There are few things more beautiful than self-confidence. People who exhibit it radiate strength, passion, and conviction. It contributes more to a look than a designer label or the perfect diamond. When people know who they are, why they are, and what their purpose is, they may be dressed in thrift store specials and be absolutely gorgeous.

Confident persons are not afraid to be themselves. Whether they are plain, simple, or beautiful, flamboyant and fabulous, the key is that they know who they are. They understand their purpose and gifts. They know they have a contribution to make in this world, at this time, in this place.

They know their style. It doesn’t matter whether they prefer wearing zebra stripes and pink fur, or choose to be cloaked in grays and subtle greens. What is most important is that they are free to be themselves, free to express their interests, their tastes, and their beliefs.

That means stretching and stepping out. So if you’re supposed to be on the front lines, be there. Don’t step back. If you are blessed with supportive skills, be the best supporter you can be. Expand your skills. Celebrate the talents and experiences God has given you.

What is Your Confidence Based On?

“All of your real value and worth is built in by design,” says Denis Waitley in Timing is Everything. “You received it as a precious present when God gave you the gift of life. That gift — all of what’s in you — is really all the value you’ll ever need. It isn’t a matter of finding value, earning value, or proving value. It’s a matter of living up to the value built in at the beginning.”

When you know our value in our very bones, it springs up from within, inspiring you to live into the generous calling of God on your life.

Confidence radiates from a deep center — from knowing that you are precious. And when you know we’re valuable in God’s sight, you can approach him with confidence. Your confidence isn’t really self-confidence at all; it is confidence in an all-powerful, all-knowing, ever-present, loving, and just God.

To achieve anything or take any action consistent with God’s plan for your life, you must first place your confidence in God, knowing that he works all things for good to those who love him. That kind of faith makes it easy to surrender yourself fully to his Spirit’s leading.

A Picture of Confidence

A Christian’s confidence is neither loud nor boastful. In fact, it is often gentle, quiet, and humble. And inevitably powerful. Someone who has a message to share with the world, someone who makes a difference, radiates confidence!

Speaking Confidence

How do you talk about yourself? Are you the first to put yourself down? Words have power — either to build up or break down.

Start listening to your self-talk. Do you ever demean yourself by calling yourself “stupid,” “a wimp,” or “a coward?” Stop immediately and replace such words with biblical truth. Jesus was clear about his worth and made emphatic statements about who he was: I am the Bread of Life. I am the True Vine. I am the Way and the Truth and the Life. And what he says about you is also amazing. Discover all he says about you and embrace that truth in faith.

How do you speak about your body? Can you imagine Jesus complaining about fat toes or big hips or a long chin? He never said anything negative about his body, knowing it was given to him by his loving Father.

Has anyone ever said anything that hurt you deeply? Recognize that the only person who knows your true worth is God. Forgive them for anything they have said that is not according to his truth. Jesus wants you to be confident and whole, not scarred.

Clothes and Confidence

Confidence need not come from expensive clothes, jewelry, or a hairstyle; it’s an attitude. But caring for your health and dressing winsomely is one way of expressing your gratitude to God and your knowledge of your worth as his beloved child.

Look at Yourself

What do you communicate to the world, even when you’re not saying a word? What does your posture and the way you present yourself declare to those who see you? Is there something you can begin to do to better express all that you are to Jesus?

Living Confidently

When do you most feel like the person God created you to be?

Not everyone feels confident all the time. When your sense of worth is shaky, act your way back into feeling confident. Chin up, shoulders back, tummy tucked. Now breathe in and smile. Imagine yourself as a child of the King adorned in royal attire. That’s who you are, after all. You are a child of the King. Now act like it.

by Idelette McVicker
used by permission

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“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” – Ephesians 2:10

Kids grow up dreaming about how God might use them in the world as firefighters, astronauts, or teachers. They often have a stronger sense of calling than adults!

