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Being a parent is one of the biggest responsibilities anyone could ever have. All of life’s potential—the good and the bad—exist in your child, just waiting to be coaxed out. We feel tremendous pressure to get it right. “Parenting Under Pressure” is a simple tool designed to help you relieve some of the pressure, while bringing out the best in your child and pointing you to Jesus.

Doing hard things gives you extraordinary capabilities. As your character is refined under pressure, it helps shape a clearer picture of your unique place in the world and influences how you serve, lead, and relate to those around you. This plan will take a look at the origins of God’s character through his first dealings with people and how he’s cared for us throughout history.

Peer pressure can be a great thing, but it can also be a terrible reality. God has called us to live a life devoted to Him, so knowing and understanding his standards is far more important. In this seven-day plan, you will find strength to face the pressure and make wise choices throughout life.

Read through God’s Word, within each devotional, and reflect through guided questions for both individual consideration or group discussion. We pray it encourages you to reframe your reality.

God’s people who are living under incredible pressure need “His divine power” because in it we find the source for “life and godliness”. This 6-day study in the letter called 2 Peter to a church experiencing persecution is for any Christian who needs to experience God’s power under the pressure of life.

Routes to progress and success often take detours. Never is there a straight path toward either of them. And in those unscheduled stops and perceived pauses, that’s where “progress” is thwarted — I call these moments, Crushing moments. They seek to threaten and destroy our journey from what we’ve determined is our destination. But crushing moments are never truly the end. Rather, the crushing becomes the creation of something new. They reveal there is more to our lives than what we had planned.

Watch this video plan to learn how your prayers can be powerful and effective.

When we face struggles, we’re told to persevere. It’s actually easier said than done. Pressing on and persevering under the weight of hard times in life is not so simple. We have to learn how to press on just the way God calls us to. In this devotional, we’ll look at what it really means to follow God’s call to press on in our lives and in our faith.

Psalms 18:20-24 says, “GOD made my life complete when I placed all the pieces before him.” Wholeness is a 14-day journey of intentionally learning how to bring all the parts of ourselves before Him - spirit, soul, and body. It is about intentionally building our identity in Christ and not creation.

Life can feel like a race with twists, turns, uphill climbs, downward descents, and long stretches of highway. Let this devotional encourage and inspire you to press on to know Him more as you run the race of life God created uniquely for you. 

This 21-day plan is designed to take you through different aspects of the Christian walk. Broken in to the sections of prayer, giving, telling, living, and serving, we hope you are challenged and drawn deeper into your daily walk.

Are you aware of how powerful your prayers are? Do you know what happens when your prayers touch the heavens? Do you know that God moves every time you pray? So whether you are praying for the first time or need to fire up your prayer life, I want you to recognize the power you hold within your tongue.

No matter what you are facing, hell cannot stop you from being all that God has called you to be and doing all that God has called you to do. You can learn to keep your hand on the plow spiritually, no matter how darkness tries to undo you. Let God reveal His power through your mantle of anointing. Nothing is finished in your life until God declares it so!

Vance K. Jackson unpacks practical wisdom in this daily deliverance devotional. God has given you the authority and the power to tread and to trample over the enemy in every area of your life. You are not defenseless against the wiles of the enemy. God has armed you with authority and power to defeat and to overcome the snares and traps of the enemy in every area of your life.

If you are believing for a miracle, freedom, or clarity in a dark season, The Power of a Day is for you. I was sick and felt hopeless. I turned to the stories of King David, Ruth, Daniel, Joseph, and others to re-galvanize my faith, hope, and love. Watch what 24 hours can do for you. This is the sign you’ve been waiting for.

The Power of Selflessness refers to the profound impact that acts of altruism and concern for others can have on individuals and society as a whole. It is the recognition that by placing the needs and well-being of others above our own. Join this 3 day plan and discover how you can work towards creating a more harmonious and inclusive world.

If you’re like many Christians, you want an effective prayer life but find it difficult to remain consistent. Pastor Bayless Conley challenges you to use the simple acrostic P-R-A-Y as a blueprint for an effective, fulfilling prayer life. You’ll notice a difference in your daily life and discover the great blessings God has waiting for you in the place of prayer.

Prayer is an action of faith that connects us with God, the Father that we do not see but believe exists and hears our calls. The Word of God challenges us to pray at all times, and not only to pray, but to persevere in doing so. Let’s explore together the marvelous experience of the power of prayer.

Set out on a 10-day journey to find overwhelming peace, a peace that only comes from resting in God's joy and relying on His strength and loving resources every day.

Prayer to most believers is viewed as monotonous. But the truth is prayer is powerful, and it is a time set apart where we converse with our heavenly Father. The privilege of prayer is far greater than petitioning for our needs, but rather it is the positioning posture for miracles to invade our sphere of influence. After you have finished with this plan, my prayer for you is that you would never view prayer the same as before.

Throughout the Bible, there are many names used to reference God. Names like Elohim, YHWH, Adonai, El Shaddai, and Jehovah Jireh are all used to describe the characteristics of our mighty God. Discover how these names can have new meaning in your day-to-day life. Be powerfully reminded of who God is and how He is intricately weaving Himself through your everyday.

Gratitude is a powerful key. How powerful? Powerful enough to give you a perspective on the past, impact your present, and add confidence about your future. In this plan you will discover the importance of being grateful not only to God, but also to your neighbor.

ABSOLUTE POWER can transform every one of your problems into an opportunity for success, birthing a new dawn of hope to help you realize your goals and dreams with confidence, personal potential, wealth and communication. The impossible becomes possible, sorrow becomes joy, defeat becomes victory, stress becomes peace and doubt becomes faith in God.

When life’s storms appear, do you know who you are and whose you are? Your storm doesn’t define you. Your burdens don’t define you. Your past doesn’t define you. Your circumstances don’t define you. What defines you, my friend is your Creator. Each day of this devotion we’ll learn how to speak God’s word to our storms and over our lives. Let’s be empowered by His Word! This reading plan is from the devotional book "Say: Speaking God's Promises" by Allyson McElroy of On3Ministries

It can be intimidating to come to God in prayer. Feelings of shame, guilt, and fear will prevent you from experiencing the freedom found in God if you allow it. NO PRAYER, NO POWER, is a prayer devotional that will teach you to come to God with boldness, forgiveness, and thanksgiving in your heart. Prayers are written to help you decree and declare blessings over your life. These prayers are perfectly designed for the imperfect person.