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Wednesday Devotion

8/30/2017

Good morning ladies. It's going to be a beautiful day! We're wrapping up this last full month of Summer quickly. As this happens every year, I know that PK's birthday is right around the corner. In fact, it's this coming Sunday. It's always hard to get gift ideas from him, but I actually have a few ideas in mind. Casey, Maria and I went to the Lifeway Bookstore last week and I saw several things that I know he would like. He likes to read, and I saw some new books out by his favorite authors. I will just have to make a time to go out and shop. Shouldn't be a problem. It's so nice having 'town' pretty much right across the street or within a mile or two at the most. He did already choose his dinner, or at least part of it, so I have a good start there. Any ideas for a low-carb dessert would be welcomed. He suggested cheese cake without the crust, but if there are other things you can think of, please let me know. Thank you!

Today is a pretty low-key day for me, with my discipleship meeting later this afternoon. How about you? How is life going in New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and here in the various parts of Minnesota?

Prayer

If you're like me, it's hard not to watch the Weather Channel and all that is going on with "Harvey." And now it's come back on shore in Louisiana. Let's continue to keep all of these families in prayer.

Devotion

I'm pretty sure that most of us can tell stories about times in our lives when we've been in need, whether physically or emotionally. Maybe financial. Maybe for food and the basics. Or, maybe you've been in a 'dry' place spiritually or emotionally. Today's devotion is about our God providing for us daily, like the manna in the desert. I could speak of so many times that God has provided for us as a family. Have a Wonderful Wednesday ladies.

“When You Feel Like You’re Barely Making It”

“Then the LORD said to Moses, ‘I will rain down bread from heaven for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day.’”
Exodus 16:4a (NIV)

I’d never heard of persimmons. The advertisement said they were fruit, and it said they were free; that’s all I needed to know.

I emailed the anonymous poster and said I would take her up on her offer for free persimmons.

When I arrived at the stranger’s home, I cautiously walked up the brick steps to the front door. Before I could knock, two women — one middle-aged and one elderly — opened it.

“You must be the lady coming for the persimmons,” the younger woman said, smiling.

“Oh, yes,” I answered. “Can you tell me what exactly you do with them?” I blushed.

I didn’t want the women to know I’d never even seen a persimmon, much less cooked with one.

“Oh, all kinds of things!” the younger woman said, laughing. “We love to bake cookies, muffins and cakes with them.”

The ladies let me take my pick of the fruit, and I filled the box they set out for me. They then offered me several slices of fresh-baked persimmon pound cake.

Those women never knew how that box full of persimmons would go on to provide a persimmon muffin breakfast for our little family during a season of financial hardship.

God is the Great Provider. I’d known that since childhood, but I didn’t truly recognize His personal provision for our every need until I was in my early 30s. I had two children underfoot and one on the way, a husband who worked several extra jobs on the side, and an income that still didn’t cover all our expenses.

It was a desert season. The tunnel looked dark, and I couldn’t see a way out.

Yet, I look back now and see how we richly experienced God’s presence during that time.

With a burgeoning belly, a baby on my hip and a toddler wrapped around my knees, it wasn’t uncommon for me to open a near-empty refrigerator and whisper prayers wrapped in thanksgiving: Dear God, You will meet our every need. You have never failed us. You are in control.

Our family learned to trust God during that season of need. I started looking at and crediting each and every incident — from sale items at the supermarket to the box of persimmons — as God’s provision for our family.

Like manna in the wilderness, the Lord provided again and again and again.

The manna or “bread” from Heaven in Exodus 16:4 wasn’t necessarily what the Israelites wanted, but it was what they needed: “Then the LORD said to Moses, ‘I will rain down bread from heaven for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day.’”

When my family was in need, God proved that we truly lacked nothing. Perhaps we desired more, but just as the Lord had provided for the Israelites in the desert, He covered our needs as well.

When I remember that all things come from the Lord, it enables me to practice contentment in every season. Expressing gratitude with each small gesture moves me from a state of just barely making it to more than just making it — if I let it.