But all too often, after our kids “walk the aisle” and “pray the prayer,” we never validate their God-given desires to work for the betterment of this world—unless, of course, they feel called by God to be pastors or donor-supported missionaries.

When we fail to validate those desires as part of what God has saved us for, young adults often disengage, especially as they enter the worldliness of the workforce. But Genesis 1 and Ephesians 2:10 make it clear that God has created us for good works.

Kids who see God’s purpose for everything they do—not just their evangelism—will be far more likely to draw close to God into adulthood.

A recent book by Jordan Raynor, The Spirit in You, will leave your kids and grandkids amazed by grace and the path to salvation found in Christ alone. It leaves them feeling empowered by the purpose of their salvation—to “do good for all of creation” through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Ask a young boy what he wants to be when he grows up, and nine out of ten will say a professional athlete, because the younger generation is fixated on sports.

The Bible reminds us that all work should be a ministry. A kid can dream of being a Christian electrician or plumber as much as being a Christian quarterback.

The point is that God calls us to a higher calling. No matter what we do, we are called to do it for God as well as for good. This call is not only for the very young, but for all of us at all ages.

What is God calling you to do with and in your life?

by John Grant
used by permission
© Thoughts on Life Copyright 2026

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“Be still, and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10

There is a kind of silence that can shake your faith.

You prayed. You waited. You prayed again.

And still, nothing seems to move.

No answer. No open door. No sudden breakthrough. No explanation.

Those are the moments when the questions become louder than the prayer:

God, are You listening?
Did I miss You?
Have You forgotten me?

The hardest part of waiting is often not the delay itself. It is wondering what the delay means.

But God’s silence is not proof of God’s absence.

A seed beneath the soil looks like nothing from the surface. There is no flower to photograph, no visible growth to celebrate, no evidence that anything is happening. Yet underground, roots are forming before anything ever breaks through the surface.

Some of God’s deepest work happens where you cannot see it.

Joseph carried a dream from God, but between the dream and the fulfilment came betrayal, slavery, false accusation, and prison. David was anointed king, yet spent years running for his life before he ever sat on the throne. Abraham received a promise, then waited until the promise seemed humanly impossible.

The waiting did not cancel the promise.

The silence did not mean God had walked away.

And the delay was not wasted.

We often want God to explain the whole road before we take the next step. God usually gives enough light for the step in front of us.

Faith is not always having an answer. Sometimes faith is refusing to abandon God while the answer is still hidden.

Psalm 46:10 does not say, “Figure everything out.”

It says, “Be still, and know that I am God.”

Be still when fear tells you to panic.

Be still when comparison tells you everyone else is moving ahead.

Be still when disappointment whispers that prayer is pointless.

Be still long enough to remember who God has already proven Himself to be.

Your circumstances may be uncertain, but His character is not.

He is still faithful. He is still present. He is still God.

And if you cannot see His hand today, you can still trust His heart.

Pause and reflect: What are you interpreting as God’s absence simply because you have not yet seen His answer?

Prayer:

Father, I confess that waiting is hard for me. When I cannot see what You are doing, keep me from believing that You have forgotten me. Quiet the fear, frustration, and doubt in my heart. Help me trust Your character when I cannot understand Your timing. Teach me to be still and know that You are God. Amen.

Today’s Thought: God’s silence is not proof of His absence.

by Barry Saunders
used by permission

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There is a particular kind of surrender that comes with being a parent. From the beginning, so much of loving our children involves watching over them. We hold their hands across parking lots, check on them while they sleep, wait for the text that says they arrived safely, and instinctively look for anything that might hurt them. Protecting them becomes woven into the way we love.

And then, little by little, God asks us to loosen our grip. We send them to school, to camp, to a friend’s house, off to college, into a new job, a new city, a new season. Eventually they begin building lives that take them beyond the reach of our watchful eyes and beyond our ability to make everything safe. That can be one of the hardest parts of loving them.

