✨ Verse of the Day
“You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!”
— Isaiah 26:3 (NLT)
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God’s Grace: Your Support in Times of Struggle
We all have struggles. Some are struggles we openly talk about. Others are battles we quietly carry, hoping no one notices. Some challenges are temporary, while others seem to follow us for years. That’s why we find such encouragement in Paul’s words in 2 Corinthians 12:9: “Each time he said, ‘My grace is all you…
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Podcast Episode: Finding Worth In God
Pip: Get Encouraged lives up to its name this week — Chris Miller has been writing about the kind of love that doesn't check your track record before deciding to show up. Mara: That's the thread running through everything here — God's unchanging love, what it means to trust when plans fall apart, and how…
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Choose Mercy Over Blame in a Divided World
Does the world need less blame and more mercy? Our world is full of blame. We point fingers, assign fault, and look for someone to hold responsible. Mercy, it seems, can be in short supply. What if there were a better way? What if… Instead of being quick to judge, we were quick to understand?…
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Even Now: Embracing God’s Love in Difficult Moments
When life is at its worst, we may assume God wants nothing to do with us, but the Bible reminds us that is not true. Sometimes, that is exactly when God reminds us, “Even now… return to me.” In Joel 2, we find God’s people going through a rocky time. There was calamity, war, difficulty,…
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Trusting God When Plans Change
Sometimes the hardest part of making plans is realizing they were never entirely ours to control. We make plans for the day ahead, week ahead, and even years ahead. We carefully arrange the details and imagine how everything will unfold, but when life takes an unexpected turn and our plans begin to change, the uncertainty…
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God’s Everlasting Love: Unfailing Support in Turbulent Times
People can change. Relationships can change. Even the way someone feels about us can change. But there is one thing we never have to wonder about: God’s love. Everlasting. Unfailing. Both are powerful words, and the Lord uses both to describe himself in Jeremiah. Both carry the idea of something that never stops and is…
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Understanding Your Value Beyond Circumstances
Our circumstances have a way of making us question our value. When life is going well, it is easy to feel confident. We feel successful, useful, and secure, but those feelings quickly disappear when things fall apart. A difficult season, painful failure, financial struggle, or an uncertain future can cause us to wonder if we…
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God’s Priceless Love: The Value of Your Life
We live in a world that puts a price on almost everything. Walk into a store, and the price tag tells you what something is worth. The more expensive the item, the more valuable we tend to believe it is. We don’t look at a $350 pair of Ray-Ban Meta glasses the same way we…
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You Are a Masterpiece: Understanding Your Worth
You are not an accident. You are a masterpiece. Think about the care that goes into creating something truly beautiful. A craftsman doesn’t rush through the process. Every detail matters. Every piece has a purpose. Nothing is there by accident. That’s how we can describe God’s work in creating you. You were a personal, thoughtful…
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Podcast Episode: Living With Kingdom Character
Pip: Salt, meekness, pure hearts, peacemakers — somebody has been spending quality time in the Sermon on the Mount. Mara: That somebody is Chris Miller, writing for Get Encouraged. The posts this week move through the Beatitudes and inner character, then into mercy, grief, and peacemaking, and close out with a look at spiritual readiness.…
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