The Daily Devotional
Relationships Aren't Just a Means to an End. They ARE the End.
“The good life is built with good relationships.” - Robert Waldinger
Ezra Byer
Husband, father, and full-time writer at ezrabyer.com.
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How Would I Live If the Titles of My Life Were Stripped Away?
This question of doing is ultimately a question of being. When we ask, Am I doing what matters? we are really asking, Am I being who I should be?
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What Do I Do When Life Feels Hopeless and Worthless?
Do you feel discouraged and as though life doesn't feel worth living? If so, here are a few encouraging words you need to read.
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What Would I Do If I Only Had Three Years Left to Live?
Death can be a scary topic. But for Christians, there is tremendous hope. Here is why.
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How Do I Make Spiritual Disciplines Stick?
The difference between a life-giving discipline and a death-giving discipline is perspective.
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How Do I Make a Spiritual Discipline a Joyful Habit?
The difference between a life-giving discipline and a death-giving discipline is perspective.
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Why Celebration Is the Key to Sustaining Spiritual Disciplines
True celebration is an outward expression of our inner confidence that despite life’s hardships, God is good, and there is reason to have joy.
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How Should I Make Important Decisions?
The older we get, the more independent we become. This is both good and bad. It’s good when it comes to 99.7% of the basic choices, but it’s bad when it comes to the big decisions. The larger the decision, the more outside wisdom is needed.
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What Is True Servant Leadership?
Because Christ served us out of a genuine heart of love, we are to serve others with the same type of genuineness. We serve not to receive but to glorify God through our service and seek the other person's highest good.
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Why Confession Really Is Good for the Soul
When we act like confessing a common sin to someone is beyond embarrassing, we often betray an inherent belief in our own goodness.
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Why Servant Leadership Can Actually Be Self-Serving
Because Christ served us out of a genuine heart of love, we are to serve others with the same type of genuineness. We serve not to receive but to glorify God through our service and seek the other person's highest good.
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Why Christian Submission Leads to Liberation
Submission doesn’t mean we become a doormat for others, but it does confront our most basic selfish tendencies.