Choosing to attach to God gives us the power to endure hard times and emerge stronger, more courageous, and more confident about our future. On the contrary, we can become detached from God in difficult times when we choose to harden to our pain, shame, or strain.

Today's guest, Sam Manuel, will help us understand how to attach to God by dealing with the deeper things inside our hearts. Check out this Mini Quiet Time to learn more about how to attach to God.

Show Notes:

Psalms 23:4,6 TPT

Ephesians 4:18-19 NIV

1 John 1:5-7 NIV

Ref. Hebrews 5:7-8 NIV

Ref. 2 Corinthians 12:7-10

As humans, we have about 6,200 thoughts per day, and 80% of these thoughts are negative. The good news is that we don’t have to become mentalists in order to overcome the suffocating nature of self-criticism.  

God, through the Bible teaches us the solution to self-criticism is through having a learner’s heart! Check out this video devotional to learn more about how to have a learner's heart that defeats self-critical thoughts.

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Show Notes:

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6,200 thoughts per day (Queen’s Gazette) 

80% of our thoughts are negative (Queens University) 

95% of our thoughts are repeating themselves day after day (Queens University) 

1 John 3:18-22 MSG

Luke 22:31-32 Voice

Proverbs 11:2 AMP

2 Peter 1:1-3 CEV

2 Peter 1:8-9 CEV

Christianity is a relationship religion, and the Bible has a lot to say about how to have great friendships. Scripture says that God himself is love; so the closer we are to him, the more loving we will become. Jesus gives us the ultimate example of how to love, connect, and have deep relationships.

Check out this episode of Scripture Playlists to learn how to have the humility and love we need to build great relationships like Jesus did.

Show Notes

1 John 4:16,19 NLT

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 NLT

John 15:13 NLT

Matthew 7:12 NCV

Philippians 2:3-5 NCV

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 NLT

Proverbs 17:9 NLT

Proverbs 16:28 NLT

James 5:9 Voice

Proverbs 3:3-6 Voice

Proverbs 12:15 TLB

Matthew 5:14 MSG

Romans 12:16 ERV

Romans 13:8 MSG

Colossians 3:9-10 NIV

Galatians 5:25-26 NCV

Colossians 3:12-14 NLT

1 Thessalonians 5:11 NIV

James 3:17 ERV

1 Peter 4:8 NLT

God is the source of all courage. When our relationship with him is close, courage comes naturally because we trust God to protect us. This means that we don’t have to be swept away by fear or worry in even the most stressful and scary circumstances.

Listen to these verses of the Bible that will fills us with courage that gives us strength, peace, understanding, patience, and hope.

Show Notes

Proverbs 1:33 TPT

Joshua 1:9 NIV

John 14:27 AMP

Isaiah 35:4 Voice

Isaiah 57:15 NLT

Psalm 23:1-4 GW

Matthew 14:24-27 NLT

Galatians 6:9 AMPC

2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 GNT

Deuteronomy 31:6 NLT

A few weeks ago, we published our latest Featured Devotional by our editor in chief, Russ Ewell, entitled “The Blueprint for Living Spiritually: A five-step journey to a soul connection with God, through the footsteps of Jesus.”

We are excited to let you know that you can now listen to the Blueprint in its entirety on our website so you can listen as you read along. 

We are introducing a new show format, called Deep Reads, in which we will narrate Featured Devotionals and release them as episodes on our podcast feed regularly.

To give you the best possible listening experience, we had this voiced by a great narrator rather than autogenerated text-to-speech. We will also be releasing smaller episodes for each section to allow you to more easily listen to the part you are looking to study. 

We hope Deep Reads helps you get the most out of The Blueprint for Living Spiritually and many of our future devotionals! If you have any other ideas or requests, don’t hesitate to reply to this email, or drop us a line at [email protected].

00:00 Introduction

10:12 Soul on Fire

17:22 Soul Care

27:00 Soul Connection

32:59 Soul Purpose

42:38 Soul Power

51:32 Conclusion

God loves us and is capable of doing far more than we could ask or imagine. He not only desires for us to grow but also enjoys the process of helping us become who we’re meant to be. Check out this Scripture Playlist to learn how God wants us to grow and change our lives.

