70 Before 20
- Seeking Him
- January 1, 2020
Are you teaching your children the importance of seeking the Lord? Read or Listen →
Resources by Topic: Time Management
An Examined Life
- Seeking Him
- December 31, 2019
Rather than just creating another set of resolutions this year, ask God what He would want you to do. Read or Listen →
A Spiritual Checkup
- Seeking Him
- December 30, 2019
Isn’t it about time for you to schedule a spiritual checkup? Read or Listen →
There Is Enough Time
- Seeking Him
- July 2, 2019
There is enough time to do everything that is on God’s to-do list for my day. Read or Listen →
Priorities
- Seeking Him
- June 10, 2019
Is there anything keeping you from making daily time with God a priority? Read or Listen →
Your To-Do List
- Seeking Him
- May 20, 2019
What guides your to-do list? Read or Listen →
Check with the Lord
- Seeking Him
- January 10, 2019
There are lots of good activities, but that doesn’t mean they are all God’s priorities for us. Read or Listen →
Evaluating Our Schedules
- Seeking Him
- January 8, 2019
Every once in a while we need to slow down and evaluate our schedules. Read or Listen →
Even a Horse?
- Seeking Him
- January 4, 2019
Challenge your children to make godly resolutions this year. Read or Listen →
God's Power
- Seeking Him
- January 3, 2019
Will you be making a resolution to live an examined life? Read or Listen →
Looking Back / Looking Forward, Day 2
- Revive Our Hearts
- January 1, 2019
The final months of 2018 have seen an avalanche of bad news. Many families are struggling and wondering about their future. Read or Listen →
Looking Back / Looking Forward, Day 1
- Revive Our Hearts
- December 31, 2018
What are your New Year’s resolutions? Many people focus on diet, exercise, and finances. These resolutions can be helpful, but there are more important ones. Read or Listen →
The Will of the Father
- Seeking Him
- September 27, 2018
Maybe it's time to sit still. Read or Listen →
One Basic Issue
- Seeking Him
- September 10, 2018
There’s one basic issue that will determine how you respond to anything today. Read or Listen →
Engaging the Crowd
- Revive Our Hearts
- August 17, 2018
Do you ever feel like everybody needs something from you? If so, you’re in good company. Jesus knew what that was like. Read or Listen →
Accomplishing His Agenda
- Seeking Him
- June 19, 2018
Ask God to help you focus on His agenda. He’ll give you all the time you need. Read or Listen →
Refreshed in God’s Presence
- Revive Our Hearts
- February 2, 2018
Shona and her husband share what they learned in the valley of depression about emotional, physical, and spiritual health. Read or Listen →
The Value of Rest
- Revive Our Hearts
- February 1, 2018
When’s the last time you truly took a day of rest? On that day, did you experience quiet? Was your phone switched off? You're invited to a new pattern of rest. Read or Listen →
Healthy Patterns of Work and Rest
- Revive Our Hearts
- January 31, 2018
Do you spend relaxation time at the end of the day with Facebook or Instagram? Dr. Shona Murray says your mind isn’t actually relaxing while online. Read or Listen →
Developing Healthy Habits
- Revive Our Hearts
- January 30, 2018
Shona Murray called her husband and said, “I can’t do this anymore.” How do you know when it’s time to press through difficulty? Read or Listen →
How to Avoid Burnout
- Revive Our Hearts
- January 29, 2018
Shona Murray was busy doing things for God’s kingdom when she had an emotional crash. She had been neglecting health and rest, and it caught up with her. Read or Listen →
Examining Our Habits
- Seeking Him
- January 23, 2018
Have you resolved to glorify God in every habit of your life? Read or Listen →
A Little Profit
- Seeking Him
- January 3, 2018
Being consistent in the little things helps to be more consistent in bigger disciplines. Read or Listen →
Resolutions on Time
- Seeking Him
- January 2, 2018
Resolved to be Kind
- Seeking Him
- January 1, 2018
The Last Hour
- Seeking Him
- December 28, 2017
If I Could Do it All Over Again
- Revive Our Hearts
- December 27, 2017
Do you ever wish you could learn practical wisdom from leaders? Jon Gauger asked several for practical wisdom on how to spend time. Read or Listen →
Eternal Resolutions
- Seeking Him
- December 26, 2017
Schedule and Priorities
- Seeking Him
- November 20, 2017
There will always be enough time for you to do everything on God’s to-do list. Read or Listen →
The Schedule
- Seeking Him
- November 13, 2017
What motivates your activities? Read or Listen →
Busy for God
- Seeking Him
- November 2, 2017
It’s easy to get so busy serving others that we don’t have time to cultivate intimacy with God ourselves. Read or Listen →
How Do I Set Priorities?
