BIG Life Devotional | Daily Devotional for Women

Did you know God works good things into our lives through patterns? There's always a pattern to God's work. Know the pattern – trust the work. If you don't know the pattern, you may question what's happening in your life. Here's the good news: The pattern is clearly spelled out in God's word. Now, here's […]

Some people are just hard to love. We know that – but what if you're one of them without realizing it. What if you've become hard to love? You pull away. You put your walls up. You self-protect. You pretend. You hide. You keep everything surface level and superficial. And even worse – you do […]

The key to you having a good day or a bad day isn't in the weather, it's not in your circumstance, it's not in the actions or mood of others. The one key to your day is all in your head. Your THOUGHTS write the definition of this day. Your thoughts are either lifting you […]

Our faith is what pleases God most. It's our deep belief in him that he desires. A knowing within that he will do what he said he will do and his promises for me are guaranteed. Abraham is our example of faith. Because of his faith, he was counted as righteous. Was he perfect? No. […]

God has spoken promises over your life. Do you know his promises? Do you walk confidently in what God has promised, knowing that the maker of the Universe will move Heaven and Earth to keep his promises concerning you? Nothing can cancel God's promises. Nothing can overpower what God has promised. And the greatest news […]

Retreat recap – Main session on the banks of the river. There is an attack on your identity. Who you really are, who you were created to be, and how God sees you is the target of the enemy of your soul. All good comes under attack. Who you are created to be is good. […]

Have harsh conditions caused you to put living on hold? Are you waiting for more favorable circumstances to show back up for your life? Is your plan to really start living this life of yours once the fires are put out and the smoke has cleared? Girl, don't you know you were made for this […]

This morning, the Lord hit me with a revelation of his word that left me in absolute awe. It just makes so much sense and I can't believe I never saw this before. This revelation is new and fresh to me, so I may stumble my way through sharing it with you. My prayer is […]

One of my favorite scriptures is Genesis 50:20, “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good, to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.” That has always brought me tremendous comfort when life goes sideways and things don't go as I had planned. I see how the enemy […]

I don't know about you, but I seem to get things right for a while, then I stray. I start strong, then I just stop. I mean well, then I just fizzle. I'm up, then I'm down. I'm all in, then I'm tip toeing my way out. It's as if I have this inner struggle […]

You may have a secret life that no one knows about. Something you do or someone you become that's hidden. It's your little secret. You feel you must keep it hidden because others might judge you or shame you. But, my friend, God knows about that thing. He knows every secret you hide. He knows […]

Seeing God's creation, I'm in awe. As the galaxies spin in a heavenly dance, I'm so captivated. I'm delighted in the beauty of this world. All of it. It's so overwhelming. If you're going to be overwhelmed today – be overwhelmed by the beauty of God's creation. His fingerprints are everywhere if we only look […]

Romans 1:12, “When we get together, I want to encourage you in your faith, but I also want to be encouraged by yours.” You acting like you don't need anyone to help you or encourage you is NOT being Christlike. You being all self-sufficient, not accepting help, keeping to yourself and trying to do it […]

Whatever you're going through – whatever impossible you're facing – whatever struggle you're in the middle of – whatever it is, you will find your personal and specific answer here this morning. I promise you, it will be exactly what you need. That's the best news I can share with you – your answer is […]

Your identity is how you define yourself in this world. It's who you see yourself as and what you believe about you. God has an identity for you, and the enemy wants to replace it with an imitation. God knows if you ever really saw yourself as who he created you to be, then you […]

We began our study of the book of Revelation over 1 month ago. The first devotional was titled “Grab This Blessing” based on chapter 1, verse 3: “God blesses the one who reads the words of this prophecy to the church, and he blesses all who listen to its message and obey what it says, […]

I love those full circle moments. You know when what went wrong in the beginning comes around full circle and becomes so right in the end. When the entire journey was so worth it because it all came together for such a great purpose. That's full circle. We all love that. I believe we love […]

