Defeating Self-Doubt with Self-Confidence
This year's Bible reading plans are based on my word of the Year, FINISH.
To FINISH the assignment, you must declare the vision.
Here is the plan for Month. (Link goes to a PDF.)
Here is the S.O.A.P. Bible Verse Writing Sheet for 2023.
Here is a Bible Verse Writing Sheet.
Grateful in Every Season: A Psalm-Led Journey of Thanks
Join me in a journey that helps us anchor praise, joy, and thanksgiving in every stage of the soul — from fresh starts to sacred endings.
Theme: The beginning of autumn is a time of reset and reflection. This month
centers around cultivating gratitude as a rhythm, not a reaction — starting our
days, tasks, and seasons with praise.
Memory Verse: "Let everything that breathes praise the Lord. Praise the
Lord!" – Psalm 150:6 (CEV)
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Tone: Fresh starts, morning mercies, early praise
Keywords: dawn, beginning, sing, declare, praise continually
Here are the Memory Verses for the 2023 Psalms Bible Reading Plans.
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Psalm 46:1
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We often confuse faithfulness with flawlessness. We think if we miss a day, lose focus, or stumble in the process, we have failed. But God never asked us to be perfect. He simply invites us to keep going.
Persistence is that quiet decision to return to your Bible when you feel behind.
It is the whispered prayer when your heart is tired.
It is picking up your journal again after weeks of silence.
It is choosing not to quit, even when the progress feels slow and the journey feels long.
God honors consistency more than performance. He sees the heart that keeps showing up—not the one that gets it all right, but the one that refuses to let go.
So if today you feel weary or unqualified, know this:
Your persistence is proof of your faith.
Not because you are strong, but because you believe He is.
Just show up. That is where the breakthrough begins.
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Get a printable PDF calendar that contains the verses for these days of prayer here.
Day 10: For Youth Leaders & Pastors
Day 12: Pre-Kindergarteners and Kindergarteners
Day 18: College/University Freshmen
Day 20: Graduating College/University Students
Day 26: Administrators/Principals
Day 28: Deans, Associate Deans, & Department Chairs
Bonus Prayer: A PEACEFUL YEAR!
Get a printable PDF calendar that contains the verses for these days of prayer here.
Thank you so much for praying with me.
I am expecting this school year to be amazing. It will have its ups and downs but continue believing God for what we have prayed for this year. Encourage all those who are a part of the education system, whether they be students, teachers, administrators, or staff. We all need your continued prayer.
Blessing for 2023-2024. See y’all in class.
This is the year of WINNING!!!
Let’s close with the song "Winning" by Charles Jenkins. We WILL be WINNING a lot this year!
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A PEACEFUL YEAR!
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🙏 Let's pray boldly, believing that our petitions will be heard and answered. Together, let's sow the seeds of hope and love into the educational landscape, impacting lives for years to come. Mark your calendars and get ready to make a difference!
📢 Don't forget to use the hashtag #31DaysOfPrayer4Schools23 to share your journey with others.
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A SUCCESSFUL YEAR!
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🙏 Let's pray boldly, believing that our petitions will be heard and answered. Together, let's sow the seeds of hope and love into the educational landscape, impacting lives for years to come. Mark your calendars and get ready to make a difference!
📢 Don't forget to use the hashtag #31DaysOfPrayer4Schools23 to share your journey with others.
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A SAFE SCHOOL YEAR!
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🙏 Let's pray boldly, believing that our petitions will be heard and answered. Together, let's sow the seeds of hope and love into the educational landscape, impacting lives for years to come. Mark your calendars and get ready to make a difference!
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Grateful in Every Season: A Psalm-Led Journey of Thanks
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Advisors & Counselors
🙏 31 DAYS OF PRAYER FOR SCHOOLS CHALLENGE 🏫📖 | Join us in making a difference!
🙏 Let's pray boldly, believing that our petitions will be heard and answered. Together, let's sow the seeds of hope and love into the educational landscape, impacting lives for years to come. Mark your calendars and get ready to make a difference!
📢 Don't forget to use the hashtag #31DaysOfPrayer4Schools23 to share your journey with others.
📖Get a printable PDF of the verses for the 31 Days of Prayer here.
