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Superstition and inaccurate perceptions of power often lead people to believing that what the enemy has is greater than the authority given to us in Jesus Christ. It’s time to stop living lies. Instead, move into freedom and wholeness by surrendering to the finished work of Jesus on the cross.

Have you ever found yourself hitting the snooze button for a few extra minutes of rest? How tempting is it to stay curled up in bed, fast asleep, as the world moves on around you? In this six-day devotional, Lisa Kai charges you to stop spiritually hitting the snooze button on your life.

During tough times, we need a faith that works. In this new series, Pastor Rick teaches through the Bible to help you move toward a deep and genuine faith in God and to show you how faith is something you do. This reading plan selection is Part 1 of a five-part series.

Have you found yourself sick of all the striving, going through the motions, and even moving endlessly? Join me as we pursue the peace that only God can give as He reminds us who He is in the middle of our emptiness and brokenness. Thank you for jumping in as you find God to be your source of life! - Cade Thompson.

We have all failed in various ways at one point or another. Failure is not something you can always avoid. It can happen in relationships, where you work, and in everyday life. How we respond to it can help us move forward. This devotion seeks to help those who have failed and how to overcome it.

It’s sometimes really hard to see what you aren’t looking for. When it comes to our spiritual lives, God is always working, communicating, or moving in our lives. Unfortunately, if we aren’t actively looking for it, we may miss what He’s doing altogether. Over the next five days, we’ll start unlocking the keys to seeing what God is up to in our midst.

Vance K. Jackson leads readers through a relevatory journey in this leadership devotional by exposing the paralytic traps set by the enemy and reveals how to disarm Goliath’s generation-enslaving weapons of fear and intimidation. What’s been plaguing your family for generations? What obstacles have been blocking your Destiny? It’s time to kill Goliath and move beyond the generational norm.

God has a plan and purpose for your leadership. He can use you no matter where you are or what profession you’re in. But the challenges of leadership are great -- and they become even greater as you move to the next level. This study will help as you rise in leadership to: set your ambitions, develop your strengths, know your purpose, cling to your values and earn followers.

Do you feel like a cloud of worry follows wherever you go? The key to overcoming your anxiety is found in the person of Jesus. He calls us to trust rather than despair - to "not be anxious" and to cast all our cares on Him. This plan is based on the new book Moving Beyond Anxiety by David Chadwick.

Moses spends a chapter and a half in the book of Exodus trying to convince God that he was not the man for the job. With excuse after excuse, Moses made every effort to get out of God’s request to help set His people free. Throughout this devotional, we, like Moses, will learn to move toward the missions God has given us even when we are not motivated.

Within Eden, sin moved in and made its home in the world. A world of God’s creation became tainted by a curse of our own doing. There is no doubt that sin came to ravage all things good, but woven throughout all of Scripture is the story of God working all things out for His good. We brought sin into the story, but God is reversing the curse.

In the wake of infidelity, there are questions … and plenty of confusion to sort through. In this section, we offer answers for some commonly asked questions. There’s also helpful guidance if you’ve committed an affair and are struggling to move forward. So let’s clear away the clutter and set your marriage on the path to recovery.

There are many seasons in life where it feels like we are stagnant. Waiting for the next step, for life to change or God to move. In these seasons it's sometimes hard to imagine if God is still there with us. This plan is designed to encourage and strengthen you in those times of waiting. God is working in the waiting and we can hold firm to His promises.

We all face decisions every day of our life, and it’s those decisions that determine our future. One key strategy for making right decisions is “trying it on” – giving God something to work with so He can guide you into your divine destiny. These seven devotionals can help you get moving ahead with faith and make your decisions with confidence!

Regret is something we all face at one time or another because we all make mistakes. How do we work through that regret when the pain is deep? This plan will explore ways we can acknowledge our regrets and move on from them. We don't have to be stuck, and if submitted to God, we can come out better on the other side of it.

At Christmastime, Advent calendars serve as tangible reminders of expectation slowly moving toward fulfillment. Likewise, the Old Testament records how the failures and weaknesses of God’s people created a longing and a need for a perfect King to come. This four-day plan reminds us that Jesus’ birth wasn’t an isolated event but the fulfillment of God’s promise to establish His kingdom forever. In Christ alone we find our long-expected, perfect King.

With so many responsibilities and distractions vying for our attention, too many of us have built unhealthy cycles of rest. As a result, we burn ourselves out, striving and straining against God's intent for our lives. In this plan, we are called to the intentional work of self-examination, helping us to move toward a purposeful and sustainable life with Jesus.

God’s ways are not our ways. He does not adjust His ways over time nor accommodate them to our feelings or preferences. But He is willing to reveal them to us. They are found in His Word, and they haven’t changed. Never be satisfied merely seeing the acts of God. In this five-day devotional by Richard Blackaby, explore Scripture to move from seeing God’s actions to being intimately familiar with His ways.

We are bound to experience pain in our broken world. Sadly, that pain often comes as the result of other people’s actions. We’re called to forgive these people, but that’s easier said than done. So, how do we overcome unforgiveness? This devotional looks at the hard, but necessary, work of forgiveness, and invites us to move past hurt to wholeness.

God’s heart for justice. A middle school devotional designed to show students God’s plan to see justice make things right in this world. In this devotional, you'll find encouragement to see how God is working for justice already and what you can do to join in to move toward justice one step at a time.

World-class hunter, adventurer, and speaker Brent Henderson invites men on a 7-day journey to discover the most powerful force in the universe is to be found in one’s spirit, where God resides. He shows men how to recover what's been lost by answering: Who am? Where does my value come from? And Am I enough? This week can move you closer to live a truthful life with purpose and confidence.

There’s a lot in life constantly tugging to pull you and your spouse apart … work, kids, and family, a schedule too full to pencil in a cup of coffee together let alone a weekend away. Through this 10-day devotional, we want to help you come back together. To redirect your marriage trajectory from moving apart to back where you belong—pursuing each other’s hearts. Again and again.

We can learn so much from the heroes of the Bible! Some of them are unlikely heroes - ordinary people who God uses in extraordinary ways to move forward His great plan. This reading plan will uncover some of your favorite Bible characters and encourage you to see how God worked through them - and think about how God is working through you! Each day includes a Scripture reading, video, and short reflection.

Prayer is an activity of faith– faith that God is and that he hears the cries of his people. He not only listens, but he also acts. Jesus said that faith-filled prayer will move mountains. As you pray, be prepared for the work God will do in your heart. And pray with assurance that you are participating in God’s salvation plan for the multitude of souls in Northern Asia.

As a runner, you work hard to meet your physical goals. But deep down, you long for your training to be a more meaningful experience, one that engages your body, mind, soul, and spirit. This devotional helps you experience God’s presence more deeply as you pound the pavement or traverse the trails. Walk, Run, Soar gets you moving with a new motivation: knowing Jesus more, every step of the way.