Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Psalm 40:1

Waiting isn’t something humans do well. When we pray, we like to know that we have been heard, and that God is working on our needs! Follow along with this plan to learn about how waiting can in fact be beneficial, and how even when we can’t see our prayers being answered, God is encouraging and strengthening us as we trust Him and His timing.

Dive into this devotional about being who God made you to be amid life’s challenges. Over the next 7 days, Chrystal Evans Hurst will steward you through this process and help you discover your unique gifts, emerge more confident in God, and become more excited about the future He has in store you.

Lent is a 40-day journey where we slow down, follow Jesus toward the cross, and make space for God. It’s a season to notice what’s happening inside us, to trust God when life feels hard or confusing, and to remember that He is always with us - even in the ‘in between’ moments. Young adults are invited to use this guide weekly during the Lenten season.

Life can feel like a cave—dark, lonely, and uncertain. God Is My Refuge is a 7-day devotional filmed in En Gedi, Israel, where David once hid and found hope. Inspired by his most honest Psalms, this journey helps you pray real prayers, shift from fear to faith, and trust God in hard places. If you’re weary, stuck, or seeking renewal, come discover again: God is your refuge.

God Understands, written by Christian military counseling experts, biblically addresses eight spiritual injuries of war and trauma. This reading plan is only a short introduction to the themes.

From the moment a child enters our life, parenting is a tough job. It’s even harder when a child is struggling with difficult behaviors. Parenting a child in crisis leaves parents worn out from exhaustion, frustration, and fear. God doesn’t leave us, even in the midst of our fears, failures, and fatigue. For foster and adoptive parents, or any battle-weary parent in warfare for their child.

A YouVersion Devotional by Christin Rosa

Called out of addiction to a life of hope, Lance Lang shares stories of others with similar callings. They're Hope Dealers.

In a world shifting under our feet, economies unstable, teams stretched thin, AI rewriting the rules—leaders ask: How do I stay steady when everything shakes? Join senior executive leader, coach, and author Dr. Leonie H. Mattison for a seven-day journey through Ezekiel 37. Each day forms a core muscle of resilient leadership: being set down in stillness, practicing courageous curiosity when answers run out, partnering with God’s Word, trusting staged reconnection, welcoming the Spirit’s breath, reclaiming hope, and leading toward covenantal unity.

Lance Lang and his parents understand what it feels like to endure a decade long battle with addiction. The worry, fear, pain, guilt; in this plan you will receive wisdom, insight and instruction from both the addict's and the parent’s perspectives. These hopeful yet practical steps will help you and your family battle the addiction issues plaguing your home.

The Creator of the universe is in complete control – but do you really believe it? This 10-day study provides Scripture and Biblical truth to shine light on your worries and inspire you to trade them for faith in Him. This study is from the devotional journal 100 Days of Faith Over Fear by Lisa Stilwell.

The problem is life isn’t fair and we are not guaranteed an easy, stress-free ride. What do we do when things don’t go as planned? How do we get out of the muck and mud that pulls us down? Learn how we can rise above our current situation and start trusting God NOW! See how turning to God can make a BIG change in your life today.

Hear 10 true stories of hope—five videos featuring modern-day redemption stories and five audio devotionals from the life of Jesus. You'll see so clearly that your story is not over. No matter what you’ve been through, God can use you to shine light into someone else's darkness.

It’s a new year, and what better time to refocus your heart toward your Savior? Explore a different word each day—like obedience, faith, and trust—in 12 devotions designed deepen your relationship with Jesus. Challenge questions at the end of each devotion will help you apply what you are reading so that this year, you can make Jesus your entire life—not just a part of it.

What if your story—every struggle, failure, and unexpected turn—was actually leading somewhere meaningful? In this reading plan, you’ll walk alongside JoeBob Nelson, a bail bondsman whose life was shaped through hardship, faith, and God’s relentless grace. If you’ve ever felt stuck, lost, or off track, this journey will remind you: God is not finished with your story. **NOTICE:** This content includes sensitive themes that some readers may find difficult: Self Harm & Suicide. Please take care as you read.

This 14-day devotional is based on the new album from Jesus Culture, Living With A Fire. 

Join us for a 15-day study through God's Word. Healing, restoration, and wholeness is found through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Only through the Gospel can we be women made whole. This plan will have you searching outside of yourself and searching into Scripture to find true healing only the Living Word can bring.

The Christian life isn't a fairytale. It hurts sometimes. There's suffering and pain. And Jesus knows this. He even warned us. But here's the good news. There's a reason for all of that pain and suffering. Check this reading plan out to discover more.

In this 18 day plan, you'll take a dive into scripture and discover the true hope of Christmas.

This three week plan walks us through the timeless wonder of how God came to us through His son, Jesus. The plan is designed to begin on a Monday so that each weekend will include shorter content meant for rest and reflection during the holiday season. Join us as we study what the birth of Christ means for our future, present, and past.

It is our hope and prayer that the devotionals that follow will warm your heart and lift your spirit as they lead you to lean on the Lord, our Shepherd and our Guide through the valley of grief.

Pet sins, temptations of the world, health, personal issues, and persecution all cause us trouble at times. With God's help we can overcome and look forward to His promise of heaven through Jesus.

21-day devotional featuring the stories of pro athletes from MLB and the NFL; the verses and passages that mean the most to them.

Twenty-one simple, Bible-based prayers that will enrich your prayer life and help you draw closer to God.

“You will seek me and find me when you seek me with your whole heart.” (Jeremiah 29:13) This is a promise that God gave His people 2,600 years ago. It was a promise that the effort to pursue God would be rewarded with finding Him. For the next 21 days, we will pray and fast as we seek our Lord. He is our Promise Keeper.