God Makes No Mistakes—Two2Grow, Wednesday, September 23 “I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” Psalm 139:14 NIVA post by Emelie Stenhammar, MDIf you look at yourself in the mirror and a negative thought enters your mind, you can be sure it was not from God.I want to emphasize that again: If, when looking at yourself in the mirro...  Read More

God Only Uses Strong People, Right? Wrong! —Two2Grow, Tuesday, September 22 “Yet we who have this spiritual treasure are like common clay pots, in order to show that the supreme power belongs to God, not to us.” 2 Corinthians 4:7 GNBHave you ever been struck by this thought: “God can’t use me because I’m too weak”?Today’s Scripture reveals that to be a lie meant to hold us back from being used by ...  Read More

When You Don’t Know What to Pray—Two2Grow, Monday, September 21 “Lord, have mercy on my son.” Matthew 17:15aAll of us, I’m sure, have come to situations when we don’t know how to pray. It can be a personal challenge or something a family member or friend is going through. Or it can be facing conflict and having enemies working against you. How can you start praying?Probably the most common prayer ...  Read More

Unshakable —Two2Grow, Saturday, September 19 “Since we are receiving a Kingdom that is unshakable, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe.” Hebrews 12:28 NLTAnyone who has experienced an earthquake knows the feeling when literally everything around them is shaking and there is no fixed point that remains stable.The circumstances of life can sometimes make us fee...  Read More

Life under the Son—Two2Grow, Friday, September 18 “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.” Ecclesiastes 1:2 NIVWhen you read the book of Ecclesiastes, you might wonder, how could today’s verse really be in the Word of God? Would God ever inspire a writer to say that everything is meaningless? Obviously, God did. But why?As you read through the...  Read More

How to Respond to a Negative Report—Two2Grow, Thursday, September 17 “Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers and read it. Then he went up to the temple of the Lord and spread it out before the Lord.” 2 Kings 19:14 NIVHave you ever received a letter, email, SMS, or social media post that felt like a gut punch? Perhaps from a doctor, a bank, a close friend, or a job. What do you do with a ...  Read More

Listen—Two2Grow, Wednesday, September 16 “While you were doing all these things, declares the Lord, I spoke to you again and again, but you did not listen; I called you, but you did not answer.” Jeremiah 7:13 NIVThere is a story I love about a young boy who passed by a house where a group of adults were outside and looked upset. The child asked what was going on and found out that the owner of the...  Read More

Believe God— Two2Grow, Tuesday, September 15 “And the scripture was fulfilled that says, ‘Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,’ and he was called God’s friend.” James 2:23 NIVGod wants us to trust Him, and when we do, it pleases Him. There is a special smile from heaven over us when we live by faith, and we enter into a closer walk with God.Abraham stands as an exampl...  Read More

A Word That Sets You Free— Two2Grow, Monday, September 14 Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28 NIV By Emelie Stenhammar, MDI have a note in my Bible next to this verse that says, “23rd of March 2022.” That was a date when God spoke to me through this verse and set my heart at peace when I was worried about heading into a longer period of hard work...  Read More

Free from Shame—Two2Grow, Saturday, September 12 “Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame.” Psalm 34:5 NIVShame is a powerful enemy that seeks to take control of our lives.I know Sophia (not her real name) very well. When she was left alone with three children after her husband chose a younger woman, she was gripped by a powerful spirit of shame at having been d...  Read More

Not Alarmed—Two2Grow, Friday, September 11 “You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.” Matthew 24:6 NIVI remember exactly where I was when I heard the news of 9/11. I was serving the Lord as a missionary in Kenya, leading a school of ministry there. It was hard to find news, so I went to a hotel that had...  Read More

What Is Better—Two2Grow, Thursday, September 10 “‘Martha, Martha,’ the Lord answered, ‘you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.’” Luke 10:41–42 NIVBy Josephine StenhammarIn today’s text, we find the story of Jesus coming to the house of Martha and her sister Mary. Mary chooses ...  Read More