Have you ever looked back on a season of your life and wished you could go back, even though you know it wasn’t always easy? It’s interesting how quickly we can forget the difficulties of the past when we’re facing uncertainty about the future. In THIS VIDEO, Esther shares a powerful lesson from the Israelites and their journey out of Egypt. God had miraculously delivered them from slavery, yet when they encountered difficulties, they began remembering Egypt as though it had been a wonderful place to live! Sometimes we can do the same thing. We become so comfortable with what we know that we’re hesitant to move forward into what God has for us. Isaiah 43:19 says, “Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?” We want to encourage you to take some time to watch Esther’s teaching in the classroom. It’s a wonderful reminder that we can be thankful for what God has done in the past without allowing yesterday to keep us from following Him into the future. And we’d love to hear from you! Has there ever been a time when God led you into something unfamiliar, and looking back, you can see how faithful He was through it all? Share your experience with our Impact family. Your testimony might be just what someone else needs to hear as they’re taking their next step of faith! ❤️

Are You Praying Like a Good Lawyer? ⚖️ Now, that's probably not a question you've been asked before! 😂 But there's a reason we're asking. In this week's devotional, we're looking at the prayer of faith and why prayer isn't about convincing God to do something. It's about knowing His Word, believing His promises, and approaching Him with confidence. Isaiah 43:26 says, “Put me in remembrance; let us argue together; set forth your case, that you may be proved right.” God doesn't need us to remind Him of His promises. Sometimes we're the ones who need reminding! We're also sharing a beautiful healing testimony that demonstrates why our faith cannot depend on what we see or feel in the moment. As you study THIS WEEK’S DEVOTIONAL, pay attention to the difference between praying from desperation and praying with confidence in God's Word. You don't have to beg a good Father to be good. Learn His Word, believe it, and pray it! ❤️

Sometimes disappointment doesn’t cause us to stop believing in God. It simply causes us to stop expecting anything. We can still pray, read our Bible, go to church, and say that we believe, while somewhere along the way we quietly lowered our expectations because hoping again felt too risky. If that describes any part of your heart, we want to pray with you. This prayer is about allowing hope to rise again, not because circumstances suddenly look better, but because our hope has never been rooted in circumstances. Our hope is in God and what He has spoken. Before you begin THIS PRAYER, think about the area where disappointment has affected your expectation the most. Don’t try to manufacture hope or talk yourself into feeling differently. Simply bring that area before the Lord and pray with us. Then receive Psalm 42:5 personally: “I will put my hope in God!” You don’t have to protect yourself from disappointment by living without expectation. Let the Word of God become bigger in your heart than what you have experienced.

We love the moment when God touches us and everything changes. But what happens the next morning when circumstances begin challenging what we received? Sometimes the breakthrough is instantaneous, but learning to walk in it is a process. In THIS WEEK‘S DEVOTIONAL, Julie shares her personal testimony of learning to walk again after brain surgery and how that experience taught her to stand on God's Word, take thoughts captive, and keep moving forward in faith. A difficult day doesn't erase what God has done. You don't have to accept every thought that comes against your breakthrough. You received the breakthrough. Now learn to walk in it. Read this week's devotional and be encouraged to keep standing on what God has said. Let's talk about it: What has helped you continue standing in faith when your circumstances seem to contradict God's promises?

When we want to understand the love of God, we can look at Jesus. His coming to earth was love revealed. Everywhere Jesus went, people encountered the heart of the Father. The sick were healed, the broken were restored, the weak received strength, and impossible situations changed because Jesus was there. That same Jesus is victorious today. As you listen to Glory’s “YOU REIGN VICTORIOUS,” take some time to think about what Jesus has personally revealed to you about the love of God. Maybe you’ve experienced His healing, provision, strength, forgiveness, or simply His presence during a time when you desperately needed Him. What has Jesus shown you about the Father’s love through something He has done in your life?