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Daily Devotions to Encourage Your Walk with Jesus
✨ Devotions Page – Entry Bridge
✨ Before You Continue
Before this devotion page began,
I needed to be brought low with Jesus—
to really learn who He is.
Not just to believe in Him…
but to know Him.
That is the beginning that led me here.
What you are reading on this page is not something I set out to build—
it is something the Lord has grown in me over time.
Step by step, He has been teaching me,
showing me,
and bringing me into understanding.
Now, I am free to write daily—
as He leads—
sharing what He has been showing me through my life
and growing me to understand.
This devotional page is not just for me.
It is for you.
Given by God—
so His glory may be seen,
known,
and believed.
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Seeking God Instead of People: Stop Trying to Find Answers Through Others (Part 1)
Part One — The Shift: Learning to seek God instead of people (Jeremiah 29:13–14) Part One — The Shift Stop Trying to Figure Things Out Through People Why Seeking God Instead of People Changes Everything There comes a point in our walk with God where we stop seeking answers through people and begin seeking God instead of people. There comes a point in our walk with God where He begins to gently, but firmly, shift us. Not by removing people … But by removing our dependence on t
karenjuly1965
Mar 267 min read
You Don’t Need More to Do—Release More Trust to the Lord
If your thoughts feel heavy, this devotion invites you to release striving and come to Jesus for peace, rest, and living water.
karenjuly1965
Mar 253 min read
From Seed to Life — Being Born Again Ask, Seek, Knock — When the Heart Opens to God’s Word
When you ask… something begins to open—your heart. Faith comes by hearing the Word of God (Romans 10:17 KJV). This teaching explores what it means to be born again, how faith begins, and how the heart responds to the Word of God. When You Ask … Something Begins to Open If you found your way here … from wherever you are, I’m so glad you’re here. When you get here, I hope you find a comfortable place, a cup of coffee or your favorite drink, … and feel like you have time, so yo
karenjuly1965
Mar 244 min read
What is the table of your heart?
What is the table of your heart? A reflection on Proverbs 3:5-6 and learning to trust God instead of our own understanding.
karenjuly1965
Mar 173 min read
The Daily Invitation: From Worry to Conversation With God (Genesis 1:1 Devotional)
This Genesis 1:1 devotional reminds us that the God who created heaven and earth invites us to release worry and live in daily conversation with Him.
karenjuly1965
Mar 135 min read
Cause Me to Hear, Cause Me to Know— Psalm 143:8 Meaning and Hearing God’s Voice
Learning to recognize God’s voice and walk in His guidance Psalm 143:8 meaning about hearing God's voice and knowing the way to walk Cause Me to Hear, Cause Me to Know ✨ Learning to hear Jesus and walk in His truth. Learning to recognize God’s voice and walk in His guidance Psalm 143:8 Meaning — Hearing God's Lovingkindness 📖 Psalm 143:8 (KJV) “Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I
karenjuly1965
Mar 54 min read
Confession & Bring Your Double to Jesus
Before we say anything else… let’s come back to what Jesus desires for His people: unity. Confession & Bring Your Double to Jesus Anger, unforgiveness, and the habits that keep you stuck 📖 Scripture for This Devotion “for whoever has entered God’s rest has also rested from his works as God did from his.”Hebrews 4:10 (ESV) Have you ever noticed how easy it is to get stuck? Not stuck because you don’t love God. Not stuck because you don’t want freedom. But stuck because your m
karenjuly1965
Jan 185 min read
BUT GOD: The Pivot Back to Life
This devotion builds from yesterday’s heart teaching: what we treasure directs our heart — and God gives us a holy pivot back to peace through surrender and seeking Him first. (Matthew 6:21; 6:33) Yesterday we talked about what holds the weight of the heart — because Jesus said, “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” (Matthew 6:21) Today we’re taking that one step deeper… because Scripture gives us a turning point word that can change everything: BUT. Not a
karenjuly1965
Jan 159 min read
DOES THE LORD HAVE YOUR HEART?
What you treasure will lead your heart. Seek first — and rest knowing Jesus has prayed for you (John 17). What holds the weight of your heart… and where is it leading you? If you’ve been carrying a heavy heart lately — this devotion is for you. Because Jesus didn’t just talk about the heart … He knows the heart. And He tells us something that reveals so much about our life direction: “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” (Matthew 6:21) So let me ask
karenjuly1965
Jan 156 min read
FEAR: Two Kinds — and Only One Leads to Life
God’s wisdom restores peace. His fear protects the soul. Not all fear is the same — one kind destroys, but one kind protects. Not all fear is the same — one kind leads to life, and one leads to destruction. Lately, I feel led to write about the word fear. Because the world is full of fear right now —cautiousness, confusion, rumors of war, pressure, anger, division… But the Bible shows us something powerful: There is a fear that destroys —and there is a fear that protects. 1)
karenjuly1965
Jan 156 min read
Don’t Disqualify Yourself Because You’re Still Becoming (A 7-Part Teaching Series Begins This Week)
Before we begin… I want to share this revelation teaching the Lord has been showing me — and I want you to know my heart in it. I’m posting this to learn. I’m not sharing this as someone who has it all figured out — but as someone who is still growing, still being shaped, and still learning to follow Jesus more deeply. If you’re hungry to grow in the Word, I invite you to learn with me. We have a teaching series coming, and we are about to start working on putting it up so we
karenjuly1965
Jan 132 min read
💭 Devotion: Let God. Trust the One Who Holds Tomorrow
Scripture: “Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.”— Matthew 6:10 (KJV) Reflection The word “let” runs like a...
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Sep 7, 20252 min read
✦ Teaching: Righteous Anger That Produces Fruit ✦
Anger isn’t the sin — it’s what we do with it that matters. ✨Even Jesus got angry, yet without sin. May our hearts choose His way, so our...
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Aug 25, 20254 min read
The Silence of Love vs. the Silence of Shame
✨ Devotion The Silence of Love vs. the Silence of Shame (and four other ways Jesus teaches us to listen in stillness) Isaiah 40:31 But...
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Aug 24, 20253 min read
🌿 The Pruning That Heals
Even in the dark, He still leads. When nothing made sense, His presence still found me. This devotion comes from that moment. Scripture:...
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Aug 3, 20253 min read
When You Hope More Than They Do
✨ Devotion “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” ...
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Aug 1, 20253 min read
The Love I Didn’t Want to Believe In
✨ Devotion Title: The Love I Didn’t Want to Believe In “Love always hopes, always believes, always perseveres.”— 1 Corinthians 13:7 ...
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Aug 1, 20252 min read
The Pruning That Heals
🌿 Devotion Title: The Pruning That Heals “The Gardener doesn’t prune to punish—He prunes to grow us deeper. Trust the One who purges...
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Jul 28, 20252 min read
Why Delay? – A Word for Today
Psalm 55:22 reminds us to lay our burdens down and trust the One who holds us steady. 📖 Psalm 55:22 (KJV) “Cast thy burden upon the...
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Jul 28, 20251 min read
Don’t Let What Hurt You Keep Holding You"
⚡ Before the Thunder Sometimes God's power moves through you before you ever see the impact. Just like lightning comes before the...
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Jul 26, 20252 min read
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