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Devotions, Family Devotionals

🏡 Family Devotional — Day 94

Rooted & Raised

“The Holy Spirit Helps Our Family Choose What Is Right”

📖 “Show me Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths.”
 —Psalm 25:4 (NKJV)

Every family makes choices each day—how to respond to one another, how to handle conflict, how to use time and resources, and how to honor God together. Some decisions are simple. Others are more complicated.

The Holy Spirit helps families choose what is right, not just what is easy. He helps your family pause before reacting, seek God before deciding, speak with kindness instead of anger, choose honesty over convenience, practice forgiveness when hurt occurs, align family values with God’s Word, discern outside influences wisely, walk in unity instead of division, and trust God when obedience requires sacrifice.

Choosing what is right as a family is not about perfection. It is about direction. A home that listens to the Holy Spirit learns to walk in wisdom—even when decisions are difficult or uncomfortable. As your family seeks God together, the Holy Spirit shapes your choices and strengthens your faith.

Talk About It Together:

  • What kind of decisions does our family need God’s help with right now?
  • How can we pause and pray together before making choices?

Prayer:

Holy Spirit, help our family choose what is right. Guide our decisions, shape our conversations, and align our home with God’s truth. Give us wisdom to seek You first, courage to obey, and unity as we walk together in faith.
Amen.

Devotions, Teen Devotions

👧👦 Teen Devotional — Day 94

Rooted & Raised

“The Holy Spirit Helps Me Choose What Is Right”

📖 “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye.”
 —Psalm 32:8 (NKJV)

Every day places choices in front of you. Some choices are obvious. Others are complicated.
Some feel small. Others carry long-term consequences. And often, the hardest choices are not between good and bad—but between what feels right and what is right. This is where the Holy Spirit becomes essential. He does not force your decisions. He guides your heart.

The Holy Spirit helps you choose what is right by reminding you of God’s Word when emotions cloud judgment, giving conviction when something pulls you away from Christ, bringing peace when a choice aligns with God’s will, creating discomfort when compromise looks tempting, helping you pause instead of reacting impulsively, strengthening you to resist pressure from others, and shaping your conscience to love truth and righteousness.

Choosing what is right often costs something—comfort, approval, convenience, or popularity. But the Holy Spirit helps you see beyond the moment. He teaches you that obedience protects you. That integrity shapes your character. That small decisions form lifelong habits. That righteousness leads to peace.

You will not always choose perfectly. But when you listen to the Spirit, your direction will grow clearer,
your discernment sharper, and your confidence stronger.

God is not silent about your choices. He is actively guiding those who are willing to listen.

Talk About It:

  • What kind of situations make it hardest for you to choose what is right?
  • How can you pause and listen for the Holy Spirit before making decisions?

Prayer:

Holy Spirit, help me choose what is right. Give me wisdom when decisions feel confusing
and courage when doing right feels costly. Teach me to listen, obey, and trust that Your way leads to life.
Amen.

Children's Devotionals, Devotions

🧒 Children’s Devotional — Day 94

Rooted & Raised

“The Holy Spirit Helps Me Choose What Is Right”

📖 “Show me Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths.”
 —Psalm 25:4 (NKJV)

Every day you have choices to make. Some choices are easy. Some choices are hard. Sometimes you might wonder, What should I do? What is the right thing?

The Holy Spirit helps you choose what is right.

He reminds you of God’s Word.
He helps you stop and think before acting.
He gives you a feeling in your heart when something is wrong.
He helps you choose kindness instead of anger.
He helps you tell the truth instead of lying.
He helps you obey God even when others don’t.

Choosing what is right doesn’t mean you will never make mistakes. But it does mean you are learning to follow God. And every time you choose what is right, the Holy Spirit is helping you grow stronger inside.

Talk About It:

  • What is a choice you have to make today?
  • How can the Holy Spirit help you choose what is right?

Prayer:

Holy Spirit, help me choose what is right. Teach me God’s ways and help me follow Him every day.
Thank You for guiding me and loving me.
Amen.

Devotions, Women's Devotionals

🌿 Women’s Devotional — Day 94

Rooted & Raised

“The Holy Spirit Guides Me to Choose What Is Right”

📖 “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye.”
 —Psalm 32:8 (NKJV)

Life presents choices every day—some quiet, some weighty, some that seem small, and others that shape the direction of an entire season. As a woman, you may feel the pressure of competing responsibilities, emotions, expectations, and opinions. And often the challenge is not knowing what you want, but discerning what is right. This is where the Holy Spirit becomes your faithful guide.

He does not merely offer advice—He forms discernment. The Holy Spirit helps you choose what is right by aligning your heart with God’s Word, sharpening your sensitivity to truth, alerting you when something is subtly off, calming emotional noise so wisdom can rise, reminding you of God’s character when fear tries to lead, strengthening you to choose obedience over ease, giving peace when a decision honors God, and restraining you when haste would lead to regret.

