Devotions
Peace
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The Late-night List
Philippians 4:6-7: Bring your unfinished, anxious requests to God with thanksgiving woven in. His peace will guard your heart and your mind.
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Understanding Isn’t Trust’s Job
Proverbs 16:20: Understanding a matter brings real success, but true happiness comes from trusting fully in the Lord, even in what we cannot work out.
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The Feeling You Don’t Say Out Loud
Proverbs 14:30: A tranquil heart brings life to the body, while jealousy quietly wears it down. God offers a settled heart jealousy can’t counterfeit.
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Even God Built Rest Into the Rhythm
Exodus 31:17 CSB: Even God rested and was refreshed after creating the world in six days. Rest was never a sign of laziness, it was his…
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The Striving You Think Is Necessary Might Not Be
Psalm 127:2 CSB: Anxious striving adds less than you think it does. God gives rest to the ones he loves, not just the ones who finish…
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Peace Is Something You Chase, Not Something You Wait For
Psalm 34:14 CSB: Peace is not something you wait for, it is something you actively pursue. Turn from evil, do good, and chase peace on purpose…
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Tomorrow Will Still Be There When You Get There
Matthew 6:34 CSB: Today already has enough trouble of its own. Hand tomorrow’s worries to the Father, and let today be the only day you carry.
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When Everything Feels Unsteady, He Is Still My Refuge
Psalm 16:1-2 CSB: When everything feels unsteady, God is still your refuge. Nothing good exists for you apart from him, no matter what shifts around you.
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The Rest That Is Already Finished
Hebrews 4:9 CSB: a true rest still remains for God’s people. Rest for the body and the soul, already finished in Christ.
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Sleep Isn’t Wasted on the Anxious
Psalm 4:8: lie down and sleep in peace, for the Lord alone makes us live in safety. Rest is an act of trust.
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The King Nobody Expected
Zechariah 9:9-10: God’s King arrived on a donkey, not a warhorse. He still surprises us with how He shows up, and it’s always exactly right.
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Where Your Mind Keeps Going
Colossians 3:2: Setting your mind on things above isn’t escapism. It’s the daily practice of returning to what’s actually true about God.