A few weeks ago, we published our latest Featured Devotional by our editor in chief, Russ Ewell, entitled “The Blueprint for Living Spiritually: A five-step journey to a soul connection with God, through the footsteps of Jesus.”

We are excited to let you know that you can now listen to the Blueprint in its entirety on our website so you can listen as you read along. 

We are introducing a new show format, called Deep Reads, in which we will narrate Featured Devotionals and release them as episodes on our podcast feed regularly.

To give you the best possible listening experience, we had this voiced by a great narrator rather than autogenerated text-to-speech. We will also be releasing smaller episodes for each section to allow you to more easily listen to the part you are looking to study. 

We hope Deep Reads helps you get the most out of The Blueprint for Living Spiritually and many of our future devotionals! If you have any other ideas or requests, don’t hesitate to reply to this email, or drop us a line at [email protected].

00:00 Introduction

10:12 Soul on Fire

17:22 Soul Care

27:00 Soul Connection

32:59 Soul Purpose

42:38 Soul Power

51:32 Conclusion

God loves us and is capable of doing far more than we could ask or imagine. He not only desires for us to grow but also enjoys the process of helping us become who we’re meant to be. Check out this Scripture Playlist to learn how God wants us to grow and change our lives.

Show Notes

Ephesians 1:5-8 NCV

Isaiah 41:10 TPT

Philippians 1:9 CEV

Hebrews 6:10-12 ERV

2 Peter 1:5-8 CEV

Galatians 6:9-10 NLT

Galatians 5:25-26 MSG

Philippians 3:12-14 NCV

Ephesians 4:15-16 NLT

Many things in life can lead us to the bottom of a pit—from challenging circumstances to problems of our own making—but in the end, it doesn’t really matter how we got there. What matters is we have a God who can always lift us out.

Listen to these verses of the Bible on how David teaches us how to pray our way out of any murky pit.

Chapters:

0:00 Introduction

1:14 Admit to God that you need his help.

1:42 Remember how God has moved in the past.

2:24 Surrender your will to God because he is good.

3:00 Pray about how your experience could help others.

3:34 Take responsibility for your own sins and ask for forgiveness.

4:11 Trust God to have your back.

4:50 Leave it in God’s hands.

Show Notes

Psalm 40:1-2 NIrV

Psalm 40:3-6 NIrV

Psalm 40:6-8 NIrV

Psalm 40:9-10 NIrV

Psalm 40:11-13 NIrV

Psalm 40:14-16 NIrV

Psalm 40:17 NIrV

Negative thoughts about ourselves can be debilitating and discouraging. Left unchecked, they can completely take over our minds and stop us from seeing ourselves and our lives from God’s perspective. God loves the deepest parts of who we are, and his purpose for us is greater than any flaw we may feel that we have.

Listen to these verses of the Bible to combat self-criticism with God’s love and truth.

Show Notes

Isaiah 55:8-9 ERV

Ephesians 2:10 NLT

1 John 3:19-21 Voice

1 John 3:18-20 MSG

Psalm 139:13-14,16 NIV

1 Samuel 16:7 NLT

Hebrews 3:12-13 CEV

Philippians 4:8 CEV

2 Corinthians 12:8-10 NLT

Judges 6:15-16 NLT

Jeremiah 1:5-8 NLT

Psalm 139:17-18 NLT

Zephaniah 3:17 NLT

Romans 8:1-2 BSB

Isaiah 43:1 NLT

2 Corinthians 10:4-5 NCV

God cares about what we really think, not just about what we do. Instead of filling our minds with negative thoughts that make us feel guilty and distant from God, we can listen to his Word and train ourselves to think the way he does. His thoughts are higher than and completely different from ours. As we let him influence our thoughts, we will learn to think positively and spiritually about both ourselves and the world around us. 

Let’s listen to this Scripture Playlist to learn what it means to have a positive thought life!

