Daily Gifts of Grace

Devotions for Each Day of Your Year

Women of Faith

• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Year: 2012
• eBook ISBN: 9781400203659
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Religion

Women of Faith speakers share insight, advice, laughter, and maybe even a few tears in this daily devotional. Voices from fiction, recognizable names from Christian conferences, and well-known Christian writers also are included.

Daily Gifts of Grace is a daily devotional designed specifically for women, with a beautiful hardbound case and a magnetic closure. Readers will be pleased to open it for a devotion that will help them face the day or for an inspirational devotion to close the day. 

Contributors include Joni Eareckson Tada, Lisa Whelchel, Jenna Lucado, Sheila Walsh, Kim Cash Tate, Patsy Clairmont, Natalie Grant, Lisa Harper, and others.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Introduction
• January 1: Not the How but the Who
• January 2: Jazzed about Valley Living
• January 3: A Craving for Comfort
• January 4: Permeating Our World with God’s Glory
• January 5: The Judas Kiss
• January 6: Becoming a Safe Person
• January 7: Fresh from the Fall
• January 8: The Power of Forgiveness
• January 9: Dancing by Faith
• January 10: The Gift of Stability
• January 11: An Open Door
• January 12: God will Take Care of Us
• January 13: A Unique Life Journey Begins
• January 14: Friends Needed
• January 15: Making Choices Align with Priorities
• January 16: Lord, Show Me Where to Start
• January 17: Our Greatest (Often Unknown) Fear
• January 18: Waiting on God
• January 19: True Success
• January 20: God’s Truth Transforms
• January 21: Healing for the Busy but Lonely
• January 22: God Readies Our Path
• January 23: Learning to Connect
• January 24: He Chose Us
• January 25: Time for a Divine Picnic!
• January 26: At the Cliff Edge of Doom
• January 27: Set Free
• January 28: The Blessing of an Accepting Dad
• January 29: How will You Respond?
• January 30: Casting the First Stone
• January 31: The Gift of Life
• February 1: A Difficult Admission
• February 2: Eternally Connected
• February 3: Buoyed by Hope, Saved by Christ
• February 4: Creating a Whole New Look
• February 5: Making a Friend
• February 6: Seeing God in Everything
• February 7: The Great Deaf Bible Riot
• February 8: The Simplest Things Speak Profoundly
• February 9: You There, with the Scissors!
• February 10: Finding True Focus
• February 11: It’s Okay to be Needy
• February 12: God’s Fresh-Baked Grace
• February 13: At Peace with Myself
• February 14: Motivated by Love
• February 15: Have Good Trouble
• February 16: Facing Loss . . . with Laughter
• February 17: Living Life on the Edge
• February 18: Saying Yes to the Unknown
• February 19: The Rhythm of Prayer
• February 20: Fairy Tales and Kingdoms
• February 21: Believing God Knows What He’s Doing
• February 22: No Crown Without the Cross
• February 23: Looking for Edges
• February 24: Agreeing to Disagree
• February 25: What is it about the Bible?
• February 26: Free Food for the Spiritually Starving
• February 27: Why Can’t I Cry?
• February 28: Far More Than “Typical”
• February 29: The Subtle Enemy
• March 1: Seeking the Right Accessories
• March 2: That’s Not Fair!
• March 3: Go!
• March 4: Though Oxygen is Flowing
• March 5: In the Shadow of His Wings
• March 6: The Seat of Grace
• March 7: Escaping My Personal Prison
• March 8: A Dad’s Transforming Love
• March 9: Depending on God’s Word
• March 10: A True Mystery
• March 11: The WD-40 Psalm’s Lubricating Truths
• March 12: The Urge to Roam
• March 13: Admitted into the Kingdom
• March 14: A Love that’s Hard to Fathom
• March 15: Recognizing God’s Trustworthiness
• March 16: Seeing Us as God Sees Us
• March 17: Dad’s Unseen Influence
• March 18: Overcoming Difficulties, Step by Step
• March 19: Finding the Real You
• March 20: It is Finished!