But releasing our children does not mean abandoning them to an uncertain world. It means entrusting them more fully to the One who has been watching over them all along. Before we ever held them, God knew them. Before we could protect them, He was their Protector. He sees every road we cannot see, knows every circumstance we cannot anticipate, and is present in every place we cannot go.

There comes a moment when a mother’s heart has to say, “Father, I cannot go everywhere they go, but You can. I cannot see everything they will face, but You do. I cannot hold them every moment, but You will.” And He is enough. So when your child steps into a new place, a new season, or simply farther beyond your ability to protect them, you can place them again into the safest hands they will ever know.

Pray this way:

Father, I come boldly to Your throne in Jesus’ name for mercy and grace. I worship You and thank You for (my child). In Your sovereign power and love, You loaned (our child) to us to enjoy for a season. I put into Your hands, where there is only safety. Thank You for Your direction in their life that has led them to this new place in Your purposes.

You are Lord of heaven and earth, King of kings, Most High God. You are the Commander of the armies of heaven, and You are by (my child’s) side. Your Word says that they have mighty angels accompanying them, fighting those who fight against them (Ps. 34:7, 35:5-6, 91:11-13). Thank You for protecting (my child) by appointing angels around them at all times to guard them in Your perfect peace, righteousness, and purposes. Your shield of victory and safety in the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ defends them everywhere they go. Provide for them a place of invisibility and immunity to spiritual attack under the shelter of Your almighty wings.

In Jesus’ name, I bind all works of the adversary that would try to claim ground as they move out into the world on their own. Protect their life from all allegiance or service to false gods, unclean spirits, or bondages of other people. Satan has no legal claim on this precious blood-bought child of God. All jurisdiction around their life is sealed by a hedge of the blood of the Lamb.

Lord Jesus, You have all authority in heaven and on earth, and on the basis of their position as a joint-heir with Christ, put the cross between them and all evil spirits that would try to invade, infiltrate, harass, or ensnare them. Lead them to refuse all works of the kingdom of darkness.

Bind them to the knowledge of the truth and righteousness that will not let them fall into the devil’s trap. His malicious intention is to take them captive to do his will. Preserve them unbound and unharmed by evil. I dedicate (my child) to please and serve You and do Your will in this new place. Jesus in us is greater than the spirit of the world.

Heavenly Father, thank You for a place for (my child) to live (work, go to school, etc). I claim it as a place of spiritual safety and protection. Cleanse their place (apartment, room, etc.) by the blood of the worthy Lamb of God. Clean out every evil spirit that wants to claim ground there. In Jesus’ holy name, I renounce all evil words and works and refer them to the cross of Jesus. Jesus has given us power over all the power of the enemy. The Lord has all authority there.

Establish the character of Jesus Christ in (my child). Make them sensitive to the Holy Spirit with quick conviction of sin and godly sorrow to repentance. Make (my child) strong in You and courageous, not having a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound, disciplined mind. May they know that they can do all things through You who gives them strength. Form in them integrity, great wisdom, and keen discernment. Call (my child) up higher to be a man or woman of God, mighty in Your spirit.

Set a watch over their heart and mouth by Your mighty power. By the same Spirit who inspired Daniel to purpose in his heart not to defile his body, send them peers and friends who will also not bow down to the gods of pleasure and defilements of this age. Strengthen them not to compromise with the world, the flesh, or the devil. Shield them from mockery and ridicule. Draw them to Yourself to trust You, serve You only, and set their life apart to You. May they not be people-pleasers, but seek to please You.

Lord, I pray all this on the basis of Your Word, which strongly promises, “I have chosen you and have not rejected you. So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand… Though you search for your enemies, you will not find them. Those who wage war against you will be as nothing at all. For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, ‘Do not fear; I will help you’ ” (Isa. 41:9-13).

Your kingdom come, Your will be done, in (my child’s) life today as You purpose it in heaven. I plead Your mighty name above all names, Amen.

