THE 30-DAY DEVOTIONAL BOOK FOR YOUNG ADULTS: 30 DEVOTIONS, 30 AUTHORS, 30 TOPICS

By Courtney Jacobs

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Courtney Jacobs
• Release date: Apr 1, 2022
• ISBN: 9798985949513

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THE 30-DAY DEVOTIONAL

BOOK FOR YOUNG ADULTS:

30 DEVOTIONS, 30 AUTHORS, 30 TOPICS

Edited and Published by:

Courtney A. Jacobs

THE 30-DAY DEVOTIONAL BOOK FOR YOUNG ADULTS: 30 DEVOTIONS, 30 AUTHORS, 30 TOPICS

Copyright  Courtney A. Jacobs 2022

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Print ISBN: 979-8-9859495-0-6

eBook ISBN: 979-8-9859495-1-3

Acknowledgements

I want to first off thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for giving me the vision for this book. tI want to thank my number one fan, my mother Dr. Jacqueline Jacobs, and my aunt Nicole Barnett for helping me throughout this entire process. Last but not least, thanks to all the authors that helped me complete this vision. I literally could not have done this without any of you:

Ernestine Barnett

Nicole & Jeff Barnett

Gloria J. Bell

Amber Booze-Graham

Lenae Brooks

Jillian Causey

Amber Chapman

Dr. Artelia M. Covington

Jacara Davis

Ray Dugga

Dr. Prince Frimpong

Dr. David W. Gadson

Dr. Shalena Heard

Valerie Henson

Dr. Jacqueline Jacobs

Courtney Jacobs

Andrea Jones

Dara Jones

Willie Mull

Victoria Nicole

Josh Parker

Valerie Parker

Janis Perry

Jeremy Perry

Renee Perry Leech

Jed Pilgrim

Judith K. Vanderhoof, M.A., LCPC

Collin Savage

Pastor Irving Clark II

*From ‘One of Them: Bringing Bold

Faith to a Broken World’ by

Jonathan and Lenia Queen

Table of Contents

Day 1: The Grip of Anxiety 5

Day 2: Step out with Courage 8

Day 3: 5 W’s and H for Discernment 11

Day 4: Drop Your Weapon 12

Day 5: Dealing with Failure 15

Day 6: Having Faith 18

Day 7: Genealogy of Jesus 20

Day 8: Faces of Fear 22

Day 9: Power of Forgiveness 24

Day 10: You Are the Church 27

Day 11: Guarding Your Heart 30

Day 12: Healing from Hurt 32

Day 13: When Hope brings you to your Calling 35

Day 14: Dark to Light: Finding Direction and Hope in the Trenches 37

Day 15: L.I.M.P. (Lust. Immortality. Masturbation. Pornography) 41

Day 16: Navigating Obedience 44

Day 17: Theology of Netflix 46

Day 18: Power of Parenting 48

Day 19: Maintaining Mental Health 51

Day 20: Peace of Mind 54

Day 21: Purpose of Perseverance 56

Day 22: Premarital Sex (The Wait) 58

Day 23: Purity is Possible 60

Day 24: Racism: Not Our Fault, But Our Fight 63

Day 25: Receiving Restoration 66

Day 26: Shacking up 68

Day 27: Soul Ties 70

Day 28: Stop Stressing 72

Day 29: Temptation into Addiction 74

Day 30: The Holy Spirit: Divine Intoxicator 76

DAY 1: The Grip of Anxiety

Philippians 4:6-7 (NLT)

Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.

Anxiety. That gut-wrenching, panic-stricken feeling. You know, the one where fear invades, you can’t sleep, can’t eat, and your body is so tense, it feels like an out-of-body experience.

If you have never experienced the grip of anxiety, lucky you! As for the rest of us, anxiety feels never-ending. Not only are we battling our thoughts, doubts, and insecurities, but we’re impacted by social media, TV, movies,