Woman After God's Own Heart--A Daily Devotional

George Elizabeth

Description

Elizabeth draws on wisdom from her bestselling books (more than 4 million sold) and popular "Woman After God's Own Heart" radio spots and podcasts to provide 365 dynamic devotions in a beautiful format. With insight and "I've been there too" openness, Elizabeth shares practical ideas to help busy women get the most out of life. They're encouraged to... jumpstart their day through God's Word and prayer trust the Lord in every circumstance enjoy a daily harvest of the fruit of the Spirit experience the joy of serving God and others make every day count by setting and meeting goals love their families and model Christlikeness use their influence to motivate othersAs readers focus on God's truth and power, they'll be uplifted and energized. Every woman needs to know God loves them, provides for them, and is always available to them!

Sujets

• Philosophie et théologie
• Christian theology

Informations

• Publié par: Harvest House Publishers, Inc.
• Date de parution: 01 septembre 2007
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• EAN13: 9780736930833
• Langue: English

Extrait

Unless indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the New King James Version. Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Verses marked NASB are taken from the New American Standard Bible , 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. ( www.Lockman.org )
Verses marked NIV are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION . NIV . Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by the International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.
Verses marked NLT are taken from the Holy Bible , New Living Translation, copyright 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, IL 60189 USA. All rights reserved.
Verses marked KJV are taken from the King James Bible.
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Italics in Scriptures indicate author emphasis.
WOMAN AFTER GOD S OWN HEART is a registered trademark of The Hawkins Children s LLC. Harvest House Publishers, Inc., is the exclusive licensee of the federally registered trademark A WOMAN AFTER GOD S OWN HEART.
Cover photo Muneyuki Nishimura / Solus Photography / Veer
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A WOMAN AFTER GOD S OWN HEART -A DAILY DEVOTIONAL
Copyright 2007 by Elizabeth George, published by Harvest House Publishers, Eugene, Oregon 97402, www.harvesthousepublishers.com
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
George, Elizabeth, 1944-
A woman after God s own heart: a daily devotional / Elizabeth George.
ISBN-13: 978-0-7369-2081-0 (hardcover)
ISBN-10: 0-7369-2081-1
1. Devotional literature. 2. Christian women-Religious life. I. Title.
BV4844.G432 2007
242. 643-dc22
2007017461
All rights reserved . No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means-electronic, mechanical, digital, photocopy, recording, or any other-except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the prior permission of the publisher.
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Table of Contents
A Note from Elizabeth
1 Golden Day Perspective
2 I Give Myself to You
3 Stop Complaining
4 Far from Perfect
5 Less and Less Time
6 The One Thing Needed
7 He Will Direct Your Path
8 Accepting Christ
9 Under the Surface
10 People Noise
11 Roots Run Deep
12 Something Is Better Than Nothing
13 Dream Big
14 The Perfect Diet
15 The Woman of Your Dreams
16 A Prayer Makeover
17 Gossip
18 What a Difference
19 You Didn t Need It
20 A Heart that Obeys
21 When You re Unsure
22 Stop Doing Wrong
23 Confessing Sin
24 A Servant Woman
25 A Sign of Maturity
26 A Single Head
27 Submission?
28 Make Your Husband #1
29 Plan Romance
30 Coming Home to Me!
31 Being a Wise Mom
32 A Heart Response
33 Developing a Passion for God
34 Laugh and Smile a Lot
35 Family First
36 Teach Your Children
37 Love Covers All Sins
38 The Power of Prayer
39 A Wake-Up Call
40 A Place of Refuge
41 Say Nothing
42 Watch and Act
43 Time Robbers
44 From House to Home
45 Diet and Exercise
46 There You Are!
47 Reading Promotes Growth
48 God s Timing
49 Never Dull
50 The Power of Giving
51 Be All There
52 Memorizing God s Word
53 Be an Encourager
54 Firstfruits
55 Showing Mercy
56 God Uses Teachers
57 Choices
58 Wisdom Waits
59 One Day at a Time
60 Your Prayer List
61 Your Priorities Are Showing
62 No Matter What!
63 Life s Often Unfair
64 Home Is Where the Heart Is
65 Prayer for Patience
66 W-A-I-T
67 You re Somebody
68 When We re Asked to Pray
69 Take a Good Look
70 Waiting, Wondering, Wandering
71 Getting into the Word
72 Words of Kindness
73 The Older Woman
74 Your Husband s Helper
75 Love Is a Decision
76 10 Ways to Love Your Children
77 I Believe
78 Love Your Neighbor
79 Committed to Love
80 I Can Do This
81 Mrs. Temper
82 True Joy
83 The Trusted Wife
84 Money Managing
85 Look to God
86 Think Differently
87 Think on These Things
88 A Loser
89 Don t Hold Back!
90 One Common Symptom
91 Life s Little Packages
92 Doing Absolutely Nothing