• March 21: When God is Up to Something
• March 22: Hard-to-Believe Truths
• March 23: Things of Value are not Free
• March 24: A Little Lifeline of Encouragement
• March 25: Losing the Leash
• March 26: Wearing a Headlight of God’s Word
• March 27: You are You for a Reason
• March 28: Recognizing Our Inestimable Worth
• March 29: Singing My Heart out
• March 30: Embracing the Untouchables
• March 31: Working My Way to Wholeness
• April 1: Blessings are Splied in Untold Ways
• April 2: A Glimpse of the Pearly Gates
• April 3: Coming out of Hiding
• April 4: Choosing Life with Open Hands
• April 5: No One is that Perfect
• April 6: Love So Great
• April 7: An Appreciation for Fog
• April 8: Outside the Empty Tomb
• April 9: Believing We are Priceless
• April 10: The Most Commonly Asked Question
• April 11: No Borders
• April 12: Never Going Back
• April 13: Finding What We Really Need
• April 14: Practicing the Art of Confession
• April 15: Helped by Heartache
• April 16: We are God’s Chosen
• April 17: Finding Level Ground Beneath the Cross
• April 18: God Put the World on Our Hearts
• April 19: Spending Time at Our Wits’ End
• April 20: Celebrating My Second Birthday
• April 21: My Best Friend Forever
• April 22: Heeding God’s Voice
• April 23: Brer Rabbit’s Redeeming Lesson
• April 24: A Hair Solution
• April 25: Identifying the Real Problem
• April 26: Finding What was Lost
• April 27: Why Can’t We Get it?
• April 28: Exhilarating Vulnerability
• April 29: The Impossible Commandments
• April 30: Capture the Moment
• May 1: Longing for the Trust that Mary Had
• May 2: We Don’t Need Bags of Candy
• May 3: Awaken to Wonder
• May 4: Finding Meaning in Misery
• May 5: The Danger of Distraction
• May 6: God’s Gift to Keep Our Faith Strong
• May 7: We Just Keep Showing up
• May 8: Finding Comfort in the God of All Hope
• May 9: Moms Making Up Christ’s Body
• May 10: Drop Your Purse and Dance
• May 11: Get Your Priorities Straight
• May 12: With Christ, Change is Possible
• May 13: Work Hard
• May 14: Never Alone
• May 15: A Regret about Pets
• May 16: Love, Loyalty, and Redemption
• May 17: Leaving the Ranks of Simpletons
• May 18: Deserving of Pursuit
• May 19: The Sweetest of Gifts
• May 20: A Hard Life Filled with Rejoicing
• May 21: Embracing What is and What Can be
• May 22: Open Your Blinds, and Voilà!
• May 23: Considering Life’s Conundrums
• May 24: Remembering God’s Rescuing Hand
• May 25: Accepting the Gift of Forgiveness
• May 26: Remembering the Dance
• May 27: Finding Purpose in Broken Pieces
• May 28: A Lesson in Faith
• May 29: The Joy of E-mail Journaling
• May 30: You Can’t Help but Love Him
• May 31: The Most Wonderful Fairy Tale of All
• June 1: Enjoying God’s Gifts of Wealth and Work
• June 2: A Burning-Bush Kind of Sign
• June 3: Laughing at the Detours
• June 4: A Two-Way Lift
• June 5: God Believes in You
• June 6: Created for More
• June 7: The Craving for More
• June 8: Who are We Really?
• June 9: Finding a Father
• June 10: Laugh a Lot
• June 11: No Time for a Break
• June 12: Embracing the Truth about Our Past
• June 13: The Thoughtfulness of Friends
• June 14: Whatever, Lord!