Show Notes

Isaiah 55:8-9 NLT

Psalm 139:1-2 NCV

Hebrews 4:12-13 NLT

1 Samuel 16:7 TLB

Proverbs 4:23 NCV

Ephesians 4:23 NLT

Romans 12:2 NLT

Hebrews 3:12 CEV

Colossians 3:15-16 CEV

Psalm 19:14 CEV

Colossians 3:2 NIV

Matthew 5:8 ERV

Matthew 6:31-34 NLT

Philippians 4:8-9 NLT

When our personal conviction comes from the Bible, we will be strong, courageous, and faithful to God through the ups and downs of life. We will also find the power and motivation to make changes in our lives, even when they’re not easy. We’ll be on our way to the full and satisfying life God wants us to live. 

Let’s listen to this Scripture Playlist to learn how to become a person of conviction. 

Show Notes

Hebrews 11:1 AMP

1 Thessalonians 1:4-7 NIV

Joshua 14:6-9 NIV

Hebrews 3:12-14 NIV

Luke 13:31-33 NIV

Acts 20:22-24 AMP

Romans 14:23 NLT

Romans 15:1-2 AMP

1 Corinthians 1:10 BSB

Colossians 4:12 AMPC

Hebrews 13:7 AMP

Anxiety is a feeling of worry, nervousness, and uneasiness. It’s an emotion that everyone experiences to different degrees, but it can affect our faith and make it hard to see beyond what’s right in front of us. Rather than letting anxiety drive us away from God, we can choose to let it bring us humbly toward him.

Listen to this Scripture Playlist of the Bible about anxiety and how our relationship with God can help us beat it.

Show Notes

Mark 4:19 NLT

Psalm 94:18-19 AMP

‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭5:6-7‬ ‭AMP

Deuteronomy‬ ‭31:8‬ ‭NIV

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6:30-33‬ ‭MSG

Psalm 55:2,5-8,22 VOICE

1 John 4:18  NIV

Philippians 4:6-7 GW

Proverbs‬ ‭11:25‬ ‭NLT

Psalm 23:4 NLT

Attaching to God is one of the greatest and most transformative experiences anyone can have. It's also incredibly challenging. Attachment requires a level of vulnerability that can feel uncomfortable, but it's worth it because it allows amazing things to happen in our lives.

Listen to this Scripture Playlist to learn to enjoy opening your heart to God and the deep connection with him that comes as a result.

Show Notes

John 15:4 GW

John 1:18 NIV

Psalm 90:1 AMP

Isaiah 49:15-16 Voice

Psalm 62:8 Voice

Psalm 61:2-4 NLT

Psalm 139:1-5 CEV

Psalm 139:23-24 NLT

Isaiah 28:12-13 NIrV

Matthew 13:15 NLT

Isaiah 43:10 NLT

Psalm 131:1-2 NLT

1 John 2:5 Voice

Colossians 2:18-19 NLT

James 4:7-8 TLB

Ephesians 3:17-19 NLT

Psalm 73:28 AMP

Every day is a new day with God. He calls us to use our pasts to grow closer to him, not hold us back. God is a God of fresh starts, growth, and change. Whether it’s past pains, hurts, experiences, accomplishments, God wants us to look forward to his life and plan for us.

Listen to this Scripture Playlist to learn how to let go of our pasts and move forward in faith!

Show Notes:

Philippians 3:12-14 CEV

Jeremiah 29:11 GW

Titus 3:7 ERV

Revelation 21:4 CEV

Isaiah 43:18-19 AMP

Ephesians 3:20-21 AMP

2 Corinthians 5:17 CEV

1 Corinthians 10:13 VOICE

Nehemiah 9:12,16-17 NIrV

Habakkuk 2:3 AMP

Romans 15:4 AMP

Hebrews 10:32-39 GW

Philippians 1:6 CEV

Habakkuk 3:19 AMP

Romans 8:18 NIrV

Romans 8:28 Voice

2 Corinthians 4:17-18 NIrV

Psalm 37:5 NET

Psalm 73:24 NLT

Ephesians 2:10 NLT

In this Mini Quiet Time, we learn how to handle painful feelings of discouragement in our spiritual lives. Jesus came for the moments we feel bruised and low. His goal was to serve people, and when we share that goal, there is no way we can fail. Through a story about four faithful friends in the Bible (along with a little inspiration from the holiday classic It's a Wonderful Life), we'll learn how to change our perspective and experience the truly wonderful life God wants us to enjoy. Join us for this episode about how no one is a failure who has friends.