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Devotions, Teen Devotions

👧👦 Teen Devotional — Day 71

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“The Holy Spirit Helps Me Recognize God’s Voice”

📖 “Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, ‘This is the way, walk in it.’”
—Isaiah 30:21 (NKJV)

Life is full of voices—your own thoughts, your emotions, your friends, social media,
culture, and sometimes even pressure from inside your own heart. With so many voices competing for your attention, it can be hard to know which one is God’s. That’s why the Holy Spirit is so important. He teaches you how to tell the difference between God’s voice and every other voice.

He speaks through Scripture.
He brings conviction when something is not right.
He gives peace when you’re following God’s will.
He gives a gentle check when you’re veering off track.
He reminds you of truth when lies feel loud.
He guides your decisions with wisdom that doesn’t come from yourself.

The more time you spend in God’s Word and prayer, the easier it becomes to recognize His voice—because His voice always matches His Word.

God doesn’t shout to make Himself heard. He leads with clarity, consistency, and peace. And the Holy Spirit helps you follow that voice with confidence.

Talk About It:

  • Which voices in your life are hardest to tune out?
  • How has the Holy Spirit guided you or warned you in the past?

Prayer:

Holy Spirit, help me recognize God’s voice.
Quiet every distraction and lead me in truth.
Give me wisdom for every decision
and help me walk in the way You show me.
Amen.

Devotions, Family Devotionals

🏡 Family Devotional — Day 71

Rooted & Raised

“The Holy Spirit Helps Our Family Hear God’s Voice”

📖 “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says…”
—Revelation 2:7a (NKJV)

Families make many decisions—big ones, small ones, practical ones, emotional ones, spiritual ones. And in the middle of all the noise of life, it can be hard to know what God is saying. But the Holy Spirit speaks to families just as He speaks to individuals.

He helps your home slow down and listen.
He brings clarity where there is confusion.
He guides decisions with peace instead of pressure.
He warns your hearts when something isn’t good.
He strengthens unity when everyone seeks God together.
He leads your family to Scripture that speaks into your situation.
He reminds each of you that God is near and faithful.

A family that listens to God’s voice becomes a strong, steady, and peaceful home—not because everything is perfect, but because the Holy Spirit is guiding your steps.

When your family prays together, reads Scripture, and invites the Spirit to lead, you begin to recognize His voice more easily—and His guidance shapes your home with wisdom and love.

Talk About It Together:

  • What decision or situation do we need God’s direction for right now?
  • How can we listen better as a family to what the Holy Spirit is saying?

Prayer:

Holy Spirit, help our family hear and follow Your voice. Guide our choices, calm our hearts, and lead us in wisdom and unity. Teach us to listen for Your guidance and walk together in the truth of Your Word. Amen.

Devotions, Women's Devotionals

🌿 Women’s Devotional — Day 70

Rooted & Raised

“The Holy Spirit Gives Wisdom for Godly Friendships”

📖 “As iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.”
—Proverbs 27:17 (NKJV)

Friendships play a powerful role in a woman’s life—they influence your thoughts, your emotions, your spiritual walk, your decisions, and even your sense of belonging.

Some friendships strengthen you. Some drain you. Some guide you closer to Christ.
Some slowly pull you away.

This is why godly friendships require discernment—and the Holy Spirit provides that discernment.

He shows you which relationships are healthy and which are unhealthy.
He gives you wisdom to set boundaries when needed.
He highlights the people who speak life and truth into your soul.
He helps you recognize when a friendship is one-sided, manipulative, or harmful.
He brings the right people into your life in the right season.
He strengthens you to invest in friendships that build faith, not drain it.

The Spirit also helps you become a godly friend—a woman who listens well, encourages deeply, prays faithfully, speaks truth in love, and reflects Christ’s compassion.

True fellowship is a gift from God, and the Holy Spirit protects that gift by guiding your relationships.

If you ask Him for wisdom—regarding a relationship to deepen, a boundary to create,
or a friendship to release—He will gently lead you.

Reflect:

  • Are there friendships the Holy Spirit is calling you to invest in—or gently step back from?
  • What qualities do you want the Spirit to grow in you as a friend?

Prayer:

Holy Spirit, guide my friendships with Your wisdom. Show me which relationships strengthen my walk with Jesus and where I need healthy boundaries. Help me be a friend who encourages, uplifts, and speaks truth in love. Surround me with women who help me grow in Christ and shape my heart to reflect Your grace. Amen.

Children's Devotionals, Devotions

🧒 Children’s Devotional — Day 70

Rooted & Raised

“The Holy Spirit Helps Me Make Good Friends”

📖 “A friend loves at all times.”
—Proverbs 17:17a (NKJV)

Friends are a special gift from God! Good friends make you laugh, help you, and care about you. But sometimes choosing the right friends can be hard. That’s why the Holy Spirit helps you.

