Make a Donation
You are here: Home Explore Written Devotions

Written Devotions

Daily devotions written by Pastor Mike and many other Time of Grace writers. These Bible-based messages cover a wide variety of topics and help you seek what matters most in life: Jesus. Join the thousands of people who receive these devotions for encouragement by subscribing to have them delivered to your inbox each morning.

Filter:
Depression & Anxiety

Don’t sing songs to a heavy heart

Have you ever experienced a serious loss, setback, or disappointment and received cliché encouragement from friends or relatives? “It’s always darkest before the dawn.”…

Depression & Anxiety

One day at a time

My mind often starts to race. I bet yours does too. I think of all the things I have to do today. Then I…

Depression & Anxiety

Do not fear

Everyone is afraid of something, right? I’m afraid of sharks, financial planning, and clowns (not necessarily in that order). I’m also afraid of death…

Bible 101

Light drives away the shadows

I recently read a children’s book to my kids about a bear who wanted to get rid of his shadow. He didn’t like having…

Depression & Anxiety

I know the Planner

I don’t know the plan. I really struggle with that. I don’t know what’s going to happen next in my life. I don’t know…

Depression & Anxiety

My foot is slipping!

“When I said, ‘My foot is slipping,’ your unfailing love, Lord, supported me. When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy”…

Depression & Anxiety

The heavenly Father’s got this

If you have children, are you a fretting parent? I’m mainly chilled out, but I’ve also been known to—as I call it—panic pray. As…

Depression & Anxiety

God doesn’t care (and that’s good news!)

Does God want you to rent an apartment or buy a house? Does he prefer you stay at your current job or look for…

Depression & Anxiety

God controls it all

Have you ever had a dream while you were sleeping that presented you with a situation you were forced to respond to but were…

Depression & Anxiety

Certain comfort

Do you know what the new year holds for you? Are you certain? There’s nothing quite so uncomfortable as uncertainty. The uncertainties steal away…

Depression & Anxiety

What if?

I’m a certified “what-iffer.” What-iffers say things like … “What if our kids make noise in church?” So they don’t go to church. “What…

Depression & Anxiety

No seat for fear

“You cannot keep birds from flying over your head, but you can keep them from building a nest in your hair.”—Martin Luther Anxiety is…