- Seeking Him
- August 31, 2017
Be sure your decisions are based on God’s priorities for your life. Read or Listen →
Meeting the President
- Seeking Him
- August 8, 2017
God wants an appointment with you. Read or Listen →
Biblical Activities
- Seeking Him
- January 12, 2017
Is your life an example to younger women? Read or Listen →
If I Could Do It All Over Again, ...
- Revive Our Hearts
- January 11, 2017
What would you do if you could live your life over again? When you consider the answer to that question, it will affect the way you live today. Read or Listen →
If I Could Do It All Over Again, ...
- Revive Our Hearts
- January 10, 2017
Do you ever feel weighed down by failures? Nancy will show how to give your failures to the Lord and walk with Him into new things He has for you to do. Read or Listen →
If I Could Do It All Over Again, ...
- Revive Our Hearts
- January 9, 2017
Nancy provides practical insights on using your time and opportunities well. She reflects on what she would do differently if she could live her life again. Read or Listen →
If I Could Do It All Over Again, ...
- Revive Our Hearts
- January 6, 2017
If someone you respect talks about regrets they have in life, you should listen. Maybe you can avoid their mistakes and not have that same regret. Read or Listen →
If I Could Do It All Over Again, ...
- Revive Our Hearts
- January 5, 2017
Do you ever wish you could learn from the practical wisdom of leaders? Jon Gauger has asked some for practical wisdom on how they spend their time. Read or Listen →
If I Could Do It All Over Again, ...
- Revive Our Hearts
- January 4, 2017
When Jon Gauger was a student, he once ran a long touchdown—headed the wrong way. He applies that to life to make sure you’re headed toward the right goal. Read or Listen →
Wisdom for Daily Life with Mark DeMoss, Day ...
- Revive Our Hearts
- December 28, 2016
In a world of email, instant messaging, and phone texts, how can you deliver a message that will really cut through the clutter? Read or Listen →
Wisdom for Daily Life with Mark DeMoss, Day ...
- Revive Our Hearts
- December 27, 2016
Mark DeMoss says the best time to read the Bible and pray is early in the morning. He says waiting until later in the day leaves room for more distractions. Read or Listen →
Wisdom for Daily Life with Mark DeMoss, Day ...
- Revive Our Hearts
- December 26, 2016
When Mark DeMoss was a young man, he observed people in the last stages of life. Most of those people had the exact same regrets. Find out why. Read or Listen →
Crazy Busy, Day 2
- Revive Our Hearts
- November 15, 2016
Do you ever feel like life is a battle you lose every day? That all you’re doing is scrambling through your to-do list before doing it again tomorrow? Read or Listen →
Crazy Busy, Day 1
- Revive Our Hearts
- November 14, 2016
Kevin DeYoung says some heart attitudes are leading people to be “crazy busy.” He will help you identify those dangerous patterns and show you how to escape. Read or Listen →
A Restless, Foolish Heart
- Revive Our Hearts
- September 23, 2015
"I’m busy." We all say that to each other frequently. But sometimes busyness is a mark of a full life lived for God’s glory, and sometimes it's not. Read or Listen →
Healthy Rhythms in a Family
- Revive Our Hearts
- September 5, 2014
You’re always teaching your kids—through your words and your example. Find out why living out an authentic faith makes a difference to the next generation. Read or Listen →
A Rhythm of Work and Rest
- Revive Our Hearts
- September 3, 2014
Do you ever feel like life is a battle you lose every day? That all you’re doing is scrambling through your to-do list before doing it again tomorrow? Read or Listen →
The Villain with 1000 Faces
- Revive Our Hearts
- September 2, 2014
Kevin DeYoung says some heart attitudes are leading people to be “crazy busy.” He will help you identify those dangerous patterns and show you how to escape. Read or Listen →
How to Embrace a Life of Vitality
- Revive Our Hearts
- December 28, 2012
Are you worshiping God through your finances? How about your relationships? What about diet and exercise? Be challenged to devote every area to the Lord. Read or Listen →
Re-thinking the Spiritual Life
- Revive Our Hearts
- December 27, 2012
What’s involved with your spiritual life? Prayer and Bible reading? Listen to the next Revive Our Hearts and be challenged to re-think that list. Read or Listen →
Better than a New Year’s Resolution
- Revive Our Hearts
- December 26, 2012
Plenty of people make New Year’s resolutions only to break them. Nancy presents something you might find to be more meaningful than a set of resolutions. Read or Listen →
Returning to Your First Love
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 17, 2011