👋 Check out our YouTube channel to watch all our awesome videos! 📺🎉
Deans, Associate Deans, & Department Chairs
🙏 31 DAYS OF PRAYER FOR SCHOOLS CHALLENGE 🏫📖 | Join us in making a difference!
🙏 Let's pray boldly, believing that our petitions will be heard and answered. Together, let's sow the seeds of hope and love into the educational landscape, impacting lives for years to come. Mark your calendars and get ready to make a difference!
📢 Don't forget to use the hashtag #31DaysOfPrayer4Schools23 to share your journey with others.
📖Get a printable PDF of the verses for the 31 Days of Prayer here.
👋 Check out our YouTube channel to watch all our awesome videos! 📺🎉
Staff
🙏 31 DAYS OF PRAYER FOR SCHOOLS CHALLENGE 🏫📖 | Join us in making a difference!
🙏 Let's pray boldly, believing that our petitions will be heard and answered. Together, let's sow the seeds of hope and love into the educational landscape, impacting lives for years to come. Mark your calendars and get ready to make a difference!
📢 Don't forget to use the hashtag #31DaysOfPrayer4Schools23 to share your journey with others.
📖Get a printable PDF of the verses for the 31 Days of Prayer here.
👋 Check out our YouTube channel to watch all our awesome videos! 📺🎉
Administrators/Principals
🙏 31 DAYS OF PRAYER FOR SCHOOLS CHALLENGE 🏫📖 | Join us in making a difference!
🙏 Let's pray boldly, believing that our petitions will be heard and answered. Together, let's sow the seeds of hope and love into the educational landscape, impacting lives for years to come. Mark your calendars and get ready to make a difference!
📢 Don't forget to use the hashtag #31DaysOfPrayer4Schools23 to share your journey with others.
📖Get a printable PDF of the verses for the 31 Days of Prayer here.
👋 Check out our YouTube channel to watch all our awesome videos! 📺🎉
Full-Time Professors
🙏 31 DAYS OF PRAYER FOR SCHOOLS CHALLENGE 🏫📖 | Join us in making a difference!
🙏 Let's pray boldly, believing that our petitions will be heard and answered. Together, let's sow the seeds of hope and love into the educational landscape, impacting lives for years to come. Mark your calendars and get ready to make a difference!
📢 Don't forget to use the hashtag #31DaysOfPrayer4Schools23 to share your journey with others.
📖Get a printable PDF of the verses for the 31 Days of Prayer here.
👋 Check out our YouTube channel to watch all our awesome videos! 📺🎉
Adjunct Professors
🙏 31 DAYS OF PRAYER FOR SCHOOLS CHALLENGE 🏫📖 | Join us in making a difference!
🙏 Let's pray boldly, believing that our petitions will be heard and answered. Together, let's sow the seeds of hope and love into the educational landscape, impacting lives for years to come. Mark your calendars and get ready to make a difference!
📢 Don't forget to use the hashtag #31DaysOfPrayer4Schools23 to share your journey with others.
📖Get a printable PDF of the verses for the 31 Days of Prayer here.
👋 Check out our YouTube channel to watch all our awesome videos! 📺🎉
Understanding the Emotional Journey
Through Psalms
What if I told you the Psalms are not just poetry... but a map?
A map through fear.
Through joy.
Through doubt.
Through praise.
Through silence.
Through shouting.
Through waiting.
It’s not just sacred literature—it’s a soul’s survival guide. And more
than that, it's a divine permission slip to feel. Deeply. Fully.
Honestly.
The Psalms don’t demand we have it all together. They begin in the places
we break. They do not rush us into healing or force us into worship. They sit
with us. They cry with us. They grow with us.
Strength for the Soul isn’t a set of cute verses for Instagram. It’s a declaration that faith
is allowed to look messy. That real spirituality includes emotion. That God
listens, not just to our prayers—but to our panic, our pain, our praise.
This is not a post about being poetic. This is about being present.
Present with your feelings. Present with your God. Present in the Psalms.
So, let’s walk the path through four emotional phases that appear
again and again in this sacred collection. You’ll find yourself in these
verses—not just once, but over and over again.
The Cry
Psalm 34:4 – “I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from
all my fears.”
Every journey starts in desperation. Before worship, there’s wailing.
Before answers, there are aching questions. The cry isn’t polished—it’s primal.
It's the trembling voice at 2 a.m., the whispered “help,” the silent stare at
the ceiling.
