Our new Proverbs 31 Ministries devotional book: Encouragement for Today: Devotions For Everyday Living just released and I am so excited to be giving away 3 copies of it today!
It includes several devotions by me and a bunch more from my dear friends and team mates at P31. Here’s a little bit more about what is inside
Pull away from the things that are pulling on you and find lasting encouragement for today.
For twenty years our P31 team has equipped and encouraged millions of women around the world to live in the power of God’s truths that apply to our everyday lives. Written by women from every walk of life, in Encouragement for Today you will find inspiration to live authentically and fully grounded in the Word of God.
Sharing from the realities of everyday life including highs and lows, humorous stories and tender moments, you’ll enjoy 100 daily devotions woven together with wit and wisdom. Pull away from all that is pulling on you and find lasting Encouragement for Today!
What do YOU like to do or where do you like to go to pull away from all that pulls on you and spend some time with God?
Leave a comment below sharing your answer! Three winners will receive a free copy of our new book. {If you are reading this via email, PLEASE CLICK HERE to visit my blog and leave a comment under this post.}
I like to either sit in my front porch with a cup of coffee or sit outside overlooking my flower beds and enjoying Gods beauty. Sunrises are exceptionally beautiful to me. A promise of a new day. I love the way The Lord paints the sky.
I like to sing a hymn or song (not saying that I am a great singer), but it changes my heart and thoughts that go along with it.
My most favorite place to go or thing to do to escape the things that pull on me, is my horse. i can just forget all my problems when I’m with him. I can also share all my fears and tears with him, and he hears all my complaints without saying a word! And he gives the best hugs! I’ve even taught him to pray with me!
I am daily amazed and thankful for God’s grace and tender mercies. He is truly an awesome God. Being outdoors in His Creation and feeing His Spirit of peace all around me keeps me grounded and thankful in The Lord.
I like to go to my bedroom with no outside interruptions except maybe some music and just pray, journal my thoughts and read my Bible. This always gives me a new perspective on whatever is going on in my life.
I like to take a long walk and listen to my favorite Christian music on my iPod.
Anywhere outside and in nature is my sanctuary…
Though ive been a christian awhile pray fpr others read a daily devotional …i just dont hear god answer me back. Ive had answered prayer and was recently delivered out a very abusive situation…just couldnt get the person out of my house, then my son took his life….so its been a really tough last few yrs.
I love to sit on my bed and have a dialogue with God. Anytime am in doubt i sit there, read a random verse (though i would love to have a list of those verses that i can draw a deeper inspiration) then complain, talk to him and listen to him talk back
Hi Renee,
#Perfect Love: . I love this OBS. I have always been afraid to even be involved with something like this. I do so want to live this journey. It really inspires me. Thank-You
Janet Daniel
I love putting my two small children (4 and 1 1/2) down for their afternoon nap (youngest) and quiet time (oldest). The peace in the house after what is usually a noisy morning feels absolutely calm. I really enjoy diving into Bible studies and prayer during this time.
I am a single mom racing out the door in the morning to get to work. As soon as my son is safety dropped at school I crank up the worship music all the way to work. When I get about 5 minutes out I start talking and praying to God that he uses me today for whatever his need is for me. That he keeps me in his will and on his path. I am so fortunate to work on a 200 acre park/lake so when I pull up and am able to see the beauty that surrounds me I thank God for placing me here in my job. Whenever I get the change I take a long walk, or just sit in the sun overlooking the water either writing, reading,or just soaking in God’s blessing on my life
I like to sit by the ocean with my bible and journal. There I can pour out my heart and listen for His voice while seeing His beauty all around. Sometimes I don’t understand at the time why God will give me a specific verse but I will write it in my journal anyways. Then a few days or week later when I go back and re-read what I wrote I am amazed at how that verse fit perfectly.
I drive….I listen to Christian radio on my treks on the road two-three days a week. My drive time is two hours one way, and that’s all I can do is listen to the radio…..I’m encapsulated and have no where else to go, so I’m the listener and I pray to hear God speak to me. I’m always blessed and learn tons…..I would never take 4 hours in a day to read or listen if I were home, so I appreciate this time I have. Jean
I start my morning reading Devotions and praying for His help as I go through my day. I am a middle school teacher which can be very stressful. I end my day outside enjoying the beautiful day that God has made and thanking him for what he has given to me. Proverbs 31 has been such a blessing to me. It is comforting to know the ladies of Proverbs 31 have the same problems as I do.
I like to take long walks on the beach. The steady rhythm of the waves and flow of the tide soothe me. It also reminds me that all things have a cyclical pattern and that my current “pulls” won’t last forever. Seeing the greatness of God’s creation and power reminds me how insignificant my problems really are.
