Read, Pray, Walk: Forty-Day Challenge
Daily Devotional Based on the Gospel of John
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Day 11 Read John 6:22–59. Pray John 17:1–2. After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed: “Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you. For you granted him authority over all people that he might give eternal life to all those you have given him.” Lord, glorify yourself through my family and circle of influence. Walk one mile. My thoughts As I was reading this passage this morning, I felt my heart tug with the question, “Do you trust the story?” When the people asked, “What must we do to do the works God requires?” my heart was stirred. The answer of believing in Jesus just doesn’t seem like enough. It seems like I have to do more. It seems like I have to be more. Then, I have to ask myself, “Why?” I think it’s because I struggle to trust the story. God is providing a way to peace with him. This way doesn’t require my works. It doesn’t need to reflect my perfection. I can’t earn it or pay for it. From the beginning, God told Adam and Eve to trust the relationship and not seek more. God told the Israelites to trust the manna and not gather more. Jesus told the followers to trust in his words and not do more. I like to seek and gather and do. It makes me feel good. It makes me feel like I’m in control. It makes me feel needed and worthy. And yet over and over, God says, I am all that you need—period. Trust what I’m telling you. Trust the story. Your turn
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God often calls us toward a more intentional walk with him. When Stefanie Kipfer felt this stirring in her heart, God inspired her to organize a group of women to pursue him. The plan consisted of a three-part challenge including reading and prayer plans as well as a walking regimen. In the midst of the challenge, Stefanie also sent daily text messages with her thoughts and reflections on the scripture. After encouragement from these women, Read, Pray, Walk was born. In a daily devotional designed to encourage Christians to draw closer to the Lord, Stefanie leans on the book of John to guide believers through specific verses while offering thoughtful reflections and applications as well as opportunities to journal thoughts, feelings, and prayers. Through her guidance, believers—either individually or with a group—will read God’s word, pray wholeheartedly, and walk a mile every day for forty days to fill their lives with more peace and purpose. Read, Pray, Walk: Forty-Day Challenge uses the Gospel of John to encourage believers to draw closer to the Lord, even with busy schedules.
About the Author
Stefanie Kipfer, a born-again believer since age seventeen, is a devoted wife and mother of three. After earning a degree in education, she taught in a small, Christian school and worked as a children’s librarian. Currently, Stefanie is helping her husband run their business. When she isn’t driving carpool or experimenting in the kitchen, she enjoys serving her church family, volunteering in the school, or reading.