As the year winds down, let us refocus our hearts on walking intentionally with God in whatever season of life we’re in.
Scripture (KJV): Romans 8:28
"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."
Big Idea: A Christ-centered marriage trusts that even challenges are worked by God for good.
Lesson Focus: Learn to see God’s hand in every circumstance, trusting Him to weave your marriage story for His glory.
Weekly Application
Week 1: Pray together about a past challenge and thank God for how He worked it for good.
Week 2: Face a current difficulty by intentionally choosing trust over fear.
Week 3: Write a list of blessings your marriage has experienced through trials.
Week 4: Renew your vows of trust in God’s plan for your future together.
Prayer:
Lord, thank You for ruling over every season of our lives. Teach us to trust Your hand even when we don’t see Your plan. May our marriage reflect faith in Your sovereignty. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Scripture (KJV): Jeremiah 29:11
"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end."
Big Idea: God’s sovereign plan includes every season of singleness.
Lesson Focus: Trust that your present and future are secure in His divine purpose.
Weekly Application
Week 1: Journal about a time God’s plan proved better than your own.
Week 2: Surrender a current desire or uncertainty to God in prayer.
Week 3: Take a step of obedience (serve, study, or connect) even without all the answers.
Week 4: Write a personal prayer of surrender to God’s timing and will.
Prayer:
Father, remind me that You hold my life in Your hands. Help me rest in Your wisdom, timing, and goodness. May my singleness glorify You. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Scripture (KJV): Psalm 31:15
"My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me."
Big Idea: Families thrive when they recognize God is in control of their times and seasons.
Lesson Focus: Teach children and loved ones to rely on God’s sovereign care in both blessings and challenges.
Weekly Application
Week 1: Family devotion on Psalm 31:15—talk about how God controls time.
Week 2: Identify one area of family life to surrender to God’s plan in prayer.
Week 3: Share a testimony as a family of how God has guided you in the past.
Week 4: Make a “family trust declaration” and post it in your home.
Prayer:
Lord, our family’s times are in Your hands. Guide our steps, protect our hearts, and help us walk in faith together. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Scripture (KJV): Isaiah 46:4
"And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you."
Big Idea: God’s sovereignty is a lifelong promise—He has carried us in the past, sustains us in the present, and will keep us in the future.
Lesson Focus: Seasoned Saints can rest in God’s sovereign faithfulness and leave a legacy of trust for those who follow.
Weekly Application
Week 1: Reflect on and share with others a story of God’s faithfulness in your younger years.
Week 2: Write down lessons of trust learned in trials and pass them on to children, grandchildren, or mentees.
Week 3: Spend time in prayer thanking God for carrying you through every season of life.
Week 4: Speak a blessing or prayer of encouragement over the younger generation in your church or family.
Prayer:
Faithful Father, thank You for carrying me from my youth to this very day. Remind me that my times are in Your hands and that You are sovereign over my past, present, and future. Use my life as a testimony of trust for generations to come. In Jesus’ name, Amen.