© 2026 Sylvia Gunter Prayer from Prayer Essentials For Living In His Presence, Vol. 2,
used by permission

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‘Remember how the Lord your God led you.”(Deuteronomy 8:6)

‘Remember the wonders He has done.”” (Psalm 105:5)

My heart cries out to be increasingly intimately acquainted with Jesus. As one man wrote, ”to sift the days for symbols and scan the sunsets for meaning (to) enter into the being of life, alert to transcendencies in ordinary things.”

But despite my best intentions, busyness, inattentiveness and the common everyday distractions of living divert my attention. At the end of too many days, I discover that rarely, if ever, during those waking hours have I been consciously aware of God. Even more devastating is the realization that frequently I have been doing “God’s work” with such unawareness of His presence.

Guilt over my condition does nothing to help. The practicalities of life do not allow me to periodically seek out a literal “prayer closet”.  What is the solution?

Somewhat humorously a friend suggested I slip a rubber band on my wrist and at times snap it as a reminder to acknowledge Christ presence and “invite Him in” to the moment. To my amazement, it worked! In fact, simply seeing it on my wrist was a ‘sufficient’ and ‘blessed’ reminder.

Just as a skilled cook no longer needs the exact recipe for an oft-prepared dish, I look forward to the day when I no longer need my rubber band. But, until then? God and I just smile at the Rubber Band Secret.

Thank you, Father, for the grace you extend to me as I walk so falteringly with you. Thank you for the moments when I feel your presence and for those times when the feeling is absent but the presence still with me.

by Marilyn Ehle
used by permission

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“Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it – he will be blessed in what he does.”- James 1:22-25 NIV

It was a new term to me, but it caught my attention when I heard a CPA talking about “Idle Assets.” He explained that idle assets are assets that are lying unused or that are not earning any income. Any asset that is unused or not appreciating in value can be considered an idle asset.

For example when you place cash in your vault, it can be considered an idle asset. It is not being used for anything and nor is it increasing in value. If we had invested it somewhere or at least deposited it in a bank, it would be earning interest and hence we could not term it idle. Now since it is just lying there in the vault it can be considered idle.

Whoa! What idle assets do I have? What things and gadgets have I acquired that are not bearing economic fruit or not being used in a productive way? But it is more than an economic term, as there is a spiritual parallel here.

As a saved person, I have been given the sacred gift, given only by God to those who connect with Him through His Son Jesus Christ. Do I lock the Word and my spiritual gifts in a vault? Do they then become “idle spiritual assets?”

James says that if we listen to the Word and not do what it says, we are like a man who looks at his face in a mirror, and, after looking at himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. We are implored to not forget what we have heard, but to do it.

To quote Charles Spurgeon: “Preachers must preach as for eternity and look for fruit—and hearers must carry out what they hear, or otherwise the sacred ordinance of preaching will cease to be the channel of blessing and will rather be an insult to God and a mockery to the souls of men!”

It is bad stewardship and bad economics when monetary and economic assets become idle, but it is far worse for our spiritual assets to become idle. Use what God has uniquely given to you in body, mind and soul and never ever have to explain to God why you have let them become idle.”
(a thought on life from John Grant )

by John Grant
used by permission
John Grant is a former Florida State Senator and is a practicing attorney

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“Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit” (Galatians 5:25 NIV).

Make it your aim to walk in the Spirit by inviting him into the details of each day. Let this prayer be quick to come to your mind: “How am I to respond to this challenge, Lord?” Or, “Direct me, please. Which way should I go?” Pause and listen. Keep an ear inclined toward the Spirit.

For us not to consult the Spirit of God would be foolish. He is here to teach us, and our privilege is to stay in mindful communion with him. Day by day, moment by moment. Listen as the divine instructor whispers wonders in your ear. And be assured that, as you smile, the Spirit smiles with you. After all, he is your teacher.

by Max Lucado
used by permission

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https://maxlucado.com/about/

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We love Him because He first loved us.  – 1 John 4:19 (NKJV)

What is love? Is it definable?

