When You’re Not As Brave as Yesterday
Meghan Mellinger
“But Jesus replied, ‘My Father is always working, and so am I.’” John 5:17 (NLT)
“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light.” 1 Peter 2:9 (KJV)
“When he [Jesus] was alone, the Twelve and the others around him asked him about the parables. He told them, ‘The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside everything is said in parables.’” Mark 4:10-11 (NIV)
“Hypocrites! You can discern the face of the sky and of the earth, but how is it you do not discern this time?” Luke 12:56 (NKJ)
“Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.” Acts 17:11 (NIV)
“You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor." Exodus 20:17 (NIV)
“But so that we may not offend them...” Matthew 17:27 (NIV)
“By standing firm you will gain life.” Luke 21:19 (NIV)
“Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.” 1 John 4:11 (NKJ)
“The apostles said to the Lord, 'Increase our faith!'" Luke 17:5 (NIV)
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV)
“But Jesus replied, ‘My Father is always working, and so am I.’” John 5:17 (NLT)
“But there are some things that you cannot be sure of. You must take a chance. If you wait for perfect weather, you will never plant your seeds …” Ecclesiastes 11:4 (ERV)
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.” Matthew 5:9 (CSB)
Heavenly Father, thank You for being the One who carries my heaviest burdens, even when I feel unseen or alone. Teach me to reach out with grace — both to ask for help and to be a help — knowing no...