Dear Lord, help me remember You are the Great Provider. Open my eyes to see Your provision in both times of plenty and in times of want. Cultivate a deeper faith in me during seasons when I feel like I’m just barely making it — both emotionally and physically. Help me be content despite my circumstances. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Proverbs 31 Ministries
Erin Odom

TRUTH FOR TODAY:
Philippians 4:12, “I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.” (NIV)

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Thursday Devotion

8/24/2017

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Good morning ladies. Wow, I'm off to a slow start today. Fortunately, I don't have a lot on my schedule, at least appointments anyway. How about you? How are things going in your life? I am praying for you, but if you want to share a request, please do. PK and Casey are off to work, so it will be a 'girl' day with Maria. I certainly don't have these often!

Devotion

Great devotion! If you're not a Mom, or if you're already past the stages of raising a child, please don't let the title stop you from getting something out of this today. We can all relate to times of failure and defeat in our lives, but God's Word assures us that our foundation is on the "Rock." have a Thankful Thursday ladies.

“When You Feel Like a Bad Mom”

“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.”
Matthew 7:24-25 (NIV)

Have you ever struggled with letting a circumstance define you? This seems to be a lesson God lets me live over and over again. He wants to be my only definition of who I am.

I am a child of God, holy and dearly loved.

I know this. I teach this. I believe this. Yet it is so easy for me to slip into redefining myself when situations arise.

Several years ago, one of my precious, precious, precious yet just-as-apt-to-sin-as-the-rest-of-us kids was called to the principal’s office — on the very day I received an invitation to speak at a national parenting conference.

With my head I was able to see the situation for what it was: My child is in the process of being shaped. My child is strong, and while this will serve her well later in life, strength in an immature little person begs to be disciplined. She is a sweet child who made a not-so-sweet choice.

However, in my heart I felt like a failure. I wanted to decline the opportunity to speak, and crawl into a hole. A part of me felt as though I’d personally been called to the principal’s office, as the voice of condemnation started haunting me: You are a bad mom. You have a bad child.

Quietly, I slipped away with Jesus and did what I’d done a hundred times before. I held those condemnations up to the Lord and asked Him to help me see this situation the way He wanted me to see it. Not the way others see it, not the way my heart is tempted to see it, but the way He sees it.

Matthew 7:24-27 brings some perspective: “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.” (NIV)

Do you know what amazes me about these verses? Both the person doing right and the person doing wrong experienced hard times. In each case the rains came, the streams rose and the wind blew and beat against the house.

Just because we’re parents living out God’s principles for life doesn’t mean we won’t face difficult circumstances.

God’s Spirit spoke to my heart that day and said, Let Me invade your natural flesh reaction. Instead of letting your mind run wild with this, sit with Me for a while. Be still, and know that I am God.

So I sat and prayed. I went from defining myself as a failure of a mom to being a praying mom who can face hardships in a godly way. The frustration diffused as I determined to look at the situation from God’s perspective.

God’s truth reassured me. I am not a bad mom. My child is not a bad child.

This situation is a call to action.

There is a character issue that needs to be addressed within the heart of my child. And kids are supposed to have character issues that need to be addressed by their parents. That’s why God gave me this specific child. God sees within me the ability to be the one He’s perfectly designed to raise this child.

When hard times come and beat against our stability, we must determine to hear God’s words and put them into practice. Then nothing can topple our peace, security or true identity.

I’m not sure who else needed to hear that — but I know I did. So dry your tears, sweet mama. Today is a new day. A day when we will only be defined by God’s truth and grace as we navigate this wild wonder called parenthood.

Dear Lord, help me be the mom You’ve called me to be today. I want to honor You in everything I do. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Proverbs 31 Ministries
Lysa TerKeurst

TRUTH FOR TODAY:

1 John 3:20, “If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.” (NIV)

Isaiah 40:11, “He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young.” (NIV)

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Thursday Devotion

8/10/2017

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Good morning ladies. How are you on this Thankful Thursday? Another cool morning. I think that Fall might be coming early this year. I'm ready! So, what have you been up to this week?