Just how much do your circumstances and life experiences limit your ability to trust God? How much of your struggle with sin and temptations is because of your childhood, because of your traumas? It's someone else's fault, right? They caused you to be broken, now that brokenness in you causes you to stray from God […]

What is your focus when you're going through the toughest times? How do you talk about it? What fills your thoughts? It's easy to become hyper focused on our problems. It's easy to follow all the facebook pages that share in your trial and trouble and become consumed by all the quotes and memes that […]

When my kids were still at home, there were certain buttons when pushed just right that would unleash my wrath. I learned it from my Mama. My mama had buttons when I was growing up. When I pushed them, you could almost see the steam come from her ears. I bet you have a trigger […]

My friends are sending me those priceless back to school photos. Just this week I saw Ava's first day of pre-school and Grayson's move-in day at college. And while it seems a lifetime will separate those two photos, us older moms know just how fast it all goes. We only have these kids home with […]

Okay, today, we bite the bullet and we talk about the really really really uncomfortable stuff. The stuff that makes my skin itch and my eyes twitch. The stuff you've likely never heard me talk about before because even while we study the book of Revelation, I really like to find the hope and the […]

You know the devil is your enemy, right, but do you know how he attacks you? Do you know what his game is? Girl, you have to know the battle tactics of the enemy of your soul, the one who comes to kill, steal and destroy every ounce of God's goodness in your life. You […]

You were created with the unique capacity for joy. It's God's gift to you. You can seek joy, experience joy and give joy. The problems in our life come when our joy gets twisted. When we desire ungodly things for our joy, then we sin. When we seek joy from things of the world over […]

Some things in this life are a mystery. Most of the things yet to come are most certainly a mystery. Agreed? But have you ever thought about what a mystery really is? A mystery is something that absolutely cannot be understood without being revealed. You can't figure it out. You can't manage or measure it. […]

God does all things right. There's never a time he gets it wrong. There's never a detail he overlooks. There's never a promise left unfulfilled. He can be fully trusted to get this right. Yes, I'm talking about your personal “this”. This thing that still isn't fixed in your life. This thing that still hurts […]

What if I could warn you in advance of a choice you have to make, and that choice will either make your life or ruin your life – wouldn't you want me to reveal to you the information I know? What if I could save you so much trouble and heartache, simply by warning you […]

Today, we have been given the gift of time. Yes, time to live, but also time get it right. God is being patient with us. He's literally holding back what must happen next to warn us of the dangers of living this life without him. After avoiding the book of Revelation for my 49 years […]

There is a way of living that Jesus finds absolutely repulsive. So repulsive, he says he will spit you out. Did you know that you are in the mouth of Jesus? He speaks your name at the throne of God. He defends you against the endless accusations of the enemy. Scripture even says he himself […]

I used to only pray for open doors. God, open the doors of opportunity for me to walk in. Eventually, I started believing every open door was MY door and I wandered my way right into some unholy messes. Do you realize Satan can open doors too? Do you understand just because you CAN do […]

Is your life busy, yet not fulfilling? Do you look good on the outside, but on the inside you're hurting? Do you have every reason in the world to be happy, yet deep down there's a longing for something more and you just can't seem to find it? I've always heard we're each born with […]

God's grace and forgiveness is real. He saves us and gives us goodness we don't deserve. When we are wrong, he gives us time and space to come back and get it right. As his beloved children, we don't have to live in unsettled fear of what unknown wrong we may be doing and the […]

In the very beginning of our Bible, we read about the first woman, Eve, being deceived by the serpent to eat the fruit God had specifically told her not to eat. That serpent was the devil. Deception was his tool. He made what was forbidden look so good that Eve was fooled. And isn't that […]

What if life gets worse? What if the unimaginable happens to you? I naively thought following Jesus would insulate my family from the threats of the world … I was wrong. We have a promise, and that promise is eternal life – not easy life, not perfect life, not happy little bubble life. Jesus promises […]