Right choices are not always the easiest choices. They often require patience, restraint, courage, or sacrifice. Sometimes choosing what is right means speaking when silence is easier. Sometimes it means staying silent when emotions want to react. Sometimes it means walking away. Sometimes it means waiting. Sometimes it means trusting God without immediate clarity.

The Holy Spirit does not rush your discernment. He teaches you to walk wisely. And as you continue to listen and obey, your ability to discern God’s will grows stronger, your confidence deepens, and your heart learns to rest in the goodness of God’s ways.

Reflect:

  • What decision or situation are you currently seeking God’s guidance about?
  • How is the Holy Spirit inviting you to slow down and choose what is right rather than what is easy?

Prayer:

Holy Spirit, guide my heart in choosing what is right. Quiet every voice that competes with Your truth.
Give me wisdom to discern, courage to obey, and peace to trust God’s ways. Help me walk with integrity and faithfulness, knowing that You are guiding each step.
Amen.

Devotions, Family Devotionals

🏡 Family Devotional — Day 93

Rooted & Raised

“The Holy Spirit Helps Our Family Grow Together”

📖 “But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”
 —2 Peter 3:18 (NKJV)

Spiritual growth is not just an individual journey—it is something families experience together, and every home is a place of formation. It’s where habits are shaped, attitudes are learned, faith is modeled, and character is formed.

The Holy Spirit works within families to help everyone grow in grace and in the knowledge of Christ. He helps your family learn from mistakes without shame, practice forgiveness instead of resentment, grow patience during stressful seasons, develop love that matures over time, deepen trust in God together, encourage one another in faith, choose obedience in daily routines, build spiritual habits that last, remain humble and teachable, and celebrate growth instead of demanding perfection.

Growth takes time. Some family members grow faster in certain areas than others. Some lessons return more than once. The Holy Spirit is not frustrated by this— He is forming something deeper. As your family continues to seek God together, growth becomes a shared testimony of God’s faithfulness. Not because everything is perfect, but because God is at work.

Talk About It Together:

  • Where do we see growth in our family?
  • How can we encourage one another as we continue to grow in Christ?

Prayer:

Holy Spirit, help our family grow together in Christ. Teach us patience with one another, joy in the process, and faith in Your work among us. Help us encourage growth, celebrate progress, and trust You to shape our home according to Your will.
Amen.

Devotions, Teen Devotions

👧👦 Teen Devotional — Day 93

Rooted & Raised

“The Holy Spirit Helps Me Grow Spiritually”

📖 “But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”
 —2 Peter 3:18a (NKJV)

Spiritual growth doesn’t happen overnight. It happens through daily choices, daily surrender, and daily dependence on God. Some days you may feel like you’re growing. Other days you may feel stuck or discouraged. But growth is not measured by feelings, it’s measured by direction.

The Holy Spirit is the One who grows you.

He teaches you truth through God’s Word.
He convicts you when something needs to change.
He comforts you when growth feels painful.
He strengthens you to overcome sin patterns.
He helps you form godly habits.
He reshapes your attitudes and reactions.
He reveals areas where God wants to mature you.
He gives patience with the process.
He keeps drawing you closer to Jesus.

Spiritual growth includes learning to forgive more quickly, resisting temptation more consistently, responding with love instead of anger, choosing obedience over impulse, trusting God more deeply, depending less on yourself, and seeking God even when emotions fluctuate.

Growth often feels slow because God cares more about depth than speed. And just like physical growth, spiritual growth requires nourishment— time in Scripture, prayer, obedience, and humility.

The Holy Spirit is faithful to complete the work He began in you.

So don’t give up. Don’t compare your growth to others. Keep walking forward. You are growing—even when you can’t see it yet.

Talk About It:

  • Where do you feel like God is growing you right now?
  • What habit could help you stay consistent in spiritual growth?

Prayer:

Holy Spirit, help me grow spiritually. Teach me through God’s Word, change my heart where it needs shaping, and give me patience with the process. Help me grow closer to Jesus every day.
Amen.

Children's Devotionals, Devotions

🧒 Children’s Devotional — Day 93

Rooted & Raised

“The Holy Spirit Helps Me Grow More Like Jesus”

📖 “But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”
 —2 Peter 3:18a (NKJV)

When you follow Jesus, you don’t stay the same forever. God wants you to grow— to become more loving, more kind, more patient, and more like Jesus every day. Growing doesn’t happen all at once. It happens little by little.

The Holy Spirit helps you grow.

He teaches you new things from the Bible.
He helps you learn from mistakes.
He helps you love others better.
He helps you make better choices than before.
He helps you change when something isn’t right.
He helps you become more like Jesus over time.

Just like plants need water and sunshine to grow, your heart grows when you pray, read God’s Word, and listen to the Holy Spirit. And God is happy to help you grow.