Devotion

I could easily relate to this devotion today, even though this is the first year in the past eight that I won't be dropping a child off at college. Whew! Letting our kids start a new phase of life is a difficult thing to do, with a lot of emotions 'flowing.' There are some good tips and encouragement for those of you entering into this season of life. If you're not, then maybe you're entering into a new season of life in another way. Like me. College is done (for now), but we have Casey back home with us for awhile, and that's another adjustment. Trust me! Whatever it is, we all go through these times of change and we can't let worry and anxiety get the best of us. God is always with us, and He alone can take care of us better than we can anyway. Ask Him for peace and joy in these new seasons. Have a great day ladies!

“If You’re Dropping Off Part of Your Heart at College”

“But I am trusting you, O LORD, saying, ‘You are my God!’”
Psalm 31:14 (NLT)

It seems like just yesterday my three little ones were coming down the stairs in the mornings with floppy bedheads and sleepy eyes. But now one daughter has graduated college, and the other is a college senior. My son, the baby of the family, starts college this month!

Growing up is hard. Not just for kids. But for moms, too. When our kids enter new seasons of life so do we, and trusting God with our children becomes more important — and maybe even harder — than ever before.

In today’s key verse, we see evidence of David turning away from his doubts and fears and intentionally deciding to trust God instead. He realized he had no chance of winning the battles against his enemies without God’s help.

David faced a physical enemy, but often we face the invisible enemy of our out-of-control emotions, especially when our little ones have become big ones, and it’s time for them to be out on their own.

Just like David realized, it’s hard to try to win the battle for our thoughts and emotions all alone. David boldly proclaimed His trust in God because he was loved by His Father. As moms we, too, can boldly proclaim our trust in God by believing God loves our children just as much as we do.

But let’s face it, despite our best intentions to trust God with our children, worries and fears can still fill our minds. When our children start new phases of life like kindergarten, middle school or high school, it’s hard not to worry. But when they start college, worry takes on a whole new level. Worry coupled with the empty ache in our hearts from looking at their empty bedroom in our house can feel overwhelming and emotionally draining.

So, for all you moms sending your most treasured possessions off to a college campus, here are a few dos and don’ts to keep in mind to help you maintain peace and comfort in your heart as you embark on this new phase of life:

Don’t let your emotions run away with you. After dropping my firstborn off at college five years ago, I let my emotions get the better of me — as if sending my daughter to college was throwing her to the wolves and meant never, ever seeing her again. Ever. I finally realized I was letting my fears and emotions control my joy.

Do ask God to fill your heart with peace and comfort, and trust He is in control. It’s hard to control emotions especially when it comes to the wellbeing of and love for our children. Ask God to fill you with a peace that surpasses understanding and the ability to control your emotions.

Don’t assume your child is going to make the same mistakes you did in college — or that they won’t make any mistakes at all. As moms, we want to prevent our kids from making decisions that will negatively impact them. But as much as we want to protect them, we have to let them make their own choices … which sometimes means their own mistakes. Just as we learned from our mistakes and may have already seen God use those mistakes for His glory, so will they.

Do pray for the Holy Spirit to be their guide. Ask God to convict their hearts if they start heading down a wrong path. We can’t always be with our children, but God is.

Don’t convince yourself you’ve failed at getting your child ready for college. Sending a child off to college or any new phase of life is never easy on a mom’s heart. We can think of a million things we could/should have done better. But we are reminded in Proverbs 22:6 that if our child really knows the Lord, even if they stray, they will eventually return.

Do continue to pray daily for your child’s heart and life. Ask God to bring people into their lives who will be godly influences and help shape them in positive ways. Never cease praying for your children no matter how old they get.

Letting go of the reins of our children’s lives is hard, but when we focus on our faith instead of our worries and trust God will be looking after them, the letting go seems a little less stressful.

Lord, help me have peace about sending my child off into this new season of life. Protect them in every way. Help me trust You are in control and always by their side. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Proverbs 31 Ministries
Tracie Miles

TRUTH FOR TODAY:
1 Peter 5:7, “Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.” (NLT)

Genesis 28:15a, “Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go.” (ESV)

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Wednesday Devotion

8/9/2017

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Good morning ladies. How are you feeling today? Energized? Or, middle of the week and dragging? Either way, God is walking with us. I want to thank you for your prayers yesterday as I had the aspiration. As I mentioned, it went well. No pain at all. God answers our prayers. It keeps me encouraged as the surgery approaches.