We all learn something from our dads. It could be tying a shoe or riding a bike. Or it could be fear, anger, or a sense of abandonment. Read or Listen →
Guard Your Heart
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 15, 2011
The things you display on the outside—your words and actions—reflect what’s on the inside. Join Nancy and learn how to guard your heart. Read or Listen →
Trust and Obey
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 14, 2011
Sovereignty. It sounds like a big, complicated word. But our approach to God’s sovereignty influences the way we approach situations every single day. Read or Listen →
Start Your Day with God
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 13, 2011
How do you spend the first part of your day? Do you turn on the weather channel for that updated forecast or glance through the newspaper? Read or Listen →
Buy Some Stamps
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 8, 2011
In a world of email, instant messaging, and phone texts, how can you deliver a message that will really cut through the clutter? Read or Listen →
Giving to God First
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 7, 2011
Mark DeMoss says the best time to read the Bible and pray is early in the morning. He says waiting until later in the day leaves room for more distractions. Read or Listen →
Number Your Days
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 6, 2011
When Mark DeMoss was a young man, he observed people in the last stages of life. Most of those people had the exact same regrets. Find out why, today. Read or Listen →
We Have Everything We Need
- Revive Our Hearts
- May 13, 2011
If you know Christ, you are rich. The national debt can’t change that. The unemployment rate can’t change it. Gas prices can’t affect it. Read or Listen →
Our Confidence
- Revive Our Hearts
- May 12, 2011
Here's good news about adversity: It shows you what's in your heart. So when your finances, your patience, or your ability is being squeezed where do you focus? Read or Listen →
Facing the Future with Faith
- Revive Our Hearts
- May 11, 2011
This year our world has witnessed a major earthquake, a tsunami followed by a nuclear emergency, and more. What occupies your mind during a crisis? Read or Listen →
The Beauty of Setting Priorities
- Revive Our Hearts
- March 4, 2011
Discipline. Most people cringe at that word. But Anne Ortlund says that when you put some disciplines in place, your life will be marked by beauty. Read or Listen →
What Makes a Woman Truly Beautiful?
- Revive Our Hearts
- March 3, 2011
What makes a woman beautiful? Our world is obsessed with that question, spending a fortune in cosmetics, surgery, and dieting products. Read or Listen →
God's Power
- Seeking Him
- January 3, 2011
Rather than creating just another set of resolutions this year, ask God what He wants you to do. Read or Listen →
Time Robbers
- Revive Our Hearts
- December 31, 2010
How much of your time falls victim to “time robbers"? Today Nancy Leigh DeMoss defines what those might be and helps us recognize and remedy those things. Read or Listen →
The Tyranny of the Urgent
- Revive Our Hearts
- December 30, 2010
What gets in the way of our priorities? Phone calls, emails, homework, chauffeuring, a one day sale at the department store, and other urgent interruptions? Read or Listen →
Taking Inventory
- Revive Our Hearts
- December 29, 2010
What would you and I discover if we got a weekly printout on how we spend our time each day? Would we be pleasantly surprised or shocked at your priorities? Read or Listen →
Review God's Priorities
- Revive Our Hearts
- December 28, 2010
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could set up an appointment with God to get your lifelong job description? Today, Nancy talks about God's purpose for you life. Read or Listen →
A State of Bondage
- Revive Our Hearts
- December 27, 2010
The American Dictionary defines bondage this way: “The state of being bound; under restraint; involuntary servitude; slavery and captivity.” Read or Listen →
Never Give Up
- Seeking Him
- December 28, 2009
Refuse to get used to besetting sins. Read or Listen →
Going Deep
- Revive Our Hearts
- September 1, 2009
There is one reliable way to learn humility, compassion, and trust. It is to give. Read or Listen →
Letting God Set Your Priorities
- Revive Our Hearts
- August 31, 2009
Can you trust God in a shaky economy? The life of Arthur DeMoss says, yes, you can. Hear about some of the tough financial decisions he made Read or Listen →
Achieving Financial Significance
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 31, 2009
What are your long-term financial goals? Even if you don’t have any yet, you can start wisely planning for the future. Read or Listen →
