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
January 28, 2022
Finding Balance Through Compassion and Service
You have any balance to your life? Would you know what it was if you had it? I got to thinking about how we get started exactly? First, we need to have that desire to serve God. How can I help my brother or sister, assist someone in need, give within my abilities or even greater, give when I feel...
immanuelJanuary 25, 2022
Immanuel: Why God Chose to Be With Us
“"Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel" (which means, God with us).”Matthew 1:23 Have you ever thought about why God sent Jesus? It’s pretty amazing to think about. God could have chosen any number of ways to save us. But He sent His Son, Jesus,...
restorationJanuary 7, 2022
God Pursues You: The Truth About Restoration
The definition of restore is to “bring back”, reinstate. Many of us are always working to restore our relationship with Christ. We are always coming back to seeking Him. But you see, God is always the pursuer of the lost and rebellious. God is always the pursuer, the seeker, the good shepherd in...
resurrectionNovember 23, 2021
I Am the Resurrection and the Life
“Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?"”John 11:25-26 That’s really all there is to it, isn’t it? I mean, just believe that Jesus died for yo...
gods-loveNovember 22, 2021
God's Invitation to Dinner
“Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.”Revelation 3:20 One of the most powerful things you need to understand as you Follow Jesus is how much God loves you, He isn't interested in some religious...
obedienceNovember 8, 2021
God's Rules vs Human Rules: Playing by the Right Book
What “rules” do you play by? Human rules versus God’s rules?We add things to God’s rules and think it helps people. Usually, it causes people to take their eyes off God’s rules and put them on our rules. Soon, our rules become more important than God’s. Love one another. Forgive anyone who sins a...
life-without-jesusOctober 29, 2021
What Would Life Look Like Without Jesus?
What would your life look like without Jesus? I don’t know if you think about that, but I think about it often. I cringe at the thought of what my life would be without Jesus. I’m sure my heart would be cold because I felt it headed that way when I met Christ. I’d probably be pretty lonely. I may...
unchanging-godOctober 18, 2021
When Everything Changes, He Remains the Same
Why does everything have to change all the time? I mean, what’s wrong with the way things are now? Well, if you’re asking yourself these same questions, you’re probably like me and on the train to being an old dude or dudette! Ha, I’m only joking, but sometimes with the pace that the world is cha...
prayerSeptember 23, 2021
Learning to Listen: God is Already Speaking to You
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...
lonelinessSeptember 20, 2021
Finding Connection When You Feel Alone in a Crowd
You ever get lonely even though you’re surrounded by people all the time? I do. With social media so prevalent in the world we live in these days, it’s easy to get caught up in what we are allowed to see of others. If we are not careful, it can lead us to believe we are alone. Look, I personally...
judgmentSeptember 8, 2021
Quick to Judge, Slow to Understand
“A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.”Proverbs 18:2 How quick do you judge others? How often do you feel misunderstood? If I’m honest, I’d say for me, quite a bit on both...Look, no one likes to be misunderstood, yet we often make faulty judgments of peop...
gossipAugust 30, 2021
Stopping Gossip and Believing the Best in Others
I don’t know about you but I’ve got to do better at turning off gossip when I hear it. I also need to not “enable it” when I hear it by giving a participatory laugh or, “now way!” It just makes it worse. It seems as if now days we believe the negative stuff about people more than the positive stu...
gratitudeAugust 3, 2021
His Steadfast Love Endures Forever
“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.”Psalms 136:1 Today will be short and sweet because God Love is simple and pure and easy to talk about. We have so much to celebrate and be grateful for because His love is forever. As believers, we are called to cel...
salvationJuly 12, 2021
Salvation by Grace, Not Works
Hope everyone is doing well, I’m a little jet lagged, but otherwise no worse for the wear. Funny, I saw a couple of you at domestic baggage claim about 7 hours ago. Hope you made it home alright. Ok, so last week we talked about being a good witness for Christ, bearing good fruit and trying to be...
witnessingJuly 2, 2021
Sharing Jesus Through Love in Action
We have a lot of work to do yet. We need to always be sharing the name who has delivered us, Jesus. Just today, 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. Now is the time to reach...
gospel-sharingJune 28, 2021
Rejoicing When Christ is Preached, Regardless of Motives
Hope y’all had a good weekend, I wanted to touch on a something this morning that has been with me the last few days. It’s a thought centering around my own sharing of the gospel and the sharing I receive from others. More specifically who “should and shouldn’t be sharing”? “Some indeed preach Ch...
faithJune 25, 2021
Growing Love Through Faith: Knowing the Unseen God
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...
loveJune 24, 2021
Love in Action: The Golden Rule and Our Relationships
So, we’ve been talking 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 back to our discussion of the “Golden Rule” and how that affects our relationship with other and our relationship w...
compassionJune 23, 2021
Kindling Faith Through Compassion
I was talking to one of you yesterday about the days writing I sent out. I always appreciate a good conversation around the messages I send out. Especially when they hit home and are appreciated. I genuinely cherish each of you and love the exchanges. “When two or more are gathered” right!? Anyho...
salvationJune 16, 2021
Immanuel: God With Us in Our Brokenness
Let me start this morning by saying I am sorry for being so late yesterday. I literally finished writing early, got some coffee and started my day and completely forgot to send out the message…I know, it’s happening. Ha! Anyhow, my bad. “"Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they...
listeningJune 15, 2021
Listen Like Jesus: Hearing What Matters Most
These days, it’s easy to be valued for your opinion. Everyone wants to be an Instagram influencer or a popular Facebook friend. And while there’s nothing inherently wrong with that, we do need to take a step back and think. Are we trying to be so loud that we’re missing opportunities to listen?Je...
graceJune 14, 2021
Stand Up for Others with Grace
“And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, "Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her."”John 8:7 In a world where opinions can go viral minutes after they’re posted, and social media debates go from zero to 100 in a hot second, it’s wise to re...
honoring-othersJune 12, 2021
Honor Others as God's Creation
You ever think about what it means when we treat others the way we want to be treated? I think what it means, other than love your brother, is to honor what God has made. Honor isn’t a new idea. In fact, it is actually a key component in the scripture we read. God created each one of us, and ever...
prideJune 4, 2021
Guarding Against Pride: The Power of Christian Community
So, I was looking back at some things I have been reading and some things I have written when I came across an article I wrote about a couple of years ago. I was prompted as I spent some time yesterday at the Georgia National Cemetery visiting my dad and the other fallen heroes. The headstones we...