For the Minnesota ladies-- PK and I are planning a little getaway next week and we'd like to rent a cabin or bed and breakfast north of here on a lake, but not more than 3-4 hours. Does anyone have any suggestions of a place you stayed and really liked? We looked at a couple of places yesterday but they were already booked. I realize it's late in the season, but we're hoping there's a place that has a few days still open. Let me know if you can think of anything. Thanks!

Devotion

Are you leaving a legacy for your children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews...those younger than you in your circle of influence? Today's devotion teaches us about letting those precious people in our lives learn about Jesus through us. Have a Wonderful Wednesday ladies! (and go grab another cup of coffee!)

“Will Your Kids See You Talking to Jesus?”

“But now, thus says the LORD, your Creator, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel, ‘Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine!’”
Isaiah 43:1 (NASB)

I have vivid memories from my days as a little girl of my grandmother sitting quietly on the edge of her bed with tears streaming down her face.

I would tiptoe toward her room and watch as her lips moved while her words were void of sound. She never looked sad or mad, but she always looked serious, and I knew not to disturb her.

My initial response was concern, and I couldn’t wait for her to finish so I could check on her and make sure everything was OK. Without fail, when I asked if she was OK, she assured me that there was nothing to be concerned about because she was “just talking to Jesus.”

I never quite understood what she meant or why she chose to talk to Jesus. And despite her response, I knew everything was not OK. The truth is, my grandmother had a lot of things she could cry about. Outside the walls of our row home in the inner city of Baltimore, Md., was a community infested with drugs, violence and hopelessness. I recognized it as much as I could sense anything.

But not so with my grandmother.

I never once received even a hunch of despair in my grandmother’s countenance. I now know why. My grandmother was determined that the very present and tangible realities she faced would not be the point of focus for our family, but instead we would trust in the love of the One to whom we belonged. Day by day, she put our lives in His hands.

I will never know every detail of the conversations she had with Jesus, but I know her daily tears represented the hope and joy that rested in His love and the saving grace she received in her adult years.

She chose to talk to Jesus because she believed His promises in Isaiah 43:1 and throughout the Bible — that God not only called her by name, but He called her His own:

“But now, thus says the LORD, your Creator, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel, ‘Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine!’”

Today, as a mom of four daughters, I reflect on my grandmother’s faithfulness, and I thank God for the traces of her trust in Jesus that run deep in my own life. I’m reminded that her conversations with God mattered and impacted my life. Her words and her commitment are a legacy that now serve as fuel in my pursuit of the Savior for me, my daughters and our family.

As a mother, wife and woman, if I’m not careful I can allow my circumstances to dictate my outlook. There are many days when it seems easier to throw in the towel and wallow in the mud. But my grandmother’s witness is a reminder to me that others are depending on my prayers. My children are watching and are following my lead in understanding what it looks like to live as God’s daughter.

So I’m choosing to talk to Jesus, following in my grandmother’s footsteps. I’m determined to focus on His goodness and rest in the fact that I am His.

Ultimately, I pray my conversations with Jesus guide my family’s focus and continually point my daughters to His love. Will your kids (or other young people in your sphere of influence) see you talking to Jesus?

Heavenly Father, there’s something so comforting in knowing that You know my name and that I am Yours. Oftentimes the circumstances around me look hopeless and overwhelming, but please help me to focus on You — on Your goodness and mercy, Your truth and faithfulness. May Your Spirit be my guide as I trust in You. Lord, may my conversations and walk with You speak of Your presence in my home. I pray that my relationship with and trust in You serves as a root of my family’s growth, and that we remain grounded in Your love. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Proverbs 31 Ministries
Wynter Pitts

TRUTH FOR TODAY:

Hebrews 13:7, “Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.” (NIV)

Psalm 121:1-2, “I lift up my eyes to the mountains — where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.” (NIV)

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Tuesday Devotion

8/8/2017

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Good morning ladies. A new day that our LORD has made. I hope you are enjoying these beautiful summer days. I would appreciate your prayers this morning as I go in to have the aspiration done on my hip. They will put a needle into the area where the scar from surgery is and take some fluid/cells to test for infection. Of course, we're hoping there is none. Just a check to make sure I'm all set for surgery. The scar looks great, so there's no sign outwardly that anything is wrong. I'm sure it will prove to be fine; it's just a painful couple of minutes. After that, it's on to a pretty quiet day for me. How about you? How are things going in your life? Is there anything that I can pray for you about?