He helps you choose friends who are kind.
He helps you stay away from friends who lead you into trouble.
He helps you be a good friend to others.
He helps you forgive and show love when friends make mistakes.
He helps you tell the truth and stand up for what’s right.

The Holy Spirit also teaches you what a real friend looks like—someone who loves like Jesus, tells the truth, and sticks with you.

When you ask Him, “Holy Spirit, help me find good friends,” He will guide your heart and your steps.

Talk About It:

  • What do you think makes someone a good friend?
  • How can the Holy Spirit help you be a good friend to others?

Prayer:

Holy Spirit, help me choose good friends and be a friend who shows Your love.
Guide me to people who help me follow Jesus and help me love others well.
Amen.

Devotions, Teen Devotions

👧👦 Teen Devotional — Day 70

Rooted & Raised

“The Holy Spirit Guides Me in Choosing the Right Friends”

📖 “Do not be deceived: ‘Evil company corrupts good habits.’”
—1 Corinthians 15:33 (NKJV)

Friendships shape your life more than you often realize. They influence your choices, your habits, your confidence, your priorities, and even your walk with God.

Not every friend draws you closer to Jesus—some distract you, some pressure you,
some drain you, and some tempt you away from what you know is right. That’s why you need the Holy Spirit’s guidance in choosing and keeping the right friends.

He helps you recognize relationships that pull you toward sin.
He strengthens you to walk away from friendships that are harmful.
He brings godly friends into your life at the right time.
He gives you discernment when someone’s influence isn’t good.
He also helps you become the kind of friend who points others toward Jesus.

Good friendships don’t happen by accident. They grow through prayer, discernment, and the Holy Spirit’s wisdom.

A true friend encourages your faith, respects your boundaries, challenges you when needed, and walks with you in truth—not just comfort.

The Holy Spirit will guide you, protect your heart, and help you surround yourself with people who build you up rather than tear you down.

Talk About It:

  • Has the Holy Spirit ever warned you about a friendship that wasn’t good for you?
  • What qualities do you believe a godly friend should have?

Prayer:

Holy Spirit, give me wisdom in choosing friends. Protect my heart, guide my decisions,
and surround me with people who help me grow in Christ. Make me a friend who reflects Your love, honesty, and strength. Amen.

Devotions, Family Devotionals

🏡 Family Devotional — Day 70

Rooted & Raised

“The Holy Spirit Helps Our Family Build Godly Friendships”

📖 “Two are better than one… For if they fall, one will lift up his companion.”
—Ecclesiastes 4:9–10 (NKJV)

Friendships don’t just matter for individuals—they matter for families too.

The people your family spends time with influence your home’s atmosphere, your values, and even your spiritual growth. Some friendships strengthen your walk with Christ, while others may pull you in the wrong direction. But the Holy Spirit gives wisdom for building the right relationships.

He helps your family recognize friendships that bring encouragement, unity, and joy.
He warns your hearts when a relationship is unhealthy or divisive.
He leads you toward families who honor God and live out His love.
He helps you create a home that blesses others through kindness, hospitality, and prayer.
He guides your conversations so your home becomes a place of peace and encouragement.

The Spirit also helps your family be a godly friend to others—serving, helping, praying for, and lifting up those He brings into your lives.

Godly family friendships build support, accountability, joy, and spiritual strength.
And the Holy Spirit is faithful to guide you every step of the way.

Talk About It Together:

  • What families has God brought into our lives that strengthen our walk with Jesus?
  • Are there friendships we need to invest in—or gently step away from—through the Spirit’s guidance?

Prayer:

Holy Spirit, guide our family in choosing and keeping godly friendships. Give us wisdom, protection, and discernment. Help us build relationships that bring encouragement, unity, and faith. Make our home a place where Your love is shared and where others feel welcomed and strengthened. Amen.

Children's Devotionals, Devotions

🧒 Children’s Devotional — Day 69

Rooted & Raised

“The Holy Spirit Helps Me Tell Others About Jesus”

📖 “You shall be witnesses to Me.”
—Acts 1:8b (NKJV)

Talking about Jesus can feel exciting, but it can also feel a little scary.

What if people don’t listen? What if they laugh? What if you don’t know what to say?

Jesus knew we would need help, and that’s why He gave us the Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit helps you be brave when you share your faith.
He gives you the right words at the right time.
He helps you tell the truth about Jesus with kindness and love.
He helps you live in a way that shows others what Jesus is like.
He reminds you that you don’t have to do it alone—God is with you.

When you talk about Jesus, you are shining His light, and the Holy Spirit helps your light shine bright.

Talk About It:

  • Who is someone you can tell about Jesus?
  • How can the Holy Spirit help you share God’s love with them?