• June 15: Seeing What’s Today
• June 16: Choosing a Landing Spot
• June 17: Calling Home
• June 18: God’s Eyes are upon Us
• June 19: Holding Nothing Back
• June 20: Got to Have Soul
• June 21: Establishing No
• June 22: Finding Safe People
• June 23: A Forgiven Past and a Blessed Future
• June 24: Welcoming Adventure with a Grateful Heart
• June 25: A Shrug . . . and a Tug
• June 26: The Gift of Living Water
• June 27: Healthy Connectedness Through Healthy Separateness
• June 28: The Gift of Grace
• June 29: The Good in Challenges
• June 30: Buckets and Thimbles
• July 1: Sipping the Refreshing Water of God’s Truth
• July 2: Taking Pleasure in God’s Creation
• July 3: Backstage Pandemonium
• July 4: Your Sin Has Been Paid for
• July 5: Focusing on the Light
• July 6: The Key to Deliverance from Bitterness
• July 7: Looking for Friends, Avoiding Perfection
• July 8: We Matter to God
• July 9: The Rescuers
• July 10: The Lure on the Dangling Hook
• July 11: A Stranger’s Embrace
• July 12: Grace Makes Connection Safe
• July 13: Trust Betrayed
• July 14: Changed by the Heat
• July 15: Successful in God’s Eyes
• July 16: The Longevity of God’s Love
• July 17: Getting to the Place of Forgiveness
• July 18: Truth in Its Barest Form
• July 19: Praying the Prayer of Jesus
• July 20: Be Careful to See What’s Really There
• July 21: Checkout Furor
• July 22: Striving for Authenticity
• July 23: My Devoted Secret Keeper
• July 24: The Power of a Father’s Focus
• July 25: Becoming a Safe Person
• July 26: Guide Our Steps, Lord
• July 27: The Many Colors of Forgiveness
• July 28: Living “in the Meantime”
• July 29: Securely Embraced by Endless Love
• July 30: Whom do We Follow?
• July 31: The Gift of Withness
• August 1: Jesus’ Agony in Gethsemane
• August 2: Persisting Priorities
• August 3: Are You Velcro or Teflon?
• August 4: Flaws Make Us Real
• August 5: Reflections of Divine Practicality
• August 6: Becoming a Conduit of Love
• August 7: The High Calling of Marriage
• August 8: Being an Encouraging Person
• August 9: Parenting from the Inside Out
• August 10: Finding Freedom Behind Bars
• August 11: Tomorrow will Take Care of Itself
• August 12: Lambs Grazing on God’s Love
• August 13: Let’s Talk
• August 14: The Girl Who Said Yes to God
• August 15: The Power of Believing
• August 16: Recording What Makes Me Tick
• August 17: Anchored by Grace
• August 18: The Value of the Written Word
• August 19: By Faith, in Faith, and Through Faith
• August 20: Free to be Friends
• August 21: God Uses the Least Likely
• August 22: All Puffed Up and No Place to Go
• August 23: Nothing Goes to Waste
• August 24: Layers of False Protection Beneath the Layers
• August 25: Embracing Grace
• August 26: Remorse as Clear as Day
• August 27: What Have You Done with God?
• August 28: Who Packed Your Suitcase?
• August 29: Uncovering the Person God Created
• August 30: Stop and Fly a Kite
• August 31: Stepping into the Unknown by Faith
• September 1: The Blessing of a Good Fit
• September 2: Everyday Prayers
• September 3: Gifts that Money Can’t Buy
• September 4: The Overcoming Power of Jesus
• September 5: Getting Acquainted with the Real You
• September 6: Saved by the Friends’ Truth
• September 7: Meeting Christ in the Darkness
• September 8: Grace and the Body
• September 9: Standing on God’s Promises
• September 10: Crafting a Conversation of Divinely Appointed Words
• September 11: We’re Beautiful
• September 12: Building a Foundation on Truth
• September 13: Being Held by Grace
• September 14: Fussing at God
• September 15: Loving Home
• September 16: The Hardest Battle of All
• September 17: Learning by Watching Dad
• September 18: God Vacuums Up Our Sin
• September 19: Winning the Battle
• September 20: Feel it to Heal it
• September 21: The Opinion that Counts
• September 22: Let’s Get Real
• September 23: Fly Away
• September 24: The Power of Being Vulnerable
• September 25: Seeking Safety
• September 26: I’ve Apparently Sprung a Leak
• September 27: Friendship Adventure
• September 28: Going the Extra Mile
• September 29: Welcome to the Quiet Zone
• September 30: Preoccupied by Whom?
