Devotionals about Healing & Restoration
Healing is slower than we want and deeper than we expect. These devotionals on healing and restoration trace the patient work of a God who binds up what's broken — body, mind, marriage, or memory — and gives us back what the enemy tried to steal.
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71 devotionals in Healing & Restoration
October 30, 2025
Defined by Hope, Not Mistakes
Listen, I’ve been rambling on for the past week about our bad habits and how God can remove them from us and restore us. So check this out;“Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent. Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I...
depressionSeptember 16, 2025
The Power of Our Thoughts: Breaking Free from Depression
So, today marks the six year anniversary of a good friend of mine who tried to take his life. He was a well know athlete in the action sports world and his attempt has left him an invalid. He suffered from the silent killer, depression. Depression is real and when people suffer from it, it’s to b...
testimonyAugust 14, 2025
Your Story Matters: Share What God Has Done
“And when the men of that place recognized him, they sent around to all that region and brought to him all who were sick and implored him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment. And as many as touched it were made well.”Matthew 14:35-36This was a story of a simple man who’d share wh...
forgivenessJuly 22, 2025
Forgiveness: The Path to Freedom from Bitterness
Last night my wife and I were “Netflix and chillin’”, I was going thumbing through some older devotionals and I came across something I wrote or shared a while ago. I am sure I’ve shared it before but it’s definitely worth sharing again.“Harboring unforgiveness is like drinking poison and expecti...
fearJune 18, 2025
Don't Let the Past Dictate Your Destiny
So, I’ve been thinking lately, reflecting on the past both good and bad, and one of the things I keep coming back to is what and why I feared some of the things I’ve been through and survived and what or why would I fear what’s ahead of me. I think with the current environment we are all wonderin...
healingFebruary 26, 2025
Do You Want to Be Healed? Moving Beyond Circumstances
“After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic called Bethesda, which has five roofed colonnades. In these lay a multitude of invalids—blind, lame, and paralyzed.One man was there who had been an invalid fo...
forgivenessNovember 8, 2024
From Lost Sheep to Found: Healing Through Christ
“He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.”1 Peter 2:24-25 Have you ever gotten lost? It can be one o...
resilienceJune 17, 2024
Bouncing Back from Loss with Steadfast Faith
I was watching the US Open golf tournament yesterday and the heartbreaking finish for Rory McIlroy. It was a tough one to take I’m sure…but it got me thinking about loss and struggles and how we respond. How good are you from bouncing back after a loss? One of the great tragedies in modern-day Ch...
testimonyMay 22, 2024
Your Story Has Power to Heal Others
“And when the men of that place recognized him, they sent around to all that region and brought to him all who were sick and implored him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment. And as many as touched it were made well.”Matthew 14:35-36This was a story of a simple man who’d share wh...
gods-loveJanuary 24, 2024
Defined by God's Love, Not Your Mistakes
Listen, I’ve been rambling on for the past week about our bad habits and how God can remove them from us and restore us. So check this out;“Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent. Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I...
healingDecember 26, 2023
Returning to the Shepherd: Healing From Sin
“He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.”1 Peter 2:24-25 Have you ever gotten lost? It can be one o...
testimonyNovember 15, 2023
Share Your Story of God's Healing
“And when the men of that place recognized him, they sent around to all that region and brought to him all who were sick and implored him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment. And as many as touched it were made well.”Matthew 14:35-36This was a story of a simple man who’d share wh...
positive-thinkingAugust 10, 2023
The Power of Positive Thinking
So I have noticed a big shift in my thinking over the last couple years since my diagnosis and beginning treatment. The biggest and most welcoming being I refuse to spend much time in the negative. I’ve been intentional about spending time doing what I love and with those I love. Making time for...
mindsetAugust 2, 2023
Set Your Mind on the Spirit, Not the Flesh
Yesterday was “treatment Tuesday” and I was sitting in the waiting room between getting my port accessed and seeing my oncologist prior to my infusion. Anyhow, this young nurse came and got me to show me to my room. When she approached me, I recognized her, smiled and cheerfully asked, “Hey! How...
griefMay 10, 2023
God Heals the Brokenhearted and Binds Our Wounds
As we get closer to the weekend, Saturday May 13th, I can’t help but to think about my dad. You see that is his birthday. It’s hard to believe it’s been four years since he passed. I know I’m not as “walking sad” as I was four years ago and the waves of sadness have certainly calmed, but I miss h...
disappointmentMarch 20, 2023
When Disappointment Strikes - God Handles Your Pain
Have you ever been disappointed? Of course you have. Ever been disappointed in yourself? Uh…yeah. No question we all have and it can come from many different things. We can be disappointed in other people, events or even disappointed in ourselves when things don’t go the way we expected or we act...
restorationJanuary 20, 2023
He Restores My Soul: Finding Rest in Green Pastures
Guess what? He restores you! “He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.”Psalm 23:2-3 Look, right now you might be underwater financially, in danger of losing your job, struggling with po...
sufferingJanuary 2, 2023
After Suffering: God's Promise of Restoration
Happy New Year! I’m still tired from that Saturday of football games! “And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.”1 Peter 5:10 I love this verse from Peter. You...
faith-over-feelingsDecember 22, 2022
Choosing Faith Over Feelings
You know, things aren’t always as they seem and mostly it’s our feelings that mask the truth. I will be the first to admit it, I get mine hurt a lot because I let my feelings run crazy inside my head. It takes a conscious effort to reel them in and understand why they are there and what the truth...
gratitudeNovember 22, 2022
The Grateful Leper: When Only One Says Thank You
Listen, you ever held the door for someone these days and they don’t say thank you or even acknowledge the act of kindness? I have and I see it happening more and more in all areas of our lives. Sadly, when people are treated with courtesy, sometimes there is no acknowledgement or appreciation. W...
thanksgivingNovember 21, 2022
The Health Benefits of Biblical Thanksgiving
With this being the start of Thanksgiving week, I thought I would try something different and talk about the act of giving thanks to the Lord this week. Simply focusing on being thankful for all we have and for all the Lord has done for us. Tomorrow is “treatment Tuesday” and this time it will be...
repentanceOctober 21, 2022
Getting Back on Track: The Power of Repentance
I got to thinking about how life seems to ebb and flow with good times and bad. More specifically, I got to thinking about how we can get stuck in the bad. I’m talking about that “stop the world I just want to get off this ride” feeling. We’ve all had it, but what do we do to get off “that ride”?...
healingSeptember 6, 2022
Do You Want to Get Well?
“After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic called Bethesda, which has five roofed colonnades. In these lay a multitude of invalids—blind, lame, and paralyzed.One man was there who had been an invalid fo...
christian-communityJuly 11, 2022
We Need Each Other: The Power of Christian Community
So, as I’ve spent the weekend recovering from surgery I was inundated with friends and family reaching out showing support, praying over me and even bringing food and offering help. I couldn’t help but to write something about how we as Christians support one another...so I went digging. “And let...