✨ Verse of the Day
“Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
— Joshua 1:9 (NLT)
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You Are Priceless: Understanding God’s Grace
Have you ever felt like you needed to be better before you could really matter to God? Maybe you thought you needed to pray more, serve more, make fewer mistakes, or finally get your life together. Perhaps you’ve looked at your past and wondered, “How could God really value someone like me?” If so, here’s…
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Finding Peace in God’s Presence Amid Fear
What if the answer to your fear isn’t having everything figured out, but knowing who is standing beside you? Fear has a way of capturing our attention. It fills our minds with questions, causes us to imagine the worst, and convinces us that somehow we have to figure everything out on our own; however, Zephaniah…
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Understanding God’s Delight in Us
Is God disappointed in us? Sometimes we think he is. We know our mistakes. We remember our failures. We see the things we wish we could change, and we assume God must look at us the same way. However, the Bible says the Lord delights in us. Zephaniah 3:17 paints an encouraging picture: “For the…
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Learning to Show Mercy to Yourself
You’ve forgiven other people. Have you forgiven yourself? Sometimes the person we need to show mercy to the most is the person we use to be. We do really well at showing mercy to others, but we are harsh, critical, and judgmental toward the person staring back at us in the mirror. We replay the…
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Power of Scripture: Fight Temptation Effectively
The devil doesn’t have to defeat you if he can convince you to stop fighting. Don’t let the enemy push you around. Fight back. James gives us some powerful advice: “Resist the devil and he will flee from you” (James 4:7). Notice the word resist. James doesn’t tell us to ignore the devil or surrender…
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Even Now: You Can Return to God
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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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