• October 1: Soaking Up Comfort
• October 2: Words as an Accessory
• October 3: It’s All Part of the Adventure
• October 4: The Healing Power of Being Heard
• October 5: Practicing a Mind-Set of Gratitude
• October 6: Mothering a Mob
• October 7: Everything’s a Gift
• October 8: Our Perfect Dad
• October 9: God will Find You
• October 10: Give Your Friends a Present
• October 11: God Always Hears Our Prayers
• October 12: A Mind-Boggling Truth
• October 13: The Compelling Quality of Calm
• October 14: Officially Engaged
• October 15: Blessed by the Gift of Hospitality
• October 16: The Blessing of Loving Your Enemies
• October 17: The Slow, Painful Path to Wholeness
• October 18: Gaining New Insights from Old Thoughts
• October 19: The Laughter Within Us
• October 20: Honest Friendship
• October 21: Prayer Changes Me
• October 22: Have You Really Met Him?
• October 23: Abiding in Jesus
• October 24: Wanting What We Can’t Have
• October 25: We will Never be Alone
• October 26: Laughing at Whatever is out of Whack
• October 27: Letting Go of Perfectionism
• October 28: Healing is Hard Work
• October 29: Be Honest!
• October 30: The Gift of Community
• October 31: Mercy Reigns
• November 1: Refusing to Show off
• November 2: Being Authentic While Setting Boundaries
• November 3: Diligent Attentiveness
• November 4: Whole Again
• November 5: Controlling Circumstances with Humor
• November 6: Admiring God’s Creation
• November 7: We are Richer Than We Think
• November 8: God with Us
• November 9: It’s Not for Me to Know
• November 10: Seeking out Joy
• November 11: The Cutting Edge
• November 12: Flipping on the Light
• November 13: Gassed Up with Laughter
• November 14: Making Yourself Praise God
• November 15: Missing Out on Madness
• November 16: Stepping Closer to the Heart of God
• November 17: Watching for a Glimmer of Laughter
• November 18: Stronger in the Broken Places
• November 19: The Lord’s Special Day
• November 20: He’s Got it Wired
• November 21: Jesus the Overcomer
• November 22: Growing Deep Roots of Gratitude
• November 23: Learning How to Look at God
• November 24: Laughter, the Joy Intensifier
• November 25: The Joy of Servanthood
• November 26: Choosing Crinkly over Cranky
• November 27: No Match for God’s Love
• November 28: Just Ask
• November 29: Rifling Through the Trash Pile
• November 30: Encouraging Through Brokenness
• December 1: Choosing to Smile
• December 2: There’s Always Hope
• December 3: Welcome Home!
• December 4: Yes, He Knows Us by Name
• December 5: Living in Christ’s Victory
• December 6: Putting Pride and Fear Aside
• December 7: The Gift of Waiting
• December 8: What Happens When We Rejoice
• December 9: Let There be Light
• December 10: Constant Contentment
• December 11: A Dad Who Calls Us Beautiful
• December 12: Know Thyself
• December 13: Let Christ Displace Worry
• December 14: Sorry, Wrong Number!
• December 15: God’s Faith-Bolstering Word
• December 16: Awaking My Imagination
• December 17: Even Anger is a Gift
• December 18: Bathroom Conversations with God
• December 19: “Why Not?” Instead of “Why Me?”
• December 20: Bad Shame Versus Good Guilt
• December 21: He Likes Me!
• December 22: On Stage, Living a Dream
• December 23: Posting Path Lighters
• December 24: It’s Not How We Start
• December 25: The Hope of Christmas
• December 26: Breathing in God
• December 27: A Welcomed Vision
• December 28: A Sovereign God
• December 29: Why God Tests His People
• December 30: Amazing Connection
• December 31: Taking Hold of the Kite String
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