November
On this day in 1605, Guy Fawkes was discovered in the cellars beneath Parliament with 36 barrels of gunpowder, planning to blow up King James I and the entire government. His motivation? Religious conviction. Fawkes and his co-conspirators believed they were serving God by murdering Protes
November
Even when your body feels tired and your spirit feels worn, something beautiful is happening - I'm renewing you from the inside out. Every single day, I'm refreshing your inner self, restoring what's been depleted, rebuilding what's been broken. Don't focus only on what's wasting away; loo
November
Jesus, you understand what it's like to be tested by fire - you faced the ultimate trial on the cross. You know what it costs to trust the Father when circumstances scream that you're abandoned. You walked through the flames before asking me to. I'm in a trial that feels like fire right no
November
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego stood before Nebuchadnezzar's golden statue with a choice: bow or burn. Their response reveals mature faith: "Our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace... But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your go
November
When you're going through deep waters, I'm right there with you - not watching from the shore, but wading through the flood beside you. The rivers won't sweep you away, the fires won't burn you, because I'm holding you close. You're going THROUGH these trials, not getting stuck in them. We
November
Father, you know what I'm afraid of because you know me completely. You see the fears I voice and the ones I hide, the rational concerns and the irrational terrors. You don't shame me for being afraid; you strengthen me to move forward anyway. Give me courage for what lies ahead - not the
November
Joshua stood at the edge of the Jordan River, tasked with leading Israel into a land filled with fortified cities and warrior nations. God didn't tell him, "Don't be afraid" once - he said it three times in the first nine verses of Joshua 1. Why the repetition? Because Joshua was terrified
November
Be strong and courageous today - not because you're naturally brave, but because I'm with you. Every step you take, I'm right there. Every challenge you face, we face together. Your courage doesn't have to come from within; it flows from My presence beside you. Don't be afraid; I've got yo
November
God, you command us to remember - not to live in the past, but to let past faithfulness fuel present faith. You've been so good to me, and sometimes I forget. I let today's troubles eclipse yesterday's testimonies, new anxieties erase old answered prayers. Help me remember well. When fear
November
"Remember, remember the fifth of November" - the British rhyme commemorates Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot. But Christians suffer from a different kind of dangerous forgetting: spiritual amnesia about God's faithfulness. The Israelites witnessed the Red Sea part, manna fall from heaven,
November
Every morning - yes, even this one - My mercies are brand new for you. Yesterday's failures don't limit today's grace. The slate is clean, the compassions are fresh, the faithfulness never runs dry. I don't recycle mercy; I create it new every single day. Take all you need; there's always
November
Lord, you meet me at the threshold of this new month with the same faithfulness that carried me through October. As fall deepens and darkness comes earlier, you remain my constant light. You're already in every day ahead, preparing what I need before I even know I need it. Help me enter th