BIG Life Devotional | Daily Devotional for Women

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 […]

Have you ever had to clean up a mess you didn't create? Did someone else's problem become your problem and by association you were negatively affected? Maybe right now you're dealing with something that wasn't your fault, but it is your reality. It's not fair, but it's for real yours now and what you do […]

There are things happening in your life right now that you don't understand. Things you can't control. However, there are clues all around you to remind you of who IS in control. Reminders of how you've always been taken care of. Leftovers of what has happened for you before. What leftovers do you have? Leftovers […]

Why do you say what you do about yourself? Why would you ever dismiss yourself from the best offerings of life because of a limitation you've accepted as your truth, but it quite simply doesn't have to be? What you're believing and what you're saying MATTERS. It matters what you believe about God. It matters […]

I know you're staring down some really big, overwhelming stuff right now. I know you're already thinking this really isn't likely for you. I know there's a part of you that really wants to dream and imagine it being possible, but there's an even bigger part of you that discounts the possibility and brings you […]

2 Chronicles 25:8, “The Lord has the power to help you or trip you up.” Do you want God to help you? Well, we must ask, what warrants God's help? If you feel God has been tripping you up instead, we must also ask, what warrants God's resistance? It's actually quite simple and there's no […]

Every single one of us have made mistakes. The problem is, some of us believe making that mistake makes us a mistake. The enemy of your soul loves the shame game because it eats away at your soul. Shame corrodes the very part of you that believes you are capable of change. Shame is a […]

When God created you, he had an image in mind. He had a life's purpose and destiny envisioned for you, then he equipped you perfectly for it. Part of the equipping we often miss is the DESIRE for the life we were created for. That's right, he not only makes you the right person to […]

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2 Chronicles 20 After this, the armies of the Moabites, Ammonites, and some of the Meunites[a] declared war on Jehoshaphat.2 Messengers came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army from Edom[b] is marching against you from beyond the Dead Sea.[c] They are already at Hazazon-tamar.” (This was another name for En-gedi.) 3 Jehoshaphat was terrified by […]

Where do you turn first when you have a decision to make? Where do you go when there's a problem? I'm not talking theoretically, I'm talking very practically. How do you make your decisions? What determines your next step? Who do you go to with your problem? Who's care do you seek? Did you know […]

God has been waiting for this very day. Waiting for you to just come to him with your broken pieces, your disappointment, your fears and your worries, and seek him with your whole heart. Girl, why did it have to get this bad before you finally came to him? Why do we wait? I'm not […]