Show Notes

Ephesians 1:5-8 NCV

Isaiah 41:10 TPT

Philippians 1:9 CEV

Hebrews 6:10-12 ERV

2 Peter 1:5-8 CEV

Galatians 6:9-10 NLT

Galatians 5:25-26 MSG

Philippians 3:12-14 NCV

Ephesians 4:15-16 NLT

Many things in life can lead us to the bottom of a pit—from challenging circumstances to problems of our own making—but in the end, it doesn’t really matter how we got there. What matters is we have a God who can always lift us out.

Listen to these verses of the Bible on how David teaches us how to pray our way out of any murky pit.

Chapters:

0:00 Introduction

1:14 Admit to God that you need his help.

1:42 Remember how God has moved in the past.

2:24 Surrender your will to God because he is good.

3:00 Pray about how your experience could help others.

3:34 Take responsibility for your own sins and ask for forgiveness.

4:11 Trust God to have your back.

4:50 Leave it in God’s hands.

Show Notes

Psalm 40:1-2 NIrV

Psalm 40:3-6 NIrV

Psalm 40:6-8 NIrV

Psalm 40:9-10 NIrV

Psalm 40:11-13 NIrV

Psalm 40:14-16 NIrV

Psalm 40:17 NIrV

Negative thoughts about ourselves can be debilitating and discouraging. Left unchecked, they can completely take over our minds and stop us from seeing ourselves and our lives from God’s perspective. God loves the deepest parts of who we are, and his purpose for us is greater than any flaw we may feel that we have.

Listen to these verses of the Bible to combat self-criticism with God’s love and truth.

Show Notes

Isaiah 55:8-9 ERV

Ephesians 2:10 NLT

1 John 3:19-21 Voice

1 John 3:18-20 MSG

Psalm 139:13-14,16 NIV

1 Samuel 16:7 NLT

Hebrews 3:12-13 CEV

Philippians 4:8 CEV

2 Corinthians 12:8-10 NLT

Judges 6:15-16 NLT

Jeremiah 1:5-8 NLT

Psalm 139:17-18 NLT

Zephaniah 3:17 NLT

Romans 8:1-2 BSB

Isaiah 43:1 NLT

2 Corinthians 10:4-5 NCV

God cares about what we really think, not just about what we do. Instead of filling our minds with negative thoughts that make us feel guilty and distant from God, we can listen to his Word and train ourselves to think the way he does. His thoughts are higher than and completely different from ours. As we let him influence our thoughts, we will learn to think positively and spiritually about both ourselves and the world around us. 

Let’s listen to this Scripture Playlist to learn what it means to have a positive thought life!

Show Notes

Isaiah 55:8-9 NLT

Psalm 139:1-2 NCV

Hebrews 4:12-13 NLT

1 Samuel 16:7 TLB

Proverbs 4:23 NCV

Ephesians 4:23 NLT

Romans 12:2 NLT

Hebrews 3:12 CEV

Colossians 3:15-16 CEV

Psalm 19:14 CEV

Colossians 3:2 NIV

Matthew 5:8 ERV

Matthew 6:31-34 NLT

Philippians 4:8-9 NLT

When our personal conviction comes from the Bible, we will be strong, courageous, and faithful to God through the ups and downs of life. We will also find the power and motivation to make changes in our lives, even when they’re not easy. We’ll be on our way to the full and satisfying life God wants us to live. 

Let’s listen to this Scripture Playlist to learn how to become a person of conviction. 

Show Notes

Hebrews 11:1 AMP

1 Thessalonians 1:4-7 NIV

Joshua 14:6-9 NIV

Hebrews 3:12-14 NIV

Luke 13:31-33 NIV

Acts 20:22-24 AMP

Romans 14:23 NLT

Romans 15:1-2 AMP

1 Corinthians 1:10 BSB

Colossians 4:12 AMPC

Hebrews 13:7 AMP

Anxiety is a feeling of worry, nervousness, and uneasiness. It’s an emotion that everyone experiences to different degrees, but it can affect our faith and make it hard to see beyond what’s right in front of us. Rather than letting anxiety drive us away from God, we can choose to let it bring us humbly toward him.

Listen to this Scripture Playlist of the Bible about anxiety and how our relationship with God can help us beat it.

Show Notes

Mark 4:19 NLT

Psalm 94:18-19 AMP

‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭5:6-7‬ ‭AMP

Deuteronomy‬ ‭31:8‬ ‭NIV

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6:30-33‬ ‭MSG

Psalm 55:2,5-8,22 VOICE

1 John 4:18  NIV

Philippians 4:6-7 GW

Proverbs‬ ‭11:25‬ ‭NLT

Psalm 23:4 NLT