Lighthearted

What are the words you hold in your heart? Are words like afraid, dismissed, alone, and regret weighing you down? Do you feel like you are living under a thick layer of discouragement as words like shame, loss, and frustration hover overhead?

The heaviness of life is causing many of us to become more overwhelmed and anxious than ever before. We often forget that Jesus promises us his peace and his presence no matter what we are going through. We sometimes wonder if the words in the Bible really have the power to help us live differently, peacefully, bravely, lightheartedly. Susie Crosby has written this refreshing combination of a promise book with a daily devotional to remind us that they do.

Lighthearted will:

Provide several promises from Scripture for each hard emotion; Include a short meditation with a keyword, prayer, and some simple ways to remember God’s faithfulness throughout the day;

Offer compassion, strength, truth, and help by calling readers to look to Jesus.

Let this simple devotional help you find these promises to be lasting and true as you accept his invitation into a lighthearted life with him.

1. Opening Credits
2. Dedication
3. Introduction
4. Promises for When You Feel Afraid
5. Day 1: God Will HOLD on to Us
6. Day 2: Jesus REACHES Out His Hand to Us
7. Day 3: God Is Our REFUGE
8. Day 4: We Are Protected in God’s SHADOW
9. Day 5: The SPIRIT of Fear Is Not from God
10. Day 6: God Is Our STRONGHOLD
11. Day 7: God Is WITH Us
12. Promises for When You Feel Anxious
13. Day 8: Jesus Stands AMONG Us
14. Day 9: Jesus CARES about Us
15. Day 10: Jesus Is the First and the LAST
16. Day 11: Jesus Gives Us His PEACE
17. Day 12: Jesus Is Our SHEPHERD
18. Day 13: Jesus SINGS over Us
19. Day 14: The Peace of God SURPASSES Understanding
20. Promises For When You Feel Ashamed
21. Day 15: We Can APPROACH God’s Throne with Boldness
22. Day 16: Jesus Does Not CONDEMN Us
23. Day 17: Jesus Gives Us a DOUBLE Portion
24. Day 18: God Is FOR Us
25. Day 19: God’s Heart Is GREATER than Ours
26. Day 20: God’s Mercies Are NEW Every Morning
27. Promises For When You Feel Discouraged
28. Day 21: Jesus Came to Give Us Life in ABUNDANCE
29. Day 22: God Will Deliver Us AGAIN
30. Day 23: Jesus Is the BREAD of Life
31. Day 24: God Works All Things Together for GOOD
32. Day 25: God's Ways Are HIGHER Than Ours
33. Day 26: Jesus Stays the SAME
34. Promises for When You Are Doubting
35. Day 27: Jesus Is with Us ALWAYS
36. Day 28: We Can BELIEVE Jesus
37. Day 29: God Shows Us CLEARLY Who He Is
38. Day 30: We Can ENTRUST Ourselves to Jesus
39. Day 31: We Will Know FULLY
40. Day 32: What Is UNSEEN Is Eternal
41. Promises for When You Need Forgiveness
42. Day 33: Jesus Presents Us without BLEMISH
43. Day 34: We Are JUSTIFIED through Jesus
44. Day 35: God REMOVES Our Transgressions Far from Us
45. Day 36: Jesus Came to SAVE Us
46. Day 37: God SETTLES the Matter of Our Sin
47. Day 38: God HURLS Our Iniquities into the Sea
48. Day 39: Jesus Is Our ADVOCATE
49. Promises For When You Feel Heartbroken
50. Day 40: Jesus BANDAGES Our Wounds
51. Day 41: God Gives Us COMFORT
52. Day 42: God Saves the CRUSHED in Spirit
53. Day 43: Jesus Is LIGHT in Our Darkness
54. Day 44: God RECORDS Our Misery
55. Day 45: Jesus WEEPS with Us
56. Promises For When You Feel Hopeless
57. Day 46: God Is ABLE to do More Than We Ask
58. Day 47: Jesus Is Our ANCHOR
59. Day 48: We Will See God’s GOODNESS
60. Day 49: God Will RESCUE Us
61. Day 50: God’s Word SHINES in Our Dark Places
62. Day 51: God Can Work WONDERS
63. Promises For When You Feel Insignificant
64. Day 52: God Will ANSWER Us When We Call
65. Day 53: God CHOSE Us
66. Day 54: We Are Not FORGOTTEN by Jesus
67. Day 55: God INSCRIBES Us on the Palms of His Hands
68. Day 56: God Calls Us by NAME
69. Day 57: God’s Thoughts about Us OUTNUMBER the Sand
70. Day 58: Jesus SEES Us
71. Promises For When You Feel Lonely
72. Day 59: God ENCIRCLES Us
73. Day 60: Jesus Makes His HOME with Us
74. Day 61: Christ Is IN Us
75. Day 62: Jesus Really KNOWS Us
76. Day 63: God Gives Us a Place NEAR Him
77. Day 64: Jesus Will Be with Us WHEREVER We Go
78. Promises For When You Feel Lost
79. Day 65: We Can ENTER God’s Rest
80. Day 66: God Has Good PLANS for Us
81. Day 67: God Makes Our Steps SECURE
82. Day 68: God Will SHOW Us the Way to Go
83. Day 69: God Will Make a WAY
84. Day 70: We Are God’s WORKMANSHIP
85. Promises For When You Feel Oppressed
86. Day 71: God Is All AROUND Us
87. Day 72: We Are More Than CONQUERORS
88. Day 73: God Will FIGHT for Us
89. Day 74: The Spirit of the Lord Brings FREEDOM
90. Day 75: God Will LISTEN to Us
91. Day 76: God RAISES Us Up
92. Promises For When You Feel Overwhelmed
93. Day 77: Jesus Holds ALL Things Together
94. Day 78: Nothing Is IMPOSSIBLE for God
95. Day 79: God’s Spirit INTERCEDES for Us
96. Day 80: God Will RENEW Our Strength
97. Day 81: Jesus Gives Us REST
98. Day 82: God Will STRENGTHEN Us
99. Promises For When You Are Sick Or In Pain
100. Day 83: God Has a New BUILDING for Us
101. Day 84: Jesus CARRIES Our Pain
102. Day 85: God Is ENTHRONED Forever
103. Day 86: God HEALS Us
104. Day 87: God Is Our PORTION Forever
105. Day 88: God’s Grace Is SUFFICIENT for Us
106. Promises For When You Feel Tempted
107. Day 89: We Will Receive the CROWN of Life
108. Day 90: God Will DO It
109. Day 91: Jesus FILLS All Things
110. Day 92: The Devil Will FLEE
111. Day 93: God Will PROVIDE a Way Out
112. Day 94: We Are UNDER Grace
113. Promises For When You Feel Unlovable
114. Day 95: We BELONG to Jesus
115. Day 96: God’s Love ENDURES Forever
116. Day 97: God Has Made Us HEIRS
117. Day 98: God will RUN to Us
118. Day 99: Nothing Can SEPARATE Us from God’s Love
119. Day 100: God Has SET His Heart on Us
120. Quick Reference Guide
121. Closing Credits