Life's Happening Devotional

Today’s Scripture: ‬‬‬‬‬‬ ‭‭Jonah‬ ‭2:2‬ ‭NIV‬‬ He said: “In my distress, I called to the Lord, and he answered me. From deep in the realm of the dead, I called for help, and you listened to my cry.” God’s love will never let you go. You cannot successfully run away from God or from his call. Jonah was a well-known preacher and evangelist. He was told to go to Nineveh (Jonah 1:2), but instead, he...

Today’s Scripture: ‬‬‬‬‬‬ ‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭1 Samuel‬ ‭16:7‬ ‭NIV‬‬ But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” If all you see when you look at me is me, then you do not see me. There's more to me than what you see. G...

Today's Scripture: Hebrews‬ ‭11:6‬ ‭KJV‬‬ But without faith, it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. God rewards faithfulness and consistency. Sometimes, God takes a while to reward us. It's not a one-year or two-year thing; sometimes, it's five years, 10 years, or 20 years before God...

Today’s Scripture: ‬‬‬‬‬‬ Philippians‬ ‭4:13‬ ‭KJV‬‬ I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. Family, the word impossible when you change your perspective and see it in another light, is telling us through the lens of God that we are possible. When you do the impossible, it teaches you that it's possible. Instead of saying it's impossible, start saying I'm possible! T...

Today’s Scripture: ‬‬‬‬ ‭‭‭‭‭‭Philippians‬ ‭3:13‭-‬14‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, [14] I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. One of the things I'm learning is that I cannot go forward if I'm...

Today’s Scripture: ‬‬‬‬ ‭‭‭‭Psalm‬ ‭23:6‬ ‭KJV‬‬ Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: And I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever. Having the assurance of something gives us the confidence that we are secure and we are covered. For example, when we have car insurance, it gives us the assurance that if we are in an accident, we will be covered for damages and li...

Today’s Scripture: ‬‬‬‬ ‭‭‭‭Micah‬ ‭7:18‬b ‭NIV‬‬ (the b clause) ... You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy. Have you ever needed mercy? Instead, you get anger. Yes, most of us can relate to anger instead of mercy. We are more prone to being angry than showing mercy. Mercy requires forgiveness; it requires seeing beyond the fault and seeing the regret of the offender, even if you'...

Today’s Scripture: ‬‬‬‬ ‭‭‭‭ Psalms‬ ‭40:11‬ ‭GW‬‬ (God's Word Translation) Do not withhold your compassion from me, O Lord. May your mercy and your truth always protect me. When God shows us mercy, he shows us compassion. His compassion never fails; his mercy is everlasting. Have you ever wondered about God's mercy and how it protects you? Today, we will examine God's mercy and how it...

Today’s Scripture: Proverbs 28:13 NIV Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy. Our Bible is full of God's mercy; no matter where you look in the Bible, God's mercy is present. The foundation of our salvation is based on God's mercy. The Bible says, "For God so love the world that he gave us his only begotten son that w...

Today’s Scripture: Nehemiah 9:31 NIV But in your great mercy you did not put an end to them or abandon them, for you are a gracious and merciful God. God's Mercy is a never-ending fountain. He is never out of mercy. Sometimes, we abuse God's mercy because of our sins; we continue to repeat the same sin over and over, and we feel like God could not forgive us this time... but God's merc...

Today’s Scripture: John 16:32-33 NIV “A time is coming and in fact has come when you will be scattered, each to your own home. You will leave me all alone. Yet I am not alone, for my Father is with me. [33] “I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In this world, you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” Jesus told his disciples that they would leave...

Today’s Scripture: Jeremiah 20:11 KJV But the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten. When God is with a person, he fortifies them. He makes them secure, and he gives them safety. It is one thing to be with God and an...

Today’s Scripture: 2 Chronicles 15:2 NIV He went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The Lord is with you when you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you. In 2024, we stand with the Lord. Interestingly, the Scripture explicitly says, "The Lord is with you when you are with him." I mea...

Today’s Scripture: Deuteronomy 31:6 NIV Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” Family, welcome to 2024! This will be the best year of our lives so far. I am confident that the God who brought us through 2023 will be with us in 2024. In our text, Moses reminds the children of Israel to b...

Happy New Year to all the Life's Happening Devotional Podcast family! We are so excited to be back with you for 2024. We believe this will be the best year of your life thus far! Do you believe it? Yes! it will be. Please note that our first episode for 2024 will be live on Tuesday, January 16th, 2024 at 7:07 AM. Please share and let others know that we will be back on January 16th, and please...

Devotional Scripture: Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. 1 John 4:7‭-‬8 NIV Without love, what do we have in this world? The world started with love, and it was created out of love. God is love, and when he created the universe, he created it to love us....

Devotional Scripture: so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, Colossians 1:10 NIV At Christmas, things can be overwhelming, stressful, and just overbearing. We get into this mode of going, going, going, and trying to figure out who gets what and how much we'll spend on what we want; most of t...

Devotional Scripture: Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those with nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” Nehemiah 8:10 NIV Nehemiah's perspective is beautiful; he understands when it is time to celebrate and have joy. I find that for most of us in the West, Christmas has become a time...

Devotional Scripture: .. I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. John 10:10 NIV Jesus' coming into the world was no accident; it was the Father's intentional plan for humanity, to bring us back into the right relationship with God, our Father. Why? The Bible says it this way, "for God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son that whosoever believeth...

Devotional Scripture: May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13 NIV Hope in God is intentional; today, let's hope on purpose. By making this declaration, we are hoping on purpose, so say it with faith that "something good is going to happen to me!" That's intentional ho...

Devotional Scripture: Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well. 3 John 1:2 NIV As we are in the Christmas season and close to the end of the year, there are many things happening, with the excitement of the season and the anticipation of a new year. However, for some, this time of year is hard to cope with because...

Devotional Scripture The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. Psalms 18:2 NIV The Lord is not only our Rock, our fortress, and our Deliverer but also our refuge and shield. Refuge in the text means shelter, protection from calamity, and placing one's trust in the source of the shelter. S...

The Lord is not only our Rock and our fortress but also our Deliverer. Deliverer in the text means someone who rescues you from harm or danger, so think Jesus Christ. God is our Deliverer, and he keeps us safe and from danger and ourselves. Depression comes from within, and stress comes from within because of external situations. Therefore, we end up weak and lack strength because depression sucks...

The Lord is not only our Rock, but he is also our Fortress. Fortress in the scriptures means a fortified place, a fort, a stronghold, a place of defense, or security. Therefore, the Psalmist is saying God's my strength; he's my security, my stronghold, he's what I am holding on to when the cares of life beat up on me, and I feel like I could die; he's my stronghold, I can hold on t...

There are times in life when the strongest of us get weak. Sometimes, we can be vital in one area of our lives, and then in another, we are experiencing weakness. If we are honest, we almost want to give up. I've been there, and it is as if all hope is lost because when strength is gone, praying is hard, reading the Bible is hard, and fasting is challenging. Let the Lord be your Rock. In ancie...