93 If Only
94 A Matter of Trust
95 This Is the Day
96 Time Alone with God
97 Do Good to Your Husband
98 Give God Everything
99 Attitude Helpers
100 Your Home
101 Early to Bed, Early to Rise
102 Serve Creatively
103 Getting the Job Done
104 A Faithful Friend
105 Touching a Life
106 Night Work
107 A Good-Hearted Woman
108 Two Are Better Than One
109 Getting a Handle on Goodness
110 A Daily Miracle
111 A Woman of Focus
112 Life Is a Race
113 An Exciting Time with God!
114 God Doesn t Make Mistakes
115 God Is in the Details
116 Just for Today
117 Your Supreme Service
118 How Do You Spell Love ?
119 True Beauty Never Fades
120 Check Your Schedule
121 Be Faithful
122 God s Three-Step Plan
123 When Life Is Ho-Hum
124 Delight Yourself in the Lord
125 More Like Him
126 Majoring on the Minors
127 Try a Little Harder?
128 Nothing Good
129 Does God Really Care?
130 Mind Games
131 A Life of Character
132 Sweet Encouragement
133 Early Is the Key
134 As a Woman Thinks
135 Proof of Love
136 Controlling Burnout
137 Loving the Unlovely
138 What If?
139 Why Worry?
140 Sacrificial Love
141 Filled with His Love
142 A Quality of Joy
143 Talk, Talk, Talk
144 A Family Designed by God
145 The Beautiful Woman
146 Keep Your Eyes Open
147 Esther Edwards
148 Leah
149 Rebekah
150 Jochebed
151 A Virtuous Woman
152 Seasons of Life
153 Preparing, Planning, Praying
154 The Faithful Five
155 Don t Be Anxious
156 Forget the Past
157 Get Over Yourself
158 Forgiving Others
159 The Focused Woman
160 Sail On
161 Untiring Activity
162 Check Those Habits!
163 Contagious Energy
164 No Mistake
165 A Lack of Trust
166 Serious Prioritizing
167 The Morning Prayer
168 God s Intention
169 When Life Zigs and Zags
170 An Adventure
171 God s Masterpiece
172 The Pruning Process
173 Goodness Verses
174 Walk with God!
175 Trust God in the Dark
176 A Pivotal Day
177 His Unsearchable Ways
178 Transforming Your Faith
179 A Servant s Heart
180 A Gracious Woman
181 God s Child
182 You Are Not Alone!
183 Speak Up but Not Always
184 The Heart of a Home
185 One Happy Fella
186 A Prudent Woman
187 A Heart for God
188 Resting in the Lord
189 The Power of a Woman
190 Singleness
191 Show Me
192 Bearing Fruit for God
193 Search Me, O God
194 God s Love Is
195 No Expectations
196 The Good News
197 Fear to the Heart
198 Patience Is a Virtue
199 Smoothing the Rough Edges
200 My Best Intentions
201 Rebellion
202 A Sense of Security
203 When You re Tempted
204 Innocent Talk?
205 A Friend of Women
206 Stress and Strain
207 A Woman s High Calling
208 Portrait of a Mother
209 Do Something Special
210 Time to Regroup
211 Enthusiasm for Jesus
212 Wisdom and Understanding
213 A Radical Commitment
214 Just Forget It
215 Never Say Die
216 When Life Is Upside Down
217 Know God
218 God Knows and Cares
219 Acceptance and Obedience
220 Embrace the Challenge
221 Lesser Choices
222 For Your Good
223 The Busy Woman
224 First Things First
225 God-Given Time
226 Physically Sound
227 Taste and See
228 Press On
229 Growing Your Marriage
230 Stick Close to Your Man
231 Nurture Your Marriage
232 Build Your House
233 Just Enough
234 Go on a Fast
235 Don t Give Up on Family
236 Give with Purpose
237 Ministry Partners
238 Think on These Things
239 Pass It On
240 Chocolate Chip Cookie Love
241 Use Your Mind Wisely
242 A Heart of Prayer
243 Sparkly Jewels
244 Consult God s Word
245 Waiting!
246 Keep on Walking
247 Friendships Take Time
248 Cry Out to God
249 A Gentle and Quiet Spirit
250 Suffering
251 A Heart of Humility
252 Earnestly Seek Him
253 Consider Jesus
254 Snicker and Doubter
255 The Lord Will Provide
256 Love Is Important to God
257 Learning to Adapt
258 In Everything Give Thanks
259 Godly Behavior
260 You Tell on Yourself
261 Someone to Pull You Up
262 Set the Alarm
263 Rules for Daily Life
264 Friendship Gives
265 Prayer Is a Privilege
266 God s Temple
267 Strength and Grace
268 Just Say No
269 Stamina and Energy
270 What s Going On?
271 Priming the Prayer Pump
272 Simplify Your Life
273 Pray for Your Husband
274 Being the Right Person
275 A Strong Faith
276 Teach Your Children
277 Life s Most Difficult Assignment
278 Managing a Home
279 Just the Basics
280 God Meets All Your Needs
281 Be Content
282 Addicted to Shopping
283 Your Best Friend
284 Your Driving Force
285 Loving Your In-Laws
286 Best of Friends
287 Speak the Truth
288 A Kind Word
289 The Little Details
290 Ten Commandments for Friendliness
291 The Ultimate Goal
292 Mind Your Mind
293 Making Wise Decisions
294 In Tough Times
295 Be Purposeful
296 It s Never Too Late!
297 You re Gifted by God
298 Your Spiritual Gift
299 A Faithful Steward
300 Life Management
301 Be a Cheerleader
302 Family Is a Ministry
303 Transform Your Day
304 A Life of Ministry
305 Cooking and Cleaning
306 The Beauty of Patience
307 Calm Amid Chaos
308 Be Kind
309 Watch, Listen, Act
310 The Things of God
311 Guard Your Time
312 A Today Resolution
313 A Present for You
314 A Special Time
315 No More Gossip
316 Love Is a Decision
317 Your Attitudes and Actions
318 The Hardest Work
319 The Beginning of Wisdom
320 Thou Shalt Be Organized