Devotionals about Love & Relationships
Love is messier and more costly than the Hallmark version. The devotionals below look at marriage, family, friendship, and the hard love of Jesus — and what it takes to love real people with real grace instead of loving an idea of them.
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285 devotionals in Love & Relationships
May 18, 2023
Love People Even When You Don't Agree With Them
There are 8 billion people in this world and not one of them are exactly like you. So what does that mean? That means there is a really good chance you’re going to have to deal with people who don’t see things the way you do. That don’t have the same political beliefs, family background or econom...
serviceMay 8, 2023
Touching Lives Through God's Love
We have a lot of work to do yet. We need to always be sharing the name who has delivered us, Jesus. Just the other day, I came across a young girl that I could tell needed to smile. I had a kind word for her, she smiled and what a wonderful smile she had. That was Jesus at work, I’m sure of it. N...
humilityMay 5, 2023
Choosing Christ Over Self Daily
“So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility coun...
faithMay 1, 2023
Sunrise Faith: Growing Love for the God We Cannot See
As I sit here watching the sun come up this morning, I can help but marvel at the beauty God has made. How do I know he made it? Well, I have faith that he did. It’s the same faith that I have in Him that allows me to grow closer to Him. You see, developing a love for God is a little more challen...
balanceApril 26, 2023
Love in Action: Balancing Relationships with God and Others
So, I thought we could talk about about seeking balance in our lives and our relationships with God by showing compassion and serving others. What’s interesting though, is this has me circling way back to our discussion of the “Golden Rule” and how that affects our relationship with others and ou...
reconciliationApril 14, 2023
Do You Want to Be Happy or Right?
I had someone tell me years ago, “do you want to be happy or right?” Pretty good question I think, because we all want to be happy and we usually want to be right. Right? Think about the last argument you had, did you win? Did you prove you were right at the expense of the other person? You may h...
understandingApril 13, 2023
Walking in Wisdom Toward Others
You ever look at someone else and think or say to yourself, “Oh my word, what are they thinking?”. How about “what an idiot!”But here’s the thing; no matter how stupid the actions, political views, etc. seem to us, it makes perfectly good sense to them. When we don’t take time to understand other...
gods-loveApril 11, 2023
God's Unfailing Love Through Life's Curveballs
Life can throw you curve balls, we all know that. Lately, I’ve had a steady diet of them too. But, you know what, I know they will eventually pass and today is a beautiful new day full of hope!So, as we move forward this week, take time to think about the unfailing love of God. Despite our sinful...
spiritual-environmentMarch 23, 2023
Right Heart, Right Environment - Walking with God
So many times we think we are doing the right thing in our relationship with God but with no result. Most of the time it’s because we have put ourselves in the wrong environment. Think of it this way, if you are under water trying to breathe and you’re inhaling and exhaling, you’re doing everythi...
forgivenessMarch 17, 2023
Forgive Those Who Hurt You - Let Go of Resentment
You know, we spend a lot of time as Christians going down different paths of Christianity. I do it here sometimes, but as a layman when it comes to Gods word, I always seem to find myself back to the two Great Commandments. Love the Lord with all your heart and soul and love your neighbor as your...
sufferingMarch 15, 2023
When We Get Frustrated with God
Why do we sometimes get frustrated or angry with God? Let’s face it, we all do it. We lose a job promotion, a competition didn’t go our way, we experience a death in the family, personal injury or financial hardships. This list is long...we all have them. Life’s hard. "God, why did you let that h...
self-sufficiencyMarch 8, 2023
Surrendering Our Need to Do It All
I’m pretty independent when it comes to feeling like “I can do it”. In fact, I kind of grew up with the attitude of, “if you want it some right, do it yourself!” Maybe you share some of these traits? Come to think of it, I’d say our whole society has become a DIY (do it yourself) society. Think a...
peaceMarch 2, 2023
Jesus Died for All: Living in Peace with Others
443/2/23Ugh! The state of the country and the world that we are being presented with has become nauseating. Listen, I’ve had something eating at me for a while now and I just haven’t put together what it is that I wanted to say about it. But I have now, so here it is…Jesus died for us ALL, not ju...
opportunityFebruary 27, 2023
Making the Most of Every God-Given Opportunity
I’ve been thinking over the weekend about some of my habits, but good and bad, and how I’ve been using the talents God has blessed me with. More specifically, am I taking about the opportunities He’s put before me and if I’m using them? Well, I hope so and I hope you are too. But understand, oppo...
gods-presenceFebruary 22, 2023
God's Unchanging Love: Present Even in Bad Times
You know it easy sometimes to think that God isn’t present when things are going bad for us. The feeling that maybe He isn’t there when we deviate from what we think is His plan for us. Well, it is simply not true. “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father...
forgivenessFebruary 6, 2023
Forgive Those Who Hurt You
Hope you had a great weekend!“Do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you” Luke 6:27-28 Wow, this is a tough one...We are called to forgive those that hurt us, unconditionally. Because if it’s with condition, it’s not forgiveness. We need to pray for...
anger-managementJanuary 26, 2023
Quick to Listen, Slow to Anger: Taming Our Words
23Ever find yourself getting frustrated with others? I’ve got to be honest with you, sometimes I find myself doing a little trash talk, both to myself and openly, about others who have frustrated me to no end. I could start the slow driver in the left lane selfishly texting and not caring about a...
anxietyJanuary 18, 2023
God's Consolation When Cares Are Many
“When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.”Psalm 94:19 Have you ever been through one of those seasons in life where things just aren’t going right? Maybe you've been overtaken by anxiety, stress, and restlessness as a result of your own sin. Sometimes seasons of anxie...
forgivenessDecember 16, 2022
Forgiveness as Worship: God's Steadfast Love
Welp, we made it another week! Let’s take the weekend and think about forgiveness. It’s not that I’m saying we don’t forgive, I just think we can all use a reminder as we part for a couple of day about the one thing that is the essence of who we are...forgiveness. You see, God loves you! And he k...
gods-faithfulnessOctober 27, 2022
God's Unchanging Purpose in Our Changing World
Life changes but God remains the same! Yep, it’s true. Look it up. You see, God is going to continue to do what he’s always done and that is he heals and forgives us. He’s going to continue to watch over us and set our path. His path for us remains the same and His purpose hasn’t changed. What is...
peaceOctober 17, 2022
Jesus Is Your Peace: Finding Rest Beyond Circumstances
Peace and serenity. We all seek it, we all crave it and we all need it. But where is it exactly? You may be like me and think it’s just in the absence of noise or conflict. But it’s not in the absence those things. It’s the tranquil feeling that’s not dependent on you circumstances. The peace we...
forgivenessOctober 12, 2022
To Be Forgiven, You Must Forgive
So hear’s a thought? So I’ve been talking all week about forgiving and how we can and should. But do you want others to forgive you? Even more importantly, do you want God to forgive you? My cousin and I talked about this just last night. You see, in order to be forgiven, you also have to be able...
prayerSeptember 15, 2022
Two-Way Conversation: Learning to Hear God
So, I think it’s safe to say we all pray in some capacity for something, right? I would also think it’s fair to say that we are waiting for God to answer our prayers. We are constantly searching for that answer and to “hear” Gods answers for us. But here’s the thing; God isn’t the problem when it...
gratitudeAugust 24, 2022
Express Your Gratitude - It Changes Everything
So I was reflecting on a few thing from over the weekend and specifically how thankful I am to have the people that I do in my life. I try the best I can to let you know how grateful that I truly am for you, but I may not be saying it as directly as I need to. Maybe you have people in your life t...