What You Receive from Giving
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 30, 2009
You won’t experience true financial freedom until you can invest a portion of your income in God’s kingdom and give it away. Read or Listen →
Getting out of Debt
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 29, 2009
A few years ago, Jan Thompson warned that Americans were spending too much and getting too far into debt. Read or Listen →
Spiritual Goals
- Revive Our Hearts
- January 2, 2009
If emotions control your life, then your life is probably out of control. Read or Listen →
Taking Aim
- Revive Our Hearts
- January 1, 2009
When your car is out of alignment, it slowly drifts in the wrong direction. The same thing happens to us. Read or Listen →
Extending Our Hands
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 12, 2005
Is the world attracted to perfection? Guest Sharon Jaynes maintains that people want us to be authentic about our needs and struggles. Read or Listen →
A Mom's Mission
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 8, 2005
A mom gets pulled in so many directions. How do you prioritize? Read or Listen →
Ordering Life Around God's Priorities
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 1, 2005
Does your life ever seem disorganized or out of control? Nancy Leigh DeMoss welcomes special guest Sharon Jaynes who offers some helpful advice. Read or Listen →
As my husband and I cleared our schedule, the gaps made room for us to get to know each other again. The result has been connection, intimacy, and renewed love. Continue Reading …
Here's a short list of some of the things I've been mulling over as I ponder "time management" as a Christian. Continue Reading …
Is your sin really hiding in your junk drawer? Continue Reading …
Why the "I'll be happy when . . ." trap keeps us from finding true satisfaction and freedom in Christ. Continue Reading …
We’re busy. Overbooked and stretched thin. Is simplicity even possible? What would that look like? Continue Reading …
Be honest—does the idea of a weekly day of rest go against the grain of your achievement-addict heart? Here’s why the God-ordained Sabbath is meant as good for your soul. Continue Reading …
Help for avoiding the defcon I’m-running-late, shoulda-been-out-the-door, got-nothing-to-wear, I-hate-the-way-I-look catastrophe. Continue Reading …
Tim Challies’ book, "Do More Better," could be revolutionary for the student, the housewife, the women’s ministry leader . . . for you. Continue Reading …
Rest is more than a good Sunday afternoon nap. Deep rest holds the promise of shalom-peace with God, peace with others, and peace within. Continue Reading …
Do you find yourself frazzled by all that’s on your plate? Would you be brave enough to submit your calendar to the Lord, trusting Him to fill it as He sees fit? Continue Reading …
How can we make sure our New Year’s resolutions aren’t leading us away from dependency on Christ? Paul’s words in Colossians 2 help us wade through these difficult waters. Continue Reading …
It’s true. There’s not enough time to accomplish everything. But you can plan to do everything God calls you to do—everything that is truly important. Continue Reading …
10 truths we find at the intersection of our health and God’s Word. Continue Reading …
Does busyness make you frustrated, fearful, or fruitful? Is a full schedule unhealthy or unholy, or can we be busy in a way that brings God glory? Continue Reading …
Integrity is like a load-bearing foundation for life. Continue Reading …
Setting goals with a clear sense of purpose in these five specific areas of life will yield substantial dividends. Continue Reading …
In the midst of faltering resolutions, refresh your heart and mind with these four truths. Continue Reading …
Ever reach Labor Day wondering where the summer went? Here are some ways to help us slow down, find rest, and seek Jesus. Continue Reading …
I've always been a word nerd (as a young girl, you'd find me salivating in the paper aisle while my mom shopped Walmart for groceries). Continue Reading …
Peek over Jani's shoulder at five of her lifetime goals—as well as how she broke them down into measurable goals for 2013. Continue Reading …
Feeling discontent and insecure? Are you constantly comparing yourself to others? You might be fighting what Christine Hoover calls the "new greed." Continue Reading …
Are you wasting your life on trivial things? Here are some practical ways to spend your time on things that matter in light of eternity. Continue Reading …
A busy mom of six once told me, "I'm too busy not to pray!" Our spiritual lives would be transformed if we lived by this creed. . Continue Reading …
