Truth is Like Surgery. It Hurts but Heals.

Truth is Like Surgery. It Hurts but Heals.

About 20 years ago, I underwent a minor surgery. When my doctor told me the diagnosis, I tried denying it but eventually accepted the truth. The surgery was uncomfortable — painful even — but necessary. I didn’t enjoy the process, but I’m grateful I went through it....
Jesus Gave Women a Voice—And a Mission

Jesus Gave Women a Voice—And a Mission

LISTEN TO THE DEVOTIONAL   History has rarely given women a voice. Jesus not only listened to women—He sent them out as gospel messengers. World rulers are usually associated with armies, conquering lands, and collecting wives. If you were a woman living under...
Love: The Key to Miracles

Love: The Key to Miracles

Never doubt God’s love for you. You are so precious that Jesus was willing to giveHimself as an offering for you, even if you were the only one ever to believe in Him. Jesus tells us, “For God so loved the world”—that’s you—“that he gave his only begotten Son, that...
How to Wait and Trust in God’s Timing

How to Wait and Trust in God’s Timing

LISTEN TO THE DEVOTIONAL When I was growing up, we used to sing a country Gospel song that went, “Farther along we’ll know all about it, Farther along we’ll understand why.” Linda, who served for many years as our accountant at Guidelines Ministries, has had some of...