or the workforce, life's struggles, pain, and joys appear often. In this plan, six young adults share their stories and how God has worked in their lives regarding family hurt, anxiety, community, self-worth, sex, and loneliness. We welcome you to come along, and then consider sharing your own story with us.

Have you ever felt there must be MORE to life than what you’re experiencing? Come with us on a seven-day journey exploring life as beloved daughters in this broken and beautiful world, what comes against us, and Jesus’ offer of healing, love, life, and friendship. Have a journal ready for conversations with God each day!

You are Made New! Rejoice in your new life in Christ through this 7-day devotional, designed especially for new believers. It's all about identity—who Christ is makes you who you are! Andrew and Wendy Palau will guide you with personal stories into rich reflections on how God makes you a new creation from the inside out.

Discover who you truly are by exploring the attributes of God in this 7-day devotional. Each day, dive deep into one of God’s characteristics—Love, Light, Creator, Father, and more—to see how His nature shapes your identity. You’ll be encouraged to reflect on God’s truth, embrace your identity in Him, and walk in the confidence of knowing you are made in His image. If you’ve ever asked, “Who am I?” this devotional will help you find the answer in the One who created you.

A hospital stay can feel scary, overwhelming, and uncertain. This 7-day Plan will guide you straight to helpful Scripture and provide a place to start in prayer as you make your way through this challenging life event. Whether your visit was planned or an emergency, you can find encouragement and comfort in the Bible and in reaching out to God in prayer. You are not alone.

Does your life feel like a pile of broken pieces? Maybe it's addiction, sickness, depression, or trauma—you're surrounded by brokenness. That said, shattered pieces don't have to stay that way. Jesus is known for taking what we think is too far gone and turning it into a work of art. Read seven true stories of redemption and then use the tools you learn to start your process of healing. Plan based on the book, From These Broken Pieces: True Stories of Redemption by Katie Hauck Ministries.

There is only one way to God, and it's through Jesus; but in Jesus, there are many ways to connect with God. One way you can connect with God is through conversation. Conversation is when you desire to know what is on God’s heart and mind. Inquiring of God brings you into His Presence! Through this 7-Day devotional, our goal is that you would walk away understanding the heart of conversation with God and be equipped to connect with Him!

For centuries, the Psalms formed the basis of Jewish and Christian worship. They tell the story of God’s activity in creation and the hope we have in God’s promises. This Bible Plan gathers Prof. N.T. Wright’s insights on key psalms, which give shape to the Psalter and serve as key resources of prayer.

Hurdles can impede us in finding and doing the will of God. Moses, our “guide” in discovering the God of God’s will, drew near to the burning bush on the backside of nowhere, and heard God speak to him there. But as soon as Moses heard what God had to say, he encountered two significant hurdles— and those same two things can become barriers for you and me.        

True financial well-being involves more than getting out of debt and accumulating wealth. It’s about discovering how you’re wired by God, and how that wiring influences the way you think about, feel toward, and handle money. In this study, Pastor Tommy Brown, author of The Seven Money Types, leads you on a journey of personal discovery as he introduces the seven money types found in Scripture.