174 results for tag: In the Word

In the Word: Be Glorified in Us

Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals.  As we study God's Word together, we encourage you to use the comments as a place to dialogue with us about what you are learning and share your answers to the questions below. We pray that you hearts will be encouraged as you dive in Scripture with us!  “Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name." Matthew 6:5-6 READ: As the first petition in the Lord’s Prayer, hallowing God’s name should be of utmost importance to us. This God-centered approach to prayer focuses our hearts on Him first and foremost. Our primary goal in prayer ...

In the Word: The Father’s Care

Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals.  As we study God's Word together, we encourage you to use the comments as a place to dialogue with us about what you are learning and share your answers to the questions below. We pray that you hearts will be encouraged as you dive in Scripture with us!  “Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven" Matthew 6:9 READ: The pattern of prayer that Jesus set for us in Matthew 6 begins with a declaration of God as Father. When we come before God in prayer, we pray not to an impersonal deity, but to the One who sent His only Son to die in our place so that He ...

In the Word: Pray Like This

Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals.  As we study God's Word together, we encourage you to use the comments as a place to dialogue with us about what you are learning and share your answers to the questions below. We pray that you hearts will be encouraged as you dive in Scripture with us!  “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. ...

In the Word: Our Light in the Darkness

Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals.  As we study God's Word together, we encourage you to use the comments as a place to dialogue with us about what you are learning and share your answers to the questions below. We pray that you hearts will be encouraged as you dive in Scripture with us!  “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; Upon those who lived in a land of gloom a light has shone.” Isaiah 9:2 READ: Darkness took on a new meaning for me the day that we buried our daughter, Paige. It became a place that I couldn’t simply will myself out of on my own. It was a ...

In the Word: Even Though

Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. Over the next several weeks, we will be studying the book of Habakkuk together. In this book, we gain insight into how God is at work on our behalf even when we can't always see it. Join us in the weeks ahead as we discover the God who is who carefully and lovingly crafted you, and lovingly created the gift of your child for which you now long. He has not carried you thus far simply to leave you on your own, but will be your Guide and your Strength.  Even Though "Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vines; even though the olive crop ...

In the Word: He Is Still Good

Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. Over the next several weeks, we will be studying the book of Habakkuk together. In this book, we gain insight into how God is at work on our behalf even when we can't always see it. Join us in the weeks ahead as we discover the God who is who carefully and lovingly crafted you, and lovingly created the gift of your child for which you now long. He has not carried you thus far simply to leave you on your own, but will be your Guide and your Strength. "O Lord, I have heard the report of you, and your work, O Lord, do I fear. In the midst of the years revive it; in the ...

In the Word: The Gift of Faith

Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. Over the next several weeks, we will be studying the book of Habakkuk together. In this book, we gain insight into how God is at work on our behalf even when we can't always see it. Join us in the weeks ahead as we discover the God who is who carefully and lovingly crafted you, and lovingly created the gift of your child for which you now long. He has not carried you thus far simply to leave you on your own, but will be your Guide and your Strength. "For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; ...

Does God Even Care?

Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. Over the next several weeks, we will be studying the book of Habakkuk together. In this book, we gain insight into how God is at work on our behalf even when we can't always see it. Join us in the weeks ahead as we discover the God who is who carefully and lovingly crafted you, and lovingly created the gift of your child for which you now long. He has not carried you thus far simply to leave you on your own, but will be your Guide and your Strength. "You who are of purer eyes than to see evil and cannot look at wrong, why do you idly look at traitors and remain silent when the ...

Lift Up Your Eyes

"Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near of which you will say, 'I have no pleasure in them.'" Ecclesiastes 12:1 READ: The Preacher of Ecclesiastes reminds us of the trials that come with increased age (Ecclesiastes 12:2-7). But you and I also know the trials that can come with young adulthood, and even to the youngest lives. Ecclesiastes discusses that the elderly will ultimately go to “his eternal home, and the mourners go about in the streets” (Ecclesiastes 12:5). We know that the very young can also go to their eternal homes, leaving us to ...

Lift Each Other Up

"Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, For he has no one to help him up." Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 READ: Grief has a way of isolating. Grief wants you to think you are alone. Grief wants you to believe you are the only one who feels the way you do. But God did not create us to be alone—even in our grief. Our time of grieving is the most important time to be in the company of others. We need others to gently help lift us out of the despair of our grief. We need others to say, “I know. I understand. ...