Spiritual Growth

Kristi Woods encourages faith growth with these tools, ideas, and conversations centered on the Bible, self-worth, love, prayer, and trust.

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Bolden Your Faith by Memorizing This Scripture and More

Do you want to bolden your faith by memorizing Scripture? Here’s your chance! It’s #WORD18. Bolden Your Faith This year readers and I are memorizing Psalm 34.  The whole thing. You’re invited to join us. We’re just over halfway depositing these scriptures in the heart in 2018.(Find past verses here–scroll down to the Memory Verses.)…

Ever Wondered What a Christian Should Pursue? Find It Here.

Ever Wondered What a Christian Should Pursue? Find It Here.

Have you ever wondered what a Christian should pursue? The thought has crossed my mind. Maybe it has yours too. Psalm 34:14, our next memory verse, lays it out in plain view. Isn’t God good?! Christians Should Pursue This We’re called to depart from evil. Followers of Christ are also called to:  Do good. Seek…

Winter sunset with bare tree and Christian blogpost title overlayed: A Prayer to Support Your Father this Father's Day

A Prayer to Support Your Father this Father’s Day

A Father’s Day prayer–it’s a good thing. Mighty in the spiritual realm. Prayer always is simply because our God hears. But first, how about a question or two? What’s a father? How would you describe a father’s–any father’s–attributes? My list looks something like this: That’s a beginning. I found myself smiling as the list grew….

Rejection, Free, Devotional

Wounded by Rejection? Grab Your Free 3-Day Devotional Now

  Have you ever felt the sting of rejection? Has someone else’s “you’re not good enough” or “I don’t want you” injected its venom? Hand raising high here. Rejection hurts, doesn’t it? For years, I limped around, wounded and swollen with stinger still penetrating while rejection continued to pump its venom into my veins. Old…

Wronged and Wounded? What Would Jesus Do?

Wronged and Wounded? What Would Jesus Do?

What would Jesus do? Wounded when wronged – it happens, doesn’t it? And goodness, forget forgiveness in those tough situations. After all, we’ve been wronged: wounded by their words, hurt by their intentions, maimed by their force. They simply don’t deserve our forgiveness. Right? But what would Jesus do? (Remember that saying from years past…