Do you have doubts? Do you struggle to believe?
To live with no faith at all would be worse.
Isaiah 1:4 (NASB)
… People weighed down with guilt,
Offspring of evildoers,
Sons who act corruptly!
They have abandoned the Lord,
They have despised the Holy One of Israel,
They have turned away from Him.
Woe to those with no faith at all.
Good morning, Lord. I want to be as faithful to You as You are to me. “I believe, help my unbelief” (Mark 9:24).
“Faith sees the invisible,
believes the unbelievable,
and receives the impossible.”
Corrie ten Boom (1893-1983)
Good morning, Lord. I cannot see You, but I trust You. I do not believe the beauty of this world came into being on its own — it is a reflection of Your glory. May the delicacy of roadside flowers and the splendor of tree-covered hillsides remind me how much You love the world and all who dwell there in, including me.
Matthew 17:20 (NLT)
“You don’t have enough faith,” Jesus told them. “I tell you the truth, if you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it would move. Nothing would be impossible.”
My self-talk is often negative:
Faith says, “With God’s help, it can and will be done.”
Good morning, Lord. If You call me to do something, You make it possible. Teach me to have faith in Your call and Your timing. Close my ears to the enemy’s whispers telling me it can’t be done. Open my eyes to Your power at work in and through me.
Hebrews 11:1 (AMP)
Now faith is the assurance (title deed, confirmation) of things hoped for (divinely guaranteed) …
By faith you hold the deed to God’s divine promise. That’s a promissory note that will carry you into eternity.
Good morning, Lord. I am grateful for Your promise of a glorious eternal future. I didn’t earn it, I don’t deserve it, I owe it all to You. You are gracious and merciful, and I am blessed.
Philippians 4:13 (NIV)
I can do all this through him
who gives me strength.
My own power is limited. Through God’s power, I can do more than I think I can.
Good morning, Lord. I get tired so easily. It doesn’t take much to confuse or distract me. All too often, I tell myself, “No way. I just can’t.” If it’s Your plan, I have access to Your power and You say, “Yes, you can.” Teach me to look up and declare, “Let’s do it, in Jesus’ name!”
Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)
For I know the plans
I have for you,”
declares the Lord,
“plans to prosper you
and not to harm you,
plans to give you
hope and a future.”
Be passionate about God’s plans. They come with hope and a glorious future.
Good morning, Lord. My own plans often end in disappointment and discouragement. Your plans are wrapped in hope. Teach me to trust and obey Your plans for me, for my family, for our future.
Ephesians 2:10 (NASB)
For we are His workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus for good works,
which God prepared beforehand
so that we would walk in them.
God started preparing you to accomplish His purpose long before you were born.
Good morning, Lord. You set a purpose for me before I was born. You were preparing me for that purpose long before I had a clue. And now, O God, Your will, not mine, be done (Luke 22:42).
Psalm 37:4 (ESV)
Delight yourself in the Lord,
and he will give you
the desires of your heart.
How to pursue your passion: start with God.
Good morning, Lord. When I line up my passions with Your passions, You grant me the desires of my heart. Forgive me for chasing after worldly things. When I get off-track, set me straight. Fill my soul with the desire to do good, in Jesus’ name, amen.
What’s your passion?
What makes your heart race?
What makes your soul soar?
Galatians 4:18 (MSG)
It is a good thing to be passionate in doing good.
Is it good? Is it of God?
Go for it!
Good morning, Lord. I want my passions to match Your passions. Fill me with zeal for people not possessions, for Your kingdom and not our culture. Fix my heart on things with eternal value, in Jesus’ name.
“Christ be with me, Christ within me
Christ behind me, Christ before me
Christ beside me, Christ to win me
Christ to comfort me and restore me”
St. Patrick (≈390-460)
God is all around me, all the time.
Good morning, Lord. You will be with me every step of today, this I know. Work in me and through me, for Your glory and the good of those around me, amen.