Various dictionaries have defined love as a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person, affectionate concern for the well-being of others, the benevolent affection of God for His creatures or the reverent affection due from them to God.

Where do you look for love to fill your heart?

• in status
• in money
• in people
• in a career
• in possessions
• in power or position?

If you’re looking for love in people or things, you’re looking in all the wrong places.

The right kind of love comes from the person of Jesus Christ.

He loves you with an everlasting, all-forgiving, unconditional, perfect love. You were chosen to love. The apostle Paul wrote, “[In His love] He chose us [actually picked us out for Himself as His own] in Christ.” (Ephesians 1:4a, AMP)

If I asked you what you love the most, what would your immediate response be? Your boyfriend or girlfriend, your spouse, your children, your car, your bank account, your physical appearance, your iPhone?

Jesus asks you,

“Do you love Me more than these others?” (John 21:15, TLB)

“We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in His love. God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them. And as we live in God, our love grows more perfect.” (1 John 4:16-17, NLT)

May you know and grow in this perfect Love!

Lord, I desire to know more fully Your precious love for me that I might be a vessel of Your love to others.

by Lynn Mosher
used by permission

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“And yet, O Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay and you are the Potter. We are all formed by your hand.” Isaiah 64:8

As children go back to school, it means new teachers, and new subjects to learn.  And as adults, you and I know those lessons are needed but it doesn’t make that process any easier.

In Psalm 32:8 God says, “I will teach you in the way you should go.”

My friend Nancy was one of those remarkable self-made women who seem successful at everything she does. But she got caught up in her own self-righteousness. And before long she sensed an emptiness in her life. A nagging that didn’t go away. She was reading the book, “In His Steps”, and God showed her that true success meant surrendering her will to her heavenly Father. Nancy prayed earnestly, “Lord, give me a teachable spirit! Help me learn Your lessons.”

Dear friend, how about you? Maybe it’s time for you to go back to God’s school!

by Vonette Bright
used by permission

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A Father’s Prayer

Heavenly Father, thank You for my children’s salvation. Thank You for choosing them to be children of mine and Yours. Thank You that You have lavished Your riches and Your inheritance on them, although they could do nothing to earn it or deserve it.

I pray for my children’s legs to walk always with You, not racing ahead, not lagging behind, not wandering off, but day-by-day walking with Jesus, so that He is their constant companion. God, take them where You want them to go and keep them from the places they shouldn’t go. Give them strength to continue when they feel weak. Give them courage to keep on walking with You, even when the road ahead looks uncertain and dim. Give them grace to bridge gaps, to leap walls, to span the separations between people and groups.

I pray for my children’s feet, that You would place them where You want them to stand. Plant their feet on the immovable rock of Jesus. Talk to them when storms come or the world’s attractions try to lure them down its path. Whisper in their ears and to their spirits, “Stand firm.”

Through my children’s arms, always do Your work. Strengthen them, hold them up, and direct them to do whatever You want them to do. Make their time valuable for eternity, not just the quick flash that is the span of their days on earth.

I pray for my children’s hands that they will often fold them in prayer. Make them mighty in prayer. Teach them to pray after Your own heart. Enable them to live their lives so that everyone will see Your signature, “This one is the Lord’s.”

Give my children the patience to wait on You, Lord, so that You may renew their spirits and they may soar as on eagle’s wings.

By Your enabling power, make my children’s will as strong as iron for clinging to what is good and resisting evil. Cause them to be unyielding in following righteousness and rejecting anything not pure, holy, and completely from You. Make their wills toward You as pliable as spun silk when You convict them of sin or following their own ways. Give them tender hearts and teachable spirits for You, God.

I pray for my children’s character, that You will make it strong and godly. Use godly men and women to mold, shape, and weave their character, beliefs, and views of You as You want to make them.