Devotion

Today we have a great reminder that, no matter where we are in life or what we've done, God will always love us unconditionally. Have a Terrific Tuesday ladies!

“How I Know That’s It’s Never Too Late”

“We love because he first loved us.”
1 John 4:19 (NIV)

Twenty-five years ago, I held a newborn baby in my arms.

She was beautiful, tiny.

Mine.

And I was young — 19 to be exact.

I was a unmarried teenage mom and a sophomore in college. The year of my daughter’s birth was one of the most difficult years of my life. It was hard — very hard.

A positive pregnancy test set off a string of new realities in my life, one of which was a strong feeling of a lack of worth. I had messed up and disappointed the people I loved. I was on my way to being “mom” in a season of life where I planned on being a kid. I was no longer the “good girl” I’d once tried to be.

I wondered, sometimes out loud, Does God still love me?

Pain mixed with a little shock, a ton of remorse, and lots of uncertainty left me feeling unlovable, unredeemable and out of God’s good graces.

I knew He loved me, but didn’t feel it. Instead I felt alone, in the dark and cold.

During one of those lonely moments, I reached for my Bible and searched for reassurance of God’s love for me. I believed God loved me no matter what, yet I just needed proof. I needed a reminder to rest in and rehearse so I wouldn’t forget or doubt the reality of His love in my life.

I wrote one verse down on a sheet of notebook paper. That one verse became two, then five, then over time became two pages of Scripture to remind me how God loved me.

I kept those notebook papers with me at all times — folded in my pocket or my purse or my backpack as I went to class.

Over time, I’ve learned to believe God’s love for me is unconditional. While He does indeed desire for me to obey His Word and walk in righteousness, His acceptance of me does not ride or die on whether or not I measure up. Consequences ebb and flow with my choices, but His everlasting love does not.

As I rehearsed those verses that represented a lifeline to His love, I learned to believe in His love for me in a very deep and real way. And the more I understood His love, the more I wanted to live a life that exemplified the love I desired to offer to Him in return, just as our key verse reminds us: “We love because he first loved us” (1 John 4:19).

I recently dug out those pieces of paper. They’re still intact, though they’ve yellowed with time. As I held them in my hands, I was overcome by the gift of God’s love to an imperfect person like me.

Not only does God love me unconditionally, He loved and always loves me first. God doesn’t wait on me to come to Him ready with everything together or with all my ducks in a row. He’s loved me — and continues to love me — to live the life of the girl He created me to be.

Since those college days, I have had my fair share of hard times. But one thing hasn’t changed.

I know He loves me. And I’ve learned more deeply over time to believe in my value to God and trust what He thinks of me, regardless of where life has led me thus far. I understand more about how He wants me to live my life, knowing He has made me beautiful, strong and powerful in Him.

As long as I still have breath in my lungs, it’s never too late to choose to live her life … the life of the girl who feels lost. Or forgotten. The girl who’s made mistakes.

Or the life of the girl who simply needs to stop wasting time and move forward with what she knows she should do.

How do I know it’s never too late to know the love of God? Because it wasn’t too late for me.

And here’s what I know — it’s never too late for you to seek His Word, His face, His heart and His hopes for the life of the girl in you.

Dear Father, sometimes I struggle to believe You love me and You can redeem my story and life, however it’s played out thus far. I want to be exactly who You created me to be. Give me the confidence to believe in Your love for me and Your plan for my life. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Proverbs 31 Ministries
Chrystal Evans Hurst

TRUTH FOR TODAY:
Romans 5:8, “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (NIV)

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Wednesday Devotion

8/2/2017

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Good morning sweet ladies! How are you doing? This is coming to you a little bit earlier because I have a busy day today. Another doctor's appointment over on the east side of town. Just a checkup. Then later, I have a discipleship meeting with a lovely friend. Always a great time! And a few things in between it all. How about you?
Devotion

Good reminder to us today that we are blessed when we believe who we are in Christ, and that He will fulfill His promises to us. Have a Wonderful Wednesday!

