Daily Devotions
We hope you’ll enjoy the daily devotions provided by, Girl Friends in God, Mary Southerland, Sharon Jaynes & Gwen Smith. The devotions are shown just for the month in which they are dated, For more devotions by Girl Friends In God click here.
Girlfriends in God is a non-denominational devotion and conference ministry that crosses generational and racial boundaries to bring the Body of Christ together as believers. Just as God sent Ruth to Naomi and Mary to Elizabeth, God continues to use women to encourage and equip other women in their spiritual journey.
May 17, 2012-Trusting God with My Family
By: Mary Southerland − Today’s Truth Proverbs 14:1 (NCV) “A wise woman strengthens her family, but a foolish woman destroys hers by what she does.”
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May 16, 2012-Taking Every Thought Captive Part 5
By Sharon Jaynes – Today’s Truth “We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive
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May 15, 2012-Taking Every Thought Captive Part 4
By Sharon Jaynes – Today’s Truth “We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to
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May 14, 2012-Trust God with Your Time
By Mary Southerland – Today’s Truth Ephesians 5:15-16 (ESV) “Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use
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May 11, 2012-Taking Every Thought Captive Part 3
By Sharon Jaynes − Today’s Truth “[Inasmuch as we] refute arguments and theories and reasonings and every proud and lofty thing that sets itself up
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May 10, 2012-The Spiritual Cancer
By Mary Southerland − Today’s Truth God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble” (James 4:6, NIV). Friend to Friend C.S. Lewis called
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May 9, 2012-Taking Every Thought Captive Part 2
By Sharon Jaynes − Today’s Truth “For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does.The weapons we fight
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May 8, 2012-The Forever People
By Mary Southerland − Today’s Truth Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the
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May 7, 2012-Taking Every Thought Captive Part 1
By Sharon Jaynes − Today’s Truth “We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking
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If You Want Joy … Real Joy-May 4, 2012
By Mary Southerland − Today’s Truth “I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly” (John 10:10, NKJV).
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May 3, 2012-Giving our Children to God
By Sharon Jaynes − Today’s Truth: “Everything is possible for him who believes,” (Mark 9:23 NIV). Friend to Friend Once a distraught father had an
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May 2, 2012-Run!
By Mary Southerland – Today’s Truth Don’t turn off the road of goodness; keep away from evil paths (Proverbs 4:27, NCV). Friend to Friend At
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May 1, 2012 – Oil for My Lamp
By Sharon Jaynes – Today’s Truth “Her lamp does not go out at night…” (Proverbs 31:18 NIV). Friend to Friend Driving along the coast and
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March 30, 2012-What is Normal?
By Mary Southerland – Today’s Truth 1 Peter 4:12-13 “Do not be surprised at the painful things you are now suffering. These things are testing
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March 29, 2012-The Slippery Slope of Comparison
By Sharon Jaynes – Today’s Truth “He is before all things, and in him all things hold together,” (Colossians 1:17 NIV). Friend to Friend OK
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March 28, 2012-Service With a Smile
By Mary Southerland – Today’s Truth Romans 12:10 “Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves.” Friend to Friend The
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March 27, 2012-It’s Not Over Till It’s Over
By Sharon Jaynes – Today’s Truth “But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord, Jesus Christ,” (1 Corinthians 15:57 NIV).
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March 26, 2012-Learning to Abide
By Mary Southerland – Today’s Truth John 15:4-5 “Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it
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March 23, 2012-What if Jesus were in the Boat with You?
By Sharon Jaynes – Today’s Truth “I will never leave you nor forsake you,” (Hebrews 13:5 NKJV). Friend to Friend She was among an eager
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March 22, 2012-Running to Win
By Gwen Smith – Today’s Truth I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. (Philippians 3:12) Friend
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March 21, 2012-Battling the Three Headed Monster of Inferiority, Insecurity, and Inadequacy
By Sharon Jaynes – Today’s Truth “Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God,” (2
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March 20, 2012-The Beatitudes of Anger Management, Part 2
By Mary Southerland – Today’s Truth “In your anger, do not sin” (Ephesians 4:26). Friend to Friend A minister was making a wooden trellis to
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March 19, 2012-The Beatitudes of Anger Management, Part 1
By Mary Southerland – Today’s Truth “In your anger, do not sin” (Ephesians 4:26). Friend to Friend Everyone has to deal with anger. The challenge
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March 16, 2012-Through The Veil
By Gwen Smith – Today’s Truth “Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a
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March 15, 2012-Will You Move Forward or Turn Back?
By Sharon Jaynes – Today’s Truth “Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her,” (Ruth 1:14 NIV). Friend to Friend Have you
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March 14, 2012-How to Avoid Bankruptcy
By Mary Southerland – Today’s Truth Proverbs 25:28 “Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self-control” (NIV). Friend To
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March 13, 2012-You are Who God Says You Are
By Sharon Jaynes – Today’s Truth: “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!”
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March 12, 2012-The Lesson of the Missing “B”
By Mary Southerland – Today’s Truth Romans 12:5 “So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.” Friend
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March 9, 2012-The Trust Fall
By Gwen Smith – Today’s Truth But when I am afraid, I will put my trust in you (Psalm 56:3, ESV). Friend to Friend Our arms
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March 8, 2012-Turning Aside to See
By Sharon Jaynes – Today’s Truth “Jesus turned and saw her. “Take heart, daughter,” he said, “your faith has healed you,” (Matthew 9:22 NIV). Friend to Friend All
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March 7, 2012-Just Give Me Jesus
By Mary Southerland – Today’s Truth Give thanks to the God of gods. His love endures forever (Psalm 136:2, NIV). Friend to Friend I know
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March 6, 2012-Are You Living Below the Bar?
By Sharon Jaynes – Today’s Truth “So Mephibosheth ate at David’s table like one of the king’s sons” (2 Samuel 9:11 NIV). Friend to Friend
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March 5, 2012-Like a Child
By Mary Southerland – Today’s Truth Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never
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March 2, 2012-The Aroma of Christ
By Mary Southerland – Today’s Truth But thanks be to God, who always leads us as captives in Christ’s triumphal procession and uses us to
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March 1, 2012-What’s Your Temperature?
By Gwen Smith – Today’s Truth “Search Me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be
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December 27, 2011-On Our Way Home
By Mary Southerland – Today’s Truth Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The
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