Finding Meaning in the Have-Tos—Two2Grow, Tuesday, October 13 “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters” Colossians 3:23 NIVBy Emelie Stenhammar, MDToday’s verse is a remedy against meaninglessness. Whatever you do for the Lord becomes meaningful. And if we do everything for the Lord, then everything becomes meaningful.Can everything really be...  Read More

If Jesus Comes Today, He Will Find Me Faithful—Two2Grow, Monday, October 12 “When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?” Luke 18:8b NIVJesus asked whether He would find faith on the earth when He returns. The Greek word translated “faith” is pistis, which can also carry the meaning of faithfulness. Jesus’ question therefore challenges us to consider whether He will find people who...  Read More

Growth in times of Deception—Two2Grow, Saturday, October 10 “And the people of Berea were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, and they listened eagerly to Paul’s message. They searched the Scriptures day after day to see if Paul and Silas were teaching the truth.” Acts 17:11 NLT“If the devil can’t deceive you, he can’t defeat you” is a saying that hits the nail on the head. The devil is a...  Read More

Follow Your Heart—Two2Grow, Friday, October 9 “My heart says of you, ‘Seek his face!’ Your face, Lord, I will seek.” Psalm 27:8 NIVThere are many voices seeking to influence our actions and decisions. The most important thing is to listen to the voice of your heart. The Holy Spirit lives inside you and will direct your heart in the way you should go.I had spent three years teaching daily at a scho...  Read More

Into the Light—Two2Grow, Thursday, October 8 “Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.” James 5:16 NIVWe are at war with sin and the devil, and we constantly need to be awake and on our alert.The devil’s greatest tactic is to work in the dark: to get us isolated and to keep things hidden, making us think that we can handle things on our own. But ...  Read More

Worship Anyway—Two2Grow, Wednesday, October 7 “About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.” Acts 16:25 NIVBy Emelie Stenhammar, MDPaul and Silas were in prison in Philippi. They had been put in jail because they had driven a demon out of a slave girl. She was free and probably happy, but the people who thought they owned her ...  Read More

Watch Out for Scams—Two2Grow, Tuesday, October 6 “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. Genesis 3:4 NIVWe are surrounded by scams, research suggests. We are bombarded by scam emails, AI-generated social media posts, phone calls, fake advertisements, and so on.I remember the first scam email that I got about 20 years ago, which told me that a wealthy military general in Africa...  Read More

I Trust You—Two2Grow, Monday, October 5 “In you, Lord my God, I put my trust.” Psalm 25:1 NIVTrusting God is more than worship on Sunday—it is a way of life. To live by faith is to continually and intentionally direct our hope to God.The little phrase “I trust you” has brought me through many difficult situations and has turned problems into praise. I’ve learned that when my mind drifts off to dwe...  Read More

Everything for Jesus—Two2Grow, Saturday, October 3 “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters.” Colossians 3:23 NIVBy Josephine StenhammarI don’t know about you, but sometimes it can feel like days just come and go. We might go to the same job, do the same chores, and life just seems to roll on. It might not always feel like we are serving God ...  Read More

Out of Nothing—Two2Grow, Friday, October 2 “I lift up my eyes to the mountains— where does my help come from? 2My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.” Psalm 121:1–2 NIVWe can learn from God’s people in the Old Testament what to do when we are in deep trouble and face obstacles much greater than ourselves: to remind ourselves of the greatness of God and especially that God is t...  Read More

You Will Overtake the King and His Chariot—Two2Grow, Thursday, October 1 “The power of the Lord came on Elijah and, tucking his cloak into his belt, he ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.” 1 Kings 18:46 NIVHave you ever felt like everyone was going faster than you? They were reaching their goals and achieving success while you were just trudging along, waiting for a break that never comes? S...  Read More

Keep On Doing Good—Two2Grow, Wednesday, September 30 "But I said, ‘I have labored in vain; I have spent my strength for nothing at all. Yet what is due me is in the Lord's hand, and my reward is with my God.’" Isaiah 49:4 NIVBy Emelie Stenhammar, MDI was backing out of a parking lot outside of church once, when I had just gotten my driver’s license. I accidentally hit another car, and part of thei...  Read More