Daily Devotionals

Prayer Is Important

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Posted by David Griffin on Sep 08, 2016

And when he had seized him, he put him in prison, delivering him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him out to the people. So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church. Now when Herod was about to bring...

If worrisome thoughts were visible to the naked eye, I think they would look like little fleas hopping around inside our heads. Fleas are nasty, blood-sucking little parasites. They’re great at hiding and difficult to totally eradicate. And just as soon as you’ve gotten your pet...

I have a strange relationship with worry and anxiety. I have a lot of both, but I also feel like I’ve learned to manage both fairly well. Unfortunately, I think that’s my biggest pitfall. The moment we decide that we can work with worry and try and mitigate its symptoms, the more we...

God Knows What He's Doing

Posted by Riley Roberson on Sep 05, 2016

Around mid-August, I hit 50,000 miles in the air for the year. At this point, at least these two things are true: I’m pretty tired of turbulence, and I’m really tired of airplane food. I was fortunate enough to go on a lot of trips this year to places like Ghana, Arizona, New...

Anxiety is a relentless, destructive force. Whether it's the continual weight and fear of an anxious soul or the dart-like pangs of panic attacks, worry can be debilitating. It saps our zest for life and damages our relationship with the Lord and those around us. A recent survey I took showed...

Calm In Any Size Storm

Posted by Laci Prewitt on Aug 31, 2016

Turbulence is an interesting thing. I have zero fear of flying. When turbulence hits a plane I am on, I'm more annoyed because I will likely get motion sick than I am worried about any impending doom. For others, if the pilot so much as sneezes they see their lives flash before their eyes and...

Back in college, there were around 10 of us who would drive to Johnny Carino’s in Abilene every Monday night for Family Night. We would fill up on bread, salad and soup, and then take our giant portions of pasta home to share over the next three days. They’ve probably ended that deal...

True peace, though we strive for it daily, is not something that can be achieved. It can only be received. Jesus said: “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled.”— John 14:27 Jesus not only left...

Stop Reaching for the Wheel

Posted by Casey Coats on Aug 26, 2016

I usually drive, but occasionally my wife gets behind the wheel. Don’t tell her, but I don’t really like being in the passenger seat when she drives.1 I never feel like she is paying as close attention to the road as she needs to be. She goes faster than I am comfortable with, and...

Reach for Your Heavenly Father

Posted by Paul McDill on Aug 25, 2016

This week at c|Life, we talked about the fact that during turbulent times we almost always reach for something. We reach for our seat belts in an airplane. If we are walking down the stairs and hit something slippery, we naturally reach for the handrail. During financially turbulent times, we...