Talk About It:

  • What is one way you want to grow to be more like Jesus?
  • How can the Holy Spirit help you grow this week?

Prayer:

Holy Spirit, help me grow to be more like Jesus. Teach me, guide me, and help me change in ways that make God happy. Thank You for helping me grow every day.
Amen.

Devotions, Women's Devotionals

🌿 Women’s Devotional — Day 93

Rooted & Raised

“The Holy Spirit Faithfully Grows Me Into Christlikeness”

📖 “Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.”
 —Philippians 1:6 (NKJV)

Spiritual growth is often quieter than we expect. It doesn’t always come with dramatic moments or instant change. More often, it comes through steady obedience, repeated surrender, and unseen faithfulness. You may feel impatient with yourself. You may notice areas where growth seems slow. You may be keenly aware of weaknesses that remain. And you may wonder why certain lessons keep returning. But the Holy Spirit is not discouraged by your process. He is committed to it.

Growth is not something you manage—it is something God accomplishes.

The Holy Spirit grows you by revealing truth at the right time, convicting without condemning, pruning what no longer bears fruit, strengthening areas that feel weak, forming Christlike character through daily obedience, using trials to deepen faith, using waiting to teach trust, using repetition to build endurance, and using surrender to shape humility.

Growth often happens in ordinary faithfulness—choosing obedience again, forgiving again, praying again, trusting again, showing up again.

The Spirit is not rushing you. He is refining you. He knows exactly what needs to grow, what needs to be released, and what needs more time. Your responsibility is not to perfect yourself. It is to remain yielded.

As you stay rooted in Christ, the Holy Spirit will continue His work— patiently, purposefully, and faithfully— until Christ is formed in you.

Reflect:

  • Where do you feel discouraged about your spiritual growth?
  • How might the Holy Spirit be working more deeply than you realize?

Prayer:

Holy Spirit, help me trust the work You are doing in me. When growth feels slow, give me patience. When I feel discouraged, remind me that You are faithful. Keep shaping my heart, refining my character, and growing me into the likeness of Christ. Help me remain yielded, trusting You to complete what You have begun.
Amen.

Devotions, Teen Devotions

👧👦 Teen Devotional — Day 92

Rooted & Raised

“The Holy Spirit Helps Me Follow Jesus Daily”

📖 “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.”
 —Luke 9:23 (NKJV)

Following Jesus is not a one-time decision. It is a daily choice. Some days it feels natural and joyful. Other days it feels costly, uncomfortable, or lonely.

Following Jesus means choosing His way over your own—His truth over popular opinion, His will over personal comfort, His values over cultural pressure. That is not easy.
And God never expected you to do it alone. The Holy Spirit helps you follow Jesus day by day.

He reminds you of Jesus’ words when you’re tempted to compromise.
He gives you strength to say no when sin looks appealing.
He helps you choose humility instead of pride.
He guides your steps when you’re unsure what to do next.
He convicts your heart when something is pulling you away from Christ.
He gives courage when following Jesus sets you apart.
He comforts you when obedience feels costly.
He keeps drawing your heart back to Jesus when distractions compete.

Following Jesus doesn’t mean having everything figured out. It means trusting Him enough to take the next step. Sometimes that step looks like obedience. Sometimes it looks like repentance. Sometimes it looks like waiting. Sometimes it looks like standing firm when others walk away.

The Holy Spirit does not rush you—but He does lead you. As you follow Jesus daily,
your heart is shaped, your faith deepens, and your life begins to reflect Christ more clearly.

Talk About It:

  • What makes following Jesus hardest for you right now?
  • What is one area where the Holy Spirit may be calling you to take a next step of obedience?

Prayer:

Holy Spirit, help me follow Jesus every day. Give me courage to choose His way, strength to resist temptation, and humility to obey even when it’s hard. Guide my steps and shape my heart so my life reflects Christ more and more.
Amen.

Children's Devotionals, Devotions

🧒 Children’s Devotional — Day 92

Rooted & Raised

“The Holy Spirit Helps Me Follow Jesus”

📖 “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.”
 —Matthew 16:24 (NKJV)

Following Jesus means choosing to walk His way every day.

It means loving others, doing what is right, telling the truth, forgiving when it’s hard,
and trusting Jesus even when things feel difficult. But following Jesus isn’t something you do by yourself.

The Holy Spirit helps you follow Him.

He reminds you of Jesus’ teachings.
He helps you choose right over wrong.
He gives you strength when obedience feels hard.
He helps you say no to sin and yes to God.
He comforts you when following Jesus feels lonely.
He guides you step by step.

You don’t have to know everything to follow Jesus. You just need a willing heart. And the Holy Spirit walks with you every step of the way.

Talk About It:

  • What is one way you can follow Jesus today?
  • How can the Holy Spirit help you make that choice?

Prayer:

Holy Spirit, help me follow Jesus. Teach me to love, obey, and trust Him every day. Thank You for guiding me and helping me grow.
Amen.