Posts with the tag “healthy-relationships”
Keep Jesus At The Center | The Way of Grace, Part 5
by Aaron Kennedy on October 9th, 2026
Even good relationships become unhealthy when we ask people to take the place only Jesus can fill. Grace allows us to love deeply without making another person our source of security, identity, or worth. The healthiest relationships continually encourage us toward greater dependence on Christ. If you have been carrying unrealistic expectations in a relationship, today’s devotional is an invitation to put Jesus back at the center. Read More
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Relationships That Refresh | The Way of Grace, Part 4
by Aaron Kennedy on October 8th, 2026
What do people experience when they are in relationship with you? Healthy relationships are not built on fear, control, or keeping score; they are built on trust, generosity, and grace. Proverbs tells us that those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed. If you want your relationships to feel less exhausting and more life-giving, today’s devotional is a good place to begin.
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What Is Your Life Producing? | The Way of Grace, Part 2
by Aaron Kennedy on October 6th, 2026
What comes out of you when relationships get difficult? Galatians reminds us that the Holy Spirit wants to produce love, patience, kindness, gentleness, and self-control in every part of our lives—including our relationships. Instead of focusing only on what someone else needs to change, God may be inviting us to notice what He wants to grow in us. If a relationship has been testing you lately, today’s devotional will help you invite the Holy Spirit into it.
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It Can Stop With Me | The God of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob, Part 5
by Aaron Kennedy on August 14th, 2026
Not everything handed down to us has to be handed through us. Every family carries things worth celebrating, but we can also inherit patterns that God never intended us to continue. Through Christ, our past can inform our story without determining our future, and His transforming grace can begin something new through us. If you're ready to surrender what needs to stop and intentionally build a healthier, faith-filled legacy for those coming after you, this devotional is for you. Read More
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The Gift of Godly Boundaries
by Aaron Kennedy on March 20th, 2026
God established boundaries from the very beginning, not to restrict life but to protect it. Healthy boundaries help us steward what God has entrusted to us and allow relationships to flourish with truth and grace. If you’ve ever struggled to understand the role of boundaries in your faith, today’s devotional explores how they help us love well. Read More
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October 14th, 2026
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October 13th, 2026
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Keep Jesus At The Center | The Way of Grace, Part 5
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Relationships That Refresh | The Way of Grace, Part 4
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2026
January
Honor | The Path to BlessingOffense is OptionalBuilt to FinishI Am, Part 1 | Jesus, The Bread That SatisfiesI Am, Part 2 | Jesus, The Light That Leads Us HomeI Am, Part 3 | Jesus, The Gate That Gives LifeI Am, Part 4 | Jesus, The Good ShepherdI Am, Part 5 | Jesus, The Resurrection and the LifeI Am, Part 6 | Jesus, The Way, The Truth, and The LifeI Am, Part 7 | Jesus, The True VineWhat Would Change?Keeping Our Eyes On JesusDidn't Our Hearts Burn? | Part OneDidn't Our Hearts Burn? | Part TwoDidn't Our Hearts Burn | Part ThreeDidn't Our Hearts Burn | Part FourDidn't Our Hearts Burn | Part FiveStill Burning. Part 1 | When Love Grows QuietStill Burning, Part 2 | Hungry AgainStill Burning, Part 3 | Creating Space to GrowStill Burning, Part 4 | Learning to Say NoStill Burning, Part 5 | Taste and See
February
When I'm Not Ok, Part 1 | Honest Hearts Before GodWhen I'm Not Ok, Part 2 | The Work You Can't SeeWhen I'm Not Ok, Part 3 | A Clean and Renewed ConscienceWhen I'm Not Ok, Part 4 | Through the Valley, Not Stuck In ItWhen I'm Not Ok, Part 5 | From Pain to TestimonySave me, LordHuman Point of ViewLearning Before Leading, Part 1 | A Teachable SpiritLearning Before Leading, Part 2 | Faithful With What’s Been EntrustedLearning Before Leading, Part 3 | Led by the Spirit, Not MomentumDo Not Grieve Him, Part 1 | The Beauty of a Soft HeartDo Not Grieve Him, Part 2 | From Salvation to SurrenderDo Not Grieve Him, Part 3 | Making Room for His PresenceHealthy Things Grow, Part 1 | Preparing the SoilHealthy Things Grow, Part 2 | Trusting the GrowthDo Not Grieve Him, Part 4 | A Softer Heart in a Sharper WorldWhen Effort Isn’t Enough | Not by Might, Part 1Obedience in the Waiting | Not by Might Part 2Not by Strength, but by His Spirit | Not by Might Part 3Empowered, Enabled, Sustained | Not by Might, Part 4
March
“You Heretic” | Ponderings of a PastorSpirit and Truth | Ponderings of a PastorSpiritual Fathers | Ponderings of a Pastor“Discernment is not a spiritual gift. Discerning of spirits is.” | Ponderings of a Pastor“The Dove” | Ponderings of a PastorPresence Before Performance | Ponderings of a PastorCreated for This Moment | Called Beyond Comfort, Part 1Obedient Faith | Called Beyond Comfort, Part 2When God’s Purpose Confronts My Comfort | Called Beyond Comfort, Part 3Faithful Messengers | Called Beyond Comfort, Part 4I Can't Come Down | Ponderings of a PastorFrom the Inside Out | Wholehearted, Part 1Following the Shepherd | Wholehearted, Part 2When Truth Meets the HeartThe Gift of Godly BoundariesKnown, Loved, & Delighted In | Undivided, Part 1The Quiet Place of Soul Care | Undivided, Part 2When Your Soul Feels Stuck | Out of the Doldrums, Part 1When Delay Turns Into Decline | Out of the Doldrums, Part 2The Breath That Brings You Back | Out of the Doldrums, Part 3A Love that Stays | From Table to Triumph, Part 1A Covenant That Draws You Close | From Table to Triumph, Part 2
April
In the Garden, He Chose You | From Table to Triumph, Part 4A Way Made Open | From Table to Triumph, Part 3The Stone is Rolled Away | From Table to Triumph, Part 5Love is the Characteristic of LightWhat Truth Reveals | Formed by Truth, Part 1Responding to Truth | Formed by Truth, Part 2Asking for More | There is More, Part 1Beyond Understanding | There is More, Part 2Re-Digging Old WellsHe Did What He SaidLight and Love, Darkness and HateThe Posture That Produces GrowthFrom Performance to PresenceSpiritual WisdomFlooded with LightGreatness of His PowerWhen You Rest, God Still MovesWhat Has Your Attention?When the Door is OpenOpen Hands, Open HeartStay in the FireThe Weight You Don't Have to Carry