David didn’t begin in confidence. He began in caves, hiding, hunted,
afraid. And yet, his honest cry was not too much for God.
Here’s what the Cry teaches us:
You can start your Psalm journey exactly where you are. Especially if
it’s dark. Especially if your hands are shaking. That’s where God meets you.
The Cling
Psalm 27:14 – “Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for
the Lord.”
Not every Psalm comes with a fast resolution. Sometimes, the cry is met
with... silence. And in that silence, the Cling begins.
The Cling is what happens when answers don’t show up, but neither do you
walk away. You hold on. Grit your teeth. Sometimes whisper. Sometimes sob. But
you stay.
This is where trust is born—not from clarity, but from chaos.
It’s here that you learn what faith feels like. Not always
certainty. Not always joy. But stillness. Stillness in the swirl.
Waiting with an aching hope.
The Cling says:
The Cling might be quiet, but it’s brave.
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The Clarity
Psalm 18:2 – “The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer…”
Then, something shifts. Maybe not outside—but inside. The clouds don’t
always part, but your vision gets clearer. God hasn’t changed, but you’ve
been changed by trusting Him.
This is the moment you look back and say, “He was there.” Not always
loudly. Not always visibly. But unmistakably.
Clarity doesn’t erase pain—it reframes it.
It lets you see the faithfulness of God not just after the trial, but in
it.
This is where language starts to return. You begin to say things like:
Clarity is the moment praise becomes personal. You’re no longer quoting David’s
words—you’re writing your own.
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The Celebration
Psalm 126:5 – “Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy.”
Here’s the wild truth: the Psalms don’t end with mourning. They end with
music.
Even when the scars still show, there’s a song. It may be soft. It may be
soaked in tears. But it’s still a song.
This joy isn’t sugarcoated. It’s not built on everything going your way.
It’s built on something deeper—God’s faithfulness through every phase.
Celebration in the Psalms means:
Celebration isn’t a denial of the pain—it’s proof that pain doesn’t get
the last word.
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Let the Psalms Be Your Soul Map
Too often, we skim the Psalms like a Pinterest board—looking for pretty
verses to quote or quick fixes for our moods.
But what if we traveled through them instead?
What if we saw them not as individual tweets of inspiration but as a spiritual
road trip? A full landscape of emotion and theology, winding through
valleys and mountaintops, deserts and deliverance?
Every Psalm becomes a companion:
They give language to your soul. They help you cry, cling, clarify, and celebrate—again and again.
What the Psalms Prove About You
You are allowed to feel it all.
You don’t need perfect faith to be held by a perfect God.
Emotions are not evidence of spiritual failure.
In fact, sometimes, they are the starting point of real faith.
David cried. Asaph doubted. Moses feared. But God called them faithful.
Why?
Because faith is not the absence of emotion.
It is the decision to bring your emotion into the presence of God.
You Don’t Have to Be Okay to Keep
Going
If today you feel numb, angry, scared, unseen—pick a Psalm. Read it slow.
Read it twice. Don’t rush. Let it soak in.
Let the Psalms say what you can’t. Let them speak when you are silent.
Let them shout when you’re exhausted. Let them worship when you can barely
whisper.
You’re not alone.
You’re not broken.
You’re not failing at faith.
You’re just on the journey.
And the Psalms are your map.
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FAQs
Can I read the Psalms even if I feel far from God?
Yes. That’s exactly when you should. The Psalms are filled with voices crying
out in confusion and still being heard.
Do I have to read them in order?
Not at all. Go where your heart is. Use a topical guide or just open to where
God leads.
What if I don’t feel anything when I read them?
Feelings are not always immediate. Psalms work beneath the surface—just keep
showing up.
Are emotions in the Bible really that important?
Absolutely. God created your emotions and welcomes them. The Psalms validate
them.
Is it okay to be angry at God like some Psalmists were?
Yes. God is not fragile. He can handle your rawest emotions and often meets you
in them.
Conclusion
The Psalms aren’t just songs. They’re soul companions. Road signs for the
honest heart. Proof that your tears matter. That your doubts aren’t
disqualifying. That your hallelujah can coexist with your heartbreak.
So travel through them. Don’t just read—journey. Through the Cry.
The Cling. The Clarity. The Celebration.
Because no matter where you are emotionally, one thing is clear:
You are seen.
You are held.
And you are never walking alone.