Today we’re looking at Psalm 118. This psalm, like our last one (psalm 100), was designed to be sung in a group. It was included in the collection of psalms that became known as the “Egyptian Hallel”, which were sung at certain religious festivals during the year. But this one is special because it is one of the most quoted psalms in the new testament, and it was most likely the song that Jesus sang with His disciples after the last supper, right before His death (Matt. 26:30). We’re excited to dive into this one today!

Today we have such an encouraging message from Kate Riopelle - one of our AYA Bible study leaders at the University of Georgia. Kate talks about her journey to finding joy and contentment in Christ through tough circumstances, and encourages us to pursue the Lord through everything.

Today we’re spending our time in Psalm 100 - a praise & thanksgiving psalm designed to be sung in a group. This is a great one to memorize and a great format to model your own prayer of praise after.

Today we have a devotional from AYA Alumni Carley Dudley. Carley is one of As You Are’s founding members and was a Bible study leader at UGA. She shares a super encouraging message today about God’s heart - that His boundaries for us are always out of love and protection. She reminds us that we can take a new step in trusting the Lord and His heart each day and invite Him into our mess.

Today we’re going to be in Psalm 63. This is a psalm of David, and he has once again found himself in the wilderness running for his life. But how does he respond? He seeks the Lord, praises Him, and proclaims His faithfulness and ability to deliver those who love Him. We love this psalm as a prayer for our own lives in times of need or fear.

Today we have a sweet word from Eliza Gesse - a dear AYA Alumni who just graduated from University of North Carolina. Her encouragement today is all about unmet expectations, seasons of discouragement, and what it looks like to use these times as an opportunity for refinement. This is so good, hope you enjoy!

Today we’re spending some time in Psalm 51 - a psalm of repentance written by King David after he sinned with Bathsheba. We talk a little about the history, and a little about what it looks like to incorporate repentance into our relationship with God. It’s so beautiful to see how much faith David has in the Lord’s kindness, His mercy, and His ability to cleanse him fully. This is such an encouraging episode, hope you enjoy!

Today’s devotional is from Anna Clayton Tanner, one of our Bible study leaders at University of North Carolina. Her encouragement is all about what looks like to nurture who God has made us to be - someone with a heart set on eternity and eternal things. This is such a great reminder!

This is a beautiful psalm of thanksgiving and praise written by David. He sings to the Lord, praising Him for answering his prayers for safety and protecting him, and encouraging others to praise with him and to see what God can do. This one is interesting because David is still in the wilderness when he’s writing this psalm, and his problems are far from over. But he praises the Lord whole heartedly, focusing only on that moment of provision and trusting that God has a plan. This is a great conversation, hope you enjoy!

Today we have a word of encouragement from Macy Johnson (Senior at University of Georgia and Bible study leader). She shares about a tough season where she finally embraced giving control to God and trusting that He has good things for us. Hope you enjoy, and maybe this will encourage you to look to God a little more today!

This is Week 2 in the Psalms, and we want to take a closer look at the very first Psalm. We wont be able to study all the Psalms this summer…there are 150 of them… but we hope that learning how to use them in your own prayer life will be an encouraging and uplifting place to start!

Today we have a beautiful encouragement from Mary Crosby Swinney (Clemson As You Are Leader) about the story of Mary and Martha. She dives into what it looks like for us to choose sitting at the Lord’s feet and what we experience when we sit with Him diligently.

Welcome to our summer in the Psalms! Today we’re introducing the series with some background info to set the scene for this summer, and then we get to have a conversation with a dear friend - Piper O’Quinn. Today’s verse is Psalm 23, and we get to chat a lot with Piper about what it looks like to truly surrender to the Lord as he shepherds our lives. This is SUCH a great convo, you don’t wanna miss all the incredible nuggets Piper has to share.

"Identity/My Eating Disorder & How the Lord Redeemed My Story" This week we have an encouragement from Maggie Wright - a rising senior at Auburn University and one of our As You Are girls there! Maggie is incredible, and so brave to share her store and what the Lord has done and continues to do in her life. Her perspective applies to any struggle, but especially if you’ve struggled with body image, this one’s for you!

It’s the final week in Philippians, and we’ve made it to the conclusion where Paul really summarizes and drives home everything he’s written so far. We get to take a closer look at a famous passage about rejoicing in the Lord, and taking our worries to Him. This is some really great stuff, hope you enjoy!

We’re looking at Philippians Chapter 3 today! Paul spends a big chunk of this chapter talking about his own qualifications based on the law for getting into Heaven … and how they don’t matter at all. He tells us that the only thing that truly matters or earns our salvation is what Jesus did for us on the cross. He goes on to encourage us to set our sights on living with Christ as our example and our identity.

Today we’re in Philippians chapter 2, and it’s all about humility and how we treat other people. What does it look like to honor God through humility and love by choice? What changes can we make in our mindset to align more with Jesus’ example?

Today we’re looking at Philippians 1:12-30. This is a short book, but it’s packed to the brim with memorable and important verses. We’ll hit the first one today - “to live is Christ, and to die is gain”. Excited to chat about this with yall!

We’re starting a study on Philippians! This short (4 chapter) letter is full of joy and encouragement from the apostle Paul. But the interesting thing is, Paul is writing this letter from prison…where most people are not joyful. We can’t wait to look closer at what Paul later calls the “secret” of facing all circumstances - that he can do all things through Christ who strengthens him. You may have heard lots of verses from this book of the Bible, but we can’t wait to dive in and go deeper with you! Today we tackle an introduction to the book and the first 12 verses.

(Live from South Carolina) This is a must-listen. Caroline Young dives into the topic of identity. Where do we find our worth & what are we letting define us? It’s so easy to put our relationship with God into a small category of our lives and let the rest of the things we do define who we are. Caroline invites us to consider giving God every element of our lives and letting our identity be found in who He says we are first.