“Blessed Is She Who Believed”

“And blessed (happy, to be envied) is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of the things that were spoken to her from the Lord.”
Luke 1:45 (AMPC)

It’s a compelling thought: God speaks jaw-dropping promises to His women, and if we dare to believe Him, we’ll be blessed.

Consider Mary, an average young woman living a quiet little life in Nazareth, tending to her family’s chores while daydreaming about her engagement to Joseph.

Suddenly, the angel Gabriel steps from Heaven onto her humble patch of earth and says something outrageous. He makes a promise that could never be fulfilled through mere human effort.

He declares the upcoming birth of a Savior — the long-awaited Messiah — through her, a virgin. He makes it clear she is God’s chosen vessel and through her, the stunning plan of redemption will occur. And then Mary does something equally outrageous.

She believes.

In spite of her initial misgivings and not quite understanding how it will all work, she chooses to believe what God tells her. And history declares her blessed among women.

Meet the Scripture where it all started, the first chapter of Luke. I call it every woman’s verse:

“And blessed (happy, to be envied) is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of the things that were spoken to her from the Lord” (Luke 1:45).

God speaks. He gives the promise. And we believe.

Simple, right? Yet believing God’s promises is sometimes the hardest part. Believing is daring. Believing flies in the face of all we’re experiencing. We feel uncertain, scared we’re making it all up. Our faith feels woefully wobbly and feeble.

But if we dare to believe, we’ll be blessed among women. This truth holds the capacity to anchor our hearts while we face the two struggles every woman experiences.

Our first struggle is to believe we are who God says we are.

Unfortunately, we often believe less about ourselves — that how we are is how we’ll always be.

“My mother was moody, and I am, too.”

“My father was short tempered, and that’s just the way our family is wired.”

Struggles with stubbornness, strife, feelings of inadequacy, or the ability to hold a grudge are simply a given — a family legacy like freckles or muscular legs or blue eyes.

We’ve accepted a lesser version of ourselves.

What if, like Mary, we pondered and then truly accepted and dared to believe that we are who God says we are?

Beautiful (Song of Solomon 1:15)

Accepted (Ephesians 1:6)

New creations (2 Corinthians 5:17)

Precious in His sight (Isaiah 43:4)

Unquestionably free (John 8:36)

Chosen (John 15:16)

Our second struggle is to believe the stunning promises God whispers to our hearts.

How many times do we struggle because what God speaks to our hearts makes no sense?

We wonder, How? How can this happen since _____?

I struggle to grasp God’s infinite abilities, because the deep issues I wrestle with in private seem impossible to overcome. Or I’m baffled by the logistics. Though we desperately long to believe, so much of what we see is the exact opposite of the promise. Our hearts soak in the promise but cannot comprehend the how.

What if we dared to believe God could do anything — anything at all — in and through us?

What if, like Mary, our hearts were open in the midst of our most baffling, uncomfortable, unlikely situations?

God births supernatural things through women. He whispers to our imperfect hearts and beckons us to believe His stunning promises. Even when we’re a hot mess. When we dare to believe Him, He is honored. He is glorified. And His promises begin to unfold.

As God birthed the Messiah through Mary, His chosen vessel, so He births beautiful things through each of us.

What promises are you holding on to? Has God whispered a stunning promise to your heart — one so big there’s no way it can be accomplished apart from Him? Or maybe you’re gripped by the fear that there’s no promise for you.

If you’ve ever felt like you’re somewhere between a rock and a hot mess, you’re not alone. And contrary to how it might seem, you’re actually in a good place. A divine place, where holy promise exists. A place where every woman can dare to believe and embrace all God offers.

Proverbs 31 Ministries
Julie K. Gillies

TRUTH FOR TODAY:
Job 42:2, “I know that You can do all things, and that no thought or purpose of Yours can be restrained or thwarted.” (AMPC)

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