You Were Never Meant to Do It All

A 40-Day Devotional on the Goodness of Being Human

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Are you exhausted, anxious, and sick of feeling like you should always be doing one more thing?

In this 40-day devotional, award-winning author Kelly Kapic helps you embrace the truth that God never intended for you to do it all. Topics include:

● facing your limits in a world that demands more, more, more
● why God's love isn't contingent on your behavior
● the goodness of your body and the importance of embodied worship
● finding beauty in humility, dependence on others, and rest
● cultivating gratitude and embracing the rhythms and seasons of life

Each devotion begins with a meaningful quote and ends with reflection questions. Kapic shows that limitations aren't sinful but rather that God purposefully designed humans to have limits and depend on one another. Rightly appreciated, these good limits promote freedom, joy, growth, and community.

This devotional is based on Kapic's 2022 book, You're Only Human, and covers the same themes in a more accessible format. As you take this 40-day devotional journey, you'll follow a path to more holistic living that fosters a vision for healthy self-understanding, life-giving relationships, and meaningful contributions to the world.

Contents

A Question and an Invitation
Day 1 Facing Our Limits
Day 2 Finitude Is Not Sin
Day 3 Finitude as a Gift
Day 4 Does God Love . . . Me?
Day 5 Does God See . . . Me?
Day 6 New Creatures
Day 7 The Importance of Our Physicality
Day 8 Today's Oversexualized Body
Day 9 Who Am I? Why Does My Body Matter?
Day 10 Embodied Worship
Day 11 The Holy Kiss
Day 12 Jesus and Healthy Physical Touch
Day 13 Identity beyond the Self
Day 14 The Self in Social Context
Day 15 Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Connection
Day 16 Disordered Loves and the Truth about Us
Day 17 The Inner Conflict of the Christian
Day 18 Everything Points Back to Gift
Day 19 Rethinking Humility
Day 20 Humility in Worship and Love of Neighbor
Day 21 Cultivating Humility
Day 22 The Tyranny of Time
Day 23 Reconsidering Stress
Day 24 Divine Presence
Day 25 The Fear of the Lord
Day 26 Process Matters
Day 27 Valuing Design
Day 28 Communion Is the Goal of Being Human
Day 29 The Normal Work of the Spirit
Day 30 So Many Needs
Day 31 Should the Church Care about More Than Souls?
Day 32 What Is the Church's Mission?
Day 33 It Takes the Entire Community to Reflect the One Messiah
Day 34 Express Lament, Cultivate Gratitude
Day 35 Embracing the Rhythms and Seasons of Life
Day 36 Recognizing Our Vulnerability
Day 37 Rejoice, God Is Near
Day 38 Remember, Look, and Identify
Day 39 Sleep as a Spiritual Discipline
Day 40 Christ and the Sabbath

The Author

  1. Kelly M. Kapic

    Kelly M. Kapic

    Kelly M. Kapic (PhD, King's College, University of London) is professor of theological studies at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Georgia, where he has taught since 2001. He is a popular speaker and the award-winning author or editor of more than fifteen...

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