Enable by Your grace that their conscience will be clear. I pray they will keep a short list of accounts with You and quickly acknowledge sin to You and confess their wrongs. Give them the humility to seek forgiveness from the ones they offend. Enlarge their hearts to grant forgiveness freely, even before it is asked, when they are wronged.

I pray for my children’s heart, that You would guard it. Keep them protected, covered, shielded, and sheltered from all harm that seeks to touch them. Make their hearts soft when they should show compassion, firm when “tough love” is required, and always holy.

By Your power, protect their bodies. Keep them well and safe, and heal them when they are sick or injured. Hold them and comfort them when they are afraid, lonely, sad, or discouraged. Give them the strength and the courage to keep on keepin’ on when they feel they cannot any longer.

I pray for my children’s minds, that regarding the things of Christ they will be full of knowledge and wisdom, and regarding the things of sin they will be ignorant. Give them Your wisdom and discernment to evaluate what they see.

Light my children’s eyes with the light of Christ shining within them. Filter what they will see through holy filters. Protect them and keep them, for the devil masquerades as an angel of light. Give them holy understanding to see past the surface, to see the world from Your perspective, and to respond as You would.

Father, put Your Word in my children’s ears and in their hearts frequently. I pray that they will not listen to unwise counsel or foolish talk and will seek Your wisdom and Your ways all their days.

I pray for my children’s mouths, that words of praise and prayer will be on their lips always. Curb them from speaking rashly or without thought, so that they will bring honor and glory to You. I pray for my children’s countenances, that they will reflect Your glory and the radiance of the hope that is alive within them.

Sanctify their pocketbooks, and teach them to be good stewards of what You give them. Teach them the principles of Your economy, the way to manage and use the things that You loan them. Beyond finances and possessions, make them good stewards of their talents, time, and opportunities You send. Help them to acknowledge that everything is Yours, and because of that, they need not worry or fear loss.

I pray that they will abide in righteousness and live worthy of the One who purchased their lives from destruction and eternal death. Show them that life is in Christ alone, that there is no other source of life, joy, light, peace, comfort, love, or truth that can endure forever, and no other is pure or holy but You.

Father-God, I place all these things in Your hands in the name of the One who is able to do all things, beyond anything we ask or imagine, to whom is all glory, honor, and praise, Amen.

-Charley Gunter, praying for Richmond and Margie Louise

Looking at a picture of your children or grandchildren, or with the indelible memory of them before your mind’s eye, pray for them. Set them apart from head-to-toe for God’s purposes and glory. You might include their future mates in this prayer.

by Charley Gunter
Used by Permission

Further Reading

•  Father’s Day

•  My Dad’s Love – Frank shares a true story of how his father’s love affected his life.e

•  Salvation Explained

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“A peaceful heart leads to a healthy body; jealousy is like cancer in the bones.” (Proverbs 14:30)

For thousands of years, mankind has sought peace of the heart. All too often, however, we ask God to solve our problems and do not display the faith we should when prayers are not answered on our timeframe. True peace only comes when we say, “Even if God does not answer my prayers today, I will accept His wisdom and be at peace in my soul.” It is so easy to be jealous, impatient, and envious of others and wonder why God is blessing them and not us. God doesn’t promise faith will be easy, only that we have it!

It is amazing how many people say they moved from one location to another to find peace. I suspect that most were not seeking greater wealth, but peace of mind and heart. The Devil wants to lure us into the ways of the world and let material things become our focus.

Repeatedly, there are testimonies that wealth doesn’t bring peace and happiness, but often we have a hard time believing it until we see a life wasted. The quality of our life is determined by the peace and joy in our hearts and the strife we avoid, not by the fame or fortune we may obtain. True peace only comes from one source, and that is a relationship with the Lord.