I recently finished reading the book of Daniel, and it left me aching to catch heaven's eye--the way Daniel did! Continue Reading …
Some days I give in to a heart that's crabby and ungrateful. I feel exhausted and numb, shifting into autopilot in my marriage and motherhood. Can you relate? Continue Reading …
Here are four truths I’ve been remembering and implementing in everyday life. I hope they help you as much as they’ve been helping me. Continue Reading …
If Jesus was the most productive person to ever live, how can I tap into that productivity in my own life? Continue Reading …
In many ways life for the average middle school and high school girl has started to resemble a pressure cooker. Continue Reading …
It used to be that work was contained within certain boundaries. But now, thanks to technology, work spills into all hours and no one seems to notice anymore. Continue Reading …
We live in a messed up world we can't control. Doesn't that make you want to dust and vacuum? Continue Reading …
God's Word tells us to ponder and to plan. These six questions will help you do just that as you continue on into 2013. Continue Reading …
Today, with less than fifteen years left till I turn sixty-nine, I wish I were a whole lot further along toward these goals. I haven't even come close . . . Continue Reading …
I was not a planner. I convinced myself I was a free spirit--an artiste. I smugly told myself that I didn't need to make plans, because I had faith. Continue Reading …
"I know of no greater simplifier for all of life." Continue Reading …
When it comes to time management, the greatest principle for us as Christians is truly a liberating one: In the final analysis, I have only one thing to do. Continue Reading …
We can become more consumed with the good gifts God has graciously given us than the One who gave up everything to offer us new life. Continue Reading …
When our personal schedules and the schedules that surround us become complex and overwhelming, is there anything to be done? Continue Reading …
While we can’t stop, create, or multiply time, when we invest it in eternal pursuits, it pays dividends that last forever. Continue Reading …
It’s discouraging to fail, but there is hope to be found in trying again. Continue Reading …
Everyone seems to have an opinion on the topic of self-care. As women of God, we have to think carefully about the conversations that are happening around us. Continue Reading …
As confusing and often contradictory messages about self-care continue to swirl, how can you put the Truth into practice? Continue Reading …
Are you running to broken cisterns when your soul is parched? Continue Reading …
We’re prone to run to anything and everything but God for our rest and refreshment. Continue Reading …
Stop, I Want to Get Off!
We can manifest the same spirit as Jesus did when facing pressure if we’re willing make His number one priority ours as well. Continue Reading
Resolutions for Godly Living
Jonathan Edward understood the importance of being purposeful. Here are 70 resolutions he wrote before he was twenty years old. Continue Reading
31 Questions for the New Year
Take the time to ponder these questions--and you'll live a much more purposeful life in the New Year. Continue Reading
Help for the Busy Woman
Feeling overwhelmed? Learn to seek God for what He wants you to do. Continue Reading
True Woman Manifesto
If you see biblical womanhood as a gift from God, and agree with this True Woman Manifesto, sign it at www.TrueWoman.com. Continue Reading
Whatever the Cost
Will you say, "Yes, Lord. I am Your servant. Take me, use me, spend me. Fulfill all Your holy, eternal purposes in and through my life"? Continue Reading
Personal Vitality Plan
Christian growth and spirituality is about the whole person. This plan addresses the body, soul, and spirit. Continue Reading
What in the World Do You Want?
Do not love the world. The apostle John wrote these words to the early church. What does it mean to avoid worldliness in the 21st century? Dr. Crawford Loritts offers a balanced perspective. He says that avoiding worldliness isn't primarily about setting up rules or unplugging from society. It's an issue of love. Do you love God or do you ...
What does it mean to avoid worldliness in the 21st century? Dr. Crawford Loritts offers a balanced perspective. Do you love God or the things He provides? Continue Reading
Message 6: The Truth About Priorities
Tired? Anxious? Overwhelmed? Betsy Gomez can relate. She shares how it is possible for your distracted heart to find peace and rest in Jesus.
Tired? Anxious? Overwhelmed? Betsy Gomez can relate. She shares how it is possible for your distracted heart to find peace and rest in Jesus. Continue Reading