Prayer:

Holy Spirit, help me tell others about Jesus. Give me the words to say and the courage I need. Let my life show Your love every day. Amen.

Devotions, Teen Devotions

👧👦 Teen Devotional — Day 69

Rooted & Raised

“The Holy Spirit Helps Me Share Jesus with Others”

📖 “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me…”
—Acts 1:8a (NKJV)

Sharing your faith isn’t always easy. You might worry about what people will think.
You might feel unsure how to start the conversation. You might fear saying the wrong thing. Or you may feel unqualified because you’re still growing yourself. But Jesus never asked you to share the gospel in your own strength.
He gave you the Holy Spirit.

The Spirit gives you courage when fear tries to silence you.
He brings Scriptures to your mind when you need them.
He gives you compassion for people who don’t know Christ.
He opens doors for conversations you didn’t expect.
He helps you speak truth gently, clearly, and boldly.
And He uses your words—even the simple ones—to plant seeds in someone’s heart.

Sharing Jesus isn’t about being perfect; it’s about being willing.

And when you step out in faith, the Holy Spirit does the heart-work that you cannot do.
He convicts, He draws, He opens eyes, and He softens hearts.

Your job is to share. His job is to transform.

Talk About It:

  • What holds you back from sharing your faith?
  • How have you seen the Holy Spirit help you in a conversation about God?

Prayer:

Holy Spirit, give me boldness to share Jesus. Fill me with Your love, guide my words,
and help me see opportunities to point others to Christ. Use my life and my voice to make You known. Amen.

Devotions, Family Devotionals

🏡 Family Devotional — Day 69

Rooted & Raised

“The Holy Spirit Helps Our Family Share Jesus”

📖 “Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples.”
—Psalm 96:3 (NKJV)

Every Christian family has a mission—to shine the light of Jesus to the world around them. But sharing Christ doesn’t always feel easy. Sometimes families feel too busy, too unsure, or too afraid to speak about their faith. Other times they feel unqualified or wonder if their example is strong enough.

The Holy Spirit helps your family with all of this.

He gives your home compassion for people who need hope.
He creates opportunities to speak about Jesus in natural, simple ways.
He gives parents wisdom to lead by example.
He gives children and teens boldness to live their faith at school and with friends.
He helps your family show patience, kindness, love, and forgiveness—
and those things preach louder than words.

The Holy Spirit also works in the hearts of those who see your family. Your home can become a living testimony of God’s grace.

Sharing Jesus as a family doesn’t always mean big moments. It often looks like:

  • praying for someone together,
  • inviting someone to church,
  • helping a neighbor with kindness,
  • forgiving each other quickly,
  • speaking hope instead of fear,
  • or simply living differently because the Spirit is at work in you.

Your family doesn’t have to be perfect—you just need to be available.

When you step out in faith, the Holy Spirit does the rest.

Talk About It Together:

  • Who is one person or family we can pray for and show Jesus’ love to this week?
  • How can we let the Holy Spirit guide us as a family in sharing our faith?

Prayer:

Holy Spirit, help our family share Jesus with boldness and love. Give us opportunities to speak Your truth, hearts that reflect Your kindness, and courage to shine Your light wherever we go. Use our home as a testimony of Your grace. Amen.

Devotions, Women's Devotionals

🌿 Women’s Devotional — Day 69

Rooted & Raised

“The Holy Spirit Empowers Me to Share Jesus Boldly and Tenderly”

📖 “And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power.”
—1 Corinthians 2:4 (NKJV)

Many women long to share Jesus with family, friends, co-workers, neighbors, and with anyone God places in their life.

But sharing Christ can sometimes feel intimidating. What if the person reacts poorly? What if your words stumble? What if you don’t know enough? What if emotion gets in the way?

The truth is freeing. You are not responsible for the results—only for your obedience.
And the Holy Spirit supplies everything you lack.

He gives you tenderness when the moment is sensitive.
He gives you boldness when the moment requires courage.
He gives you clarity when your thoughts feel scattered.
He brings Scripture to your mind exactly when you need it.
He aligns your heart with God’s heart for the person you’re speaking to.
He prepares their heart long before you say a word.
He transforms your simple, sincere conversation into a seed of truth and hope.

Sharing Jesus isn’t a performance. It’s a partnership with the Holy Spirit.

When you speak, He works. When you sow, He waters. When you obey, He empowers.

Your willingness is enough—He handles the rest.

Reflect:

  • Who in your life might the Holy Spirit be nudging you to share Jesus with?
  • What fears hold you back—and how is the Spirit inviting you to trust Him?

Prayer:

Holy Spirit, empower me to share Jesus with gentleness and courage. Give me the right words, the right moment, and a heart full of Your love. Prepare the hearts of those around me and let my life point them to Christ. Help me trust You with every conversation. Amen.