She was a POW in a Japanese prison, suspected of being an American spy. Darlene Deibler had traveled to New Guinea as a newlywed to do missions work. But shortly after their arrival the Japanese invaded the country and separated the young couple. Now, in her tiny prison cell, Darlene keenly felt her need for … Read more
I still remember watching spell bound as she quoted scripture from memory for over 30 minutes. She made God’s word sound beautiful. She made it sound powerful. She made captivating. I became convinced that there is something special about hiding God’s word in your heart. And something amazing about quoting it by memory. When this … Read more
With the start of January, it seems like everyone is picking up a new Bible reading plan or resolution for daily devotional habits. I’m one of you. Last week I started an intense plan to read through the Bible in 6 months. But along with our Bible reading resolutions, I see people picking up a … Read more
Today I’m so excited to interview Courtney Peetz! Courtney was one of my first blog subscribers and has been a tremendous encouragement to me in this whole blogging journey. About a year ago, I heard how Courtney read the entire Bible in 6 months and was encouraging others to do the same. I love what … Read more
Recently a friend told me that they really struggle to pray because they get so easily distracted. I know my friend isn’t the only one frustrated with the little rabbit trails that crisscross our minds the second we fall on our knees. Does the following prayer sound familiar? “Lord, please help me be a friend … Read more
Memorizing the Bible is a powerful weapon against sin and temptation. David memorized scripture as a means of fighting sin (Ps 119:11). Jesus also used His arsenal of memorized verses to fight temptation. Often, when struggling with sin we are encouraged to memorize specific verses. Such as memorizing Philippians 4:6, “be anxious for nothing, but … Read more
Recently I asked my readers what topics they most enjoy reading on a blog for young Christian women. Your answers shocked me. The overall category that got significantly more votes than anything else was … Christian disciplines. While this surprised me, it was also exciting to know that girls want to learn spiritual disciplines and … Read more
According to a recent survey, Millennials (those of us born between 1984 and 2002) have experienced a greater decline in Bible reading over the last several years than other people groups. We read the Bible less today than we did a few years ago. At the same time, over fifty percent of Millennials say they aren’t content with the time they spend reading the Bible. They want to invest more energy pouring over the scripture than they currently do. With so many of us wanting to increase out time in the Word but experiencing the opposite, it’s easy to feel discouraged. For the 55% of us who have a desire to invest more time in God’s word here are four practical ways to keep reading even when you feel like you’re failing.
I have a confession to make; I don’t pray for my future husband.
Yes I’ve read all the articles and listened to all the testimonies about the benefits and blessings of praying for this special person. If you’re a christian girl I’m guessing you’ve hear them too.
And sometime during my early teens I did pray on and off for my future husband. But over the years I began to question this practice.
“How can I pray boldly when I don’t know what God wants to do with my future?”
“If it’s possible I’ll be single my whole life, should I still pray?”
Imagine what would happen if students all over the world decided to dedicate time, effort and diligence to studying the Bible. The scripture has guided my choice of work, strengthened my friendships, united my family, supplied joy beyond measure, instilled hope in the midst of depression and replaced fear with unwavering confidence. In short studying the Bible has radically transformed my life.