Devotions
Top 10 Questions Asked by New Caregivers—and Why They Matter
Becoming a caregiver may happen suddenly, or be expected, but the feelings of uncertainty, frustration, and responsibility can quickly set in when you don’t know what to do. It is normal to feel overwhelmed. We are here to help you grow in faith and ability on this journey of caring for your loved one. You are not alone.
Faith Over Fear: Trusting God in Uncertain Medical Moments
As a family medical caregiver I was asked to put my faith in a lot of things. The knowledge of our medical care team. Medicines that were both dangerous and life-saving. Twenty years of favorable results for the surgeries performed on Leah’s heart. The thing I came to realize while listening to the staff during rounds every morning, is that medical care is as much art as science. Each patient is unique in their makeup and responds differently to treatments as a result.
Biblical Encouragement for Caregivers: God’s Love Beyond Measure
I remember the first time I heard the words breadth, length, height, and depth as they applied to the Father’s love for us. While I was running around the house doing my caregiving duties, and just being mom to all three of my kiddos, I would listen to a particular radio show. This idea stopped me in my tracks. Who cares about clean laundry when your spiritual foundation is being reformed?
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From Mourning to Joy: God’s Promise for Grieving Caregivers
It wasn’t long into my caregiving journey when I learned grief is common. We can grieve loss of things, change of situations, and of course, loss of people. Every and any day could be met with something life-altering that caused me to cry out to Jesus in heartache.
The Good Shepherd Restores: Hope for Weary Caregivers
Family caregiving often brings us to a place where we wonder if we can go on another day. Fear whispers “What if I can’t keep doing this?” and in our weakness it is easy to give in to the worries and exhaustion. How we go forward in these moments is important.
When Caregiving Tensions Rise: Turning to God for Wisdom
When it comes to family caregiving, we were very blessed. We lived very close to the hospital, had family ready and willing to help care for my healthy kids, and we never went without our basic needs being met. Despite these benefits there was still conflict.
John the Baptist and the Coming Messiah: A Call to Repentance This Advent
The wait for the messiah was almost over. The birth of John the Baptist was foretold by an angel of the Lord. He would be a forerunner to the promised Messiah, making ready the hearts of men.
Covenant Renewal and Christmas Hope: Lessons from Nehemiah
Rebuilding after loss is hard whether you have lost a loved one, lost a career, or lost your homeland (like we read in our last two devotionals). There are lessons to learn, choices to make, and a need for a plan. God’s people do just that in Nehemiah—they rebuild with the Word and a new promise.
Trusting God in Hard Times: Lessons from Habakkuk for Advent
One of the most difficult times to trust God’s plan is when we see or experience hardship. Habakkuk was struggling with the same thing. He knows that more devastation is coming if Babylon is allowed to take and disperse Israel. In his anguish he poses a question that we hear every time we see tragedy on the news, struggle with illness, or see the wicked go unpunished—why does God allow evil?
Trusting God in Seasons of Waiting: A Biblical Advent Devotion
Advent is a season of waiting, which is one of the hardest things for us to do. We wait for healing, for prayers to be answered, and we wait, hoping things will be better tomorrow than they were yesterday.
God’s Plan Revealed: The Suffering Servant and Our Salvation
This is one of four Suffering Servant Songs that prophesied the coming Messiah. It explains how the Holy One will suffer and die for our sins but triumph over death, fulfilling the promises of God.
How the Story of Elijah and the Widow Teaches Us to Walk by Faith
There are many times in life that we are called to step out in faith. We cannot see the end of our journey the way God can and we must trust in his ability to work things together.