✨ 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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Trusting God’s Promises When Life Gets Hard
Have you ever found yourself in the valley of broken promises? “I will always love you.” “Till death do us part.” “I’ve got your back. You don’t have to worry about this round of layoffs.” We’ve all heard promises like these. Words that seem certain to us suddenly mean very little. Many of us have…
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Podcast Episode: Grace Mercy And Peace
Pip: Get Encouraged lives up to its name this week — Chris Miller has been writing about the things people quietly wrestle with: whether they're worth loving, whether fear wins, whether mercy is still available after everything they've done. Mara: The posts cover grace and self-worth, finding peace when fear gets loud, and what it…
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Have You Forgiven Yourself?
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Embracing Change: Finding Stability in Jesus
Change has a way of showing up when we least expect it. It can bring with it much emotion. It can be exciting, but it can be stressful. If we’re honest, there are times we wish things could stay the same, yet change is unavoidable. The world around us is constantly changing. Society changes. Technology…
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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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