I love to go to a women’s conference at least one time a year. This encourages and energizes me to keep going.
Out for a walk with my Chocolate Lab Molly Malone. She does not mind when I talk out loud to God and never criticizes me for the thoughts I express to him. Fresh air, nature & a compnion who channels God’s unconditional love to me. It always seems to help.
When I feel like the world is weighing on me, I like to curl up with a good encouraging book. Right now I am reading a confident heart. I love this book! I also like to send encouragement cards to other ladies I know. For some reason, when I send some hugs and encouragement through cards, God gives me a little hug. It is true, that helping others can help you as well. Another thing that I like to do is sit down with my children and talk about God and the good news that He brings. It always calms me.
I love getting away and spending time with God in the morning….
I like to go to my room (not that there’s much choice, living with my parents) and put on worship music and read a few chapters/passages of the bible (in different parts of the bible, not one after the other) and then I choose a “verse for the day” and journal about it
I wake up at 4 am. Quiet, coffee, God and me.
My go to place is my bedroom. It just feels good to be snuggled under a blanket talking to my Father. Granted, when it’s summer I’ll sit on the deck sometimes.
Early in the morning After prayer is my time to just sit still and reflect. Then it’s devotion time.
I get out the bible or one of my favorite inspirational books with daily bible verses and read. If I don’t find comfort in one I get out another until the message I need shows up. That’s when I know God is working to help me find my way. I could use a new book like this one to go to in those times. Thank you.
I have a chair I sit in every morning with a stool next to it that holds my books, bible, notebook and pen. Every morning I sit in that chair read my scriptures for the day and journal what the Lord is speaking to me. It is the perfect start to my morning. Of course my coffee cup is usually there with me. Later in the day, in my office, I love to read the Proverbs 31 devotion for the day. I love that I get it in both my email and on facebook! Two blessings in one and the FB post is usually a great reminder of what I have read earlier in the day!
For me personally, I like to curl up in my favorite chair with a cup of tea and my bible or journal. I love to light a candle and put on some great music (one of my personal favorites is Matthew West) and just complete unwind and let myself go to the music). I always make myself reflect upon three blessings in my life so that I can remind myself of my true blessings and be thankful for what I have and then also try to remind myself of three things that I have done well in the past 24 hours…give myself an inner pep talk. Sometimes this works really well, and then other days…not so well, but it’s important to do it anyway. Lately, I make it a point to take time to journal and write it down and get it all out….the pretty and the ugly. I like to be able to go back later and read those “journalings” later and see what I was feeling….they make for great “growing” sessions both for myself and my circle of loved ones. Have a blessed day!
I have a wicker chair in my bedroom complete with pillow and blanket. A little side table holds my devotionals, Bible, notebook and pens. It is so nice to just shut the door and be alone with God. I let someone else pick up the phone! On my bike rides, I pray for all the people in my church by going around the room (we all have regular seats) and being as specific as I can be. A lot of the couples have young children and it is a privilege to pray for the parents as they seek to raise these little ones in the fear of the Lord. There is always a lot to pray for. Devotional books are such an encouragement. Looking forward to this OBS. Thank you!
I can go anywhere I am alone and be with God. Without the distractions of someone talking to me, or a tv playing or a radio needing my ear, and especially the internet that is so full of news ‘I must read’. It can be alone in my home, out for a walk – thanking God for his awesome earth He created, or even snuggled in my bed (morning or night) talking and listening and praying.
God is always waiting for us to be alone with Him. We have to make those times intentional.
I have so enjoyed this site…it has been an encouragement to me in many ways..and has been the study guide to needs I have faced, been facing and the confident heart was fabulous and it set me free in many areas to guide me into continuing my call for me and too others I have ministered to from the book..
Thank you proverbs 31 for serving and blessing women for God!
Blessings,
Patty
Anywhere outside, walking and praising God for all he has done for me.
I live in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by nothing but harvest fields and a creek. We have a large back deck- so I LOVE to sit out there in the mornings to watch and listen to the world come to life. Although, I can sit out there morning or night and continue to be amazed at all of God’s beautiful creations. I spend my time there having conversation with the Lord, reading my devotions, singing, praying, or simply sitting in peace and quite. In my opinion, there is no better way to connect with the Lord our God than to be fully surrounded by His creations!
We live in the country on 5 acres, I like to go outside and sit quietly admiring God’s creation. I can pray and clear my head especially on a beautiful day with the sun shining or sometimes at night with the stars shining bright, in peaceful beauty reconnecting with my Lord Jesus Christ.