Did you know you have demon repellent available to you? Like bug spray, the enemy and his evil little workers absolutely cannot pester you when you use what God is going to show you today! Let's continue our study of the book of Revelation, remembering this is not a book of doom and gloom and […]

What is your vision of Jesus? Do you see him as the humble man in a robe and sandals with kind eyes? Do you see him as the beaten, bleeding, innocent one hanging on a cross? Or how about the image of Jesus we see in the show “The Chosen”? He's relatable, he's personable, he's […]

Have you assumed a surrendered life to God promises an easy life? Have you equated a life for Jesus as a comfortable life filled with all joy and no pain? Last night, here at our BIG Life Missouri Lake Retreat, we gathered in the family room in our pajamas and we began sharing our stories. […]

Revelation: In Greek is Apocalypse We have changed the word apocalypse to mean chaos and catastrophe, however, the original meaning of apocalypse was the “revealing”. So, instead of thinking of Revelation as the chaos and catastrophe to come, instead of fear driven doom and gloom, it is a revealing and unveiling. The revealing in this […]

Mark 5: 25-29 “A woman in the crowd had suffered for 12 years with constant bleeding. She had suffered a great deal from many doctors, and over the years she had spent everything she had to pay them, but she had gotten no better. in fact, she had gotten worse. She had HEARD about Jesus, […]

It's okay to wrestle with the things you don't understand. But in your wrestling, don't pull away from God. Lean into him. Just how quick do you give up on God? How fast are you to say, this isn't working, God isn't listening, and there's no point in praying. Right now, how pointless do you […]

You've heard the saying, “When someone shows you who they are, believe them.” It's not your job to try and fix them, remember you're not Jesus. Yes, God calls us to love, but love doesn't mean you give them access to your life. Now let me tell you, it goes much deeper than this. How […]

Why does God do things the way he does? Scripture says his ways are not our ways … well, no doubt. We would always choose the easy way. We would always choose the fastest route. We would certainly choose the straightest path with clear sight of the destination. But God chooses the ghetto route. God […]

Have you ever asked God, “WHY is this happening?” I have. I think we all have. It's human nature to look at disappointing situations and wonder why the God who loves us and can change anything and everything he wishes, would allow these things to happen in our lives. God, why haven't you changed this? […]

We've been studying the book of Judges and we see the cycle. God's people did evil in his sight. “You have not listened to me. You have put other things in my place and they have become your priority. You no longer seek me, you're seeking something else first.” So the Lord hands them over […]

Do you feel like you work hard, but something always happens and you never have success? Like all your work is for nothing? You work and you work and you work, but there never seems to be a harvest after all the work? If that's you, you have no idea how absolutely perfect the timing […]

What you have is what God will use. What he gives you will be what is required. Why do we become so hyper focused on what we don't have and then spend our lives trying to get more? Our entire existence gets wrapped up in trying to earn more so we can get more. For […]

What could you do when you're empowered, driven and directed by the Holy Spirit? Answer: Absolutely anything God desired. No matter the odds, no matter the circumstances, no matter your limitations. WITH GOD, nothing would be impossible. This is the power you seek. This is the direction you seek. The Holy Spirit living, working and […]

Where is there distress in your life? Where are you burdened and suffering? Do you know that God wants to rescue you? He wants to restore you. But first, he wants you to learn the lesson he has for you here so you don't just come right back to this place of suffering once again. […]

This morning, after asking God to use me as his vessel to speak to you, I randomly opened my Bible and found a word I had written several months ago in bold letters. It said REPAIR. Repair is needed in your life, isn't it? Something has gotten broken. Something isn't working. Something is hurting. Your […]

You may have been totally wrong and you may have been doing the wrong thing for a really long time, but God can turn that all around now. He can pull you out of the mess you created and save you from this. There's only one thing you have to do. You must sincerely humble […]

Proverbs 4:23, “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” This is where we start for any desired or necessary change because this is where every single thing in your life originates. Your heart. Any issue you have is from a heart issue. Any battle you fight within is a […]