The Bible connects physical and mental health with spiritual well-being, offering verses promising God’s healing, peace, and strength through faith, prayer, and trusting His Word. Key themes are found in passages like Isaiah 53:5 (healing through Jesus’ stripes), Philippians 4:6–7 (God’s peace guarding hearts), and Jeremiah 33:6 (God bringing health, healing, peace, and truth). It emphasizes that God’s presence provides strength, guards against fear, and offers rest for the weary soul.

The Bible connects peace with the presence of Jesus in our lives; with peace comes better health. Peace and health are deeply interconnected: you can’t have lasting health without peace, and peace is difficult to achieve without good health. The answer is Jesus.

Paul instructs us: “For there is one God and one Mediator who can reconcile God and humanity—the man Christ Jesus. He gave his life to purchase freedom for everyone” (1 Timothy 2:5–6). This is at the core of the Christian faith. If we doubt this at all, we cannot enjoy the freedom that God wants for us to have—the type of freedom, and associated inner peace, that Jesus tells us about when He says, “the truth will set you free” (John 8:32).

by John Grant
used by permission

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For many of us, the summer heat has settled in with a vengeance, and we are constantly being reminded to drink more water. Take a bottle with you. Refill your glass. Don’t wait until you feel thirsty. Stay hydrated.

We know how quickly the heat can pull moisture from our bodies, sometimes before we even realize what is happening. By the time we feel intensely thirsty, our bodies may already be telling us that something is depleted.

The same can be true spiritually.

The demands of life, prolonged stress, disappointment, busyness, caregiving, ministry, and simply carrying the weight of our days can slowly drain our spiritual reserves. We keep moving, keep serving, keep handling what is in front of us, and may not recognize how thirsty our spirits have become.

But spiritual thirst is not merely a warning that something is wrong. It can also be an invitation. The longing within us can turn us toward the One who is living water, the One who does not simply give us enough strength to keep going but gives us Himself.

Listen with your spirit to the Word of God and be blessed with the passionate cry of the psalmist in Psalm 63:1.

“O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you.”

And in Psalm 42:1:

“As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God.”

Spirit, be blessed to live from that deep cry of seeking God in your innermost being, longing for more of Him, digging in to know Him more intimately. Your Father desires constant communion with you spirit to Spirit. Be blessed with directing the thirst of your soul to communion with Him. Be blessed with getting out of your head and into your spirit, meeting God personally and profoundly.

Be blessed to know that God is who He says He is, and He can and will do what He says He can and will do. He is the I Am to do it in you today. He is personal and powerful, and He alone satisfies. Jesus is standing and knocking, waiting for you to open up to Him for satisfying fellowship (Rev 3:20). Jesus invites you to a table set for two. He wants your love, and He will be satisfied when you fulfill His heart by opening up to Him.

Spirit, be blessed with knowing your covenant-keeping God of promise as you seek Him and keep company with Him in Spirit and in truth. Be blessed to discover Him more as His Spirit lives in you to fulfill your deepest cries. Be blessed to encounter Him in such dimensions that you feel as if you have never breathed spiritually before. Be blessed in His name: Rewarder of those who earnestly seek Him (Heb 11:6).

In these hot summer days, we are learning again to pay attention to our physical thirst. Perhaps we need the same attentiveness to our spirits.

Where are you dry? Where have the demands of life depleted you? Where is your spirit longing for more of God? Do not ignore the thirst. Let it draw you toward Him.

Come thirsty. Come weary. Come aware of your need. You do not have to manufacture spiritual strength or replenish yourself from your own reserves. Jesus is still the living water. Your Father is still inviting you into communion with Him. His Spirit is still present within you, ready to meet the deepest cries of your spirit.

Drink deeply of His presence today. May you discover again that His presence is not merely where you are refreshed. His presence is where you were created to live.

by Sylvia Gunter
used by permission

© 2026 Sylvia Gunter Blessing taken from You Are Blessed In The Names Of God

FURTHER READING

Living Water for the Thirsty

Dry Towels and Thirsty Souls

Satisfaction for the Thirsty Soul

He Satisfies

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