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Abide is a discipleship program for Apostolic Christians focused on providing practical tools and training that, by God’s grace, enable believers to walk in freedom, peace, and joy as disciples of Jesus.

10/27/2026

We may sincerely want to be generous and still find it difficult to part with what we have.

Paul tells Timothy to train himself for godliness (1 Timothy 4:7–8). Practices such as prayer and giving are ways we participate in the Holy Spirit’s work in us, learning to live what Jesus teaches.

For example, we read Jesus’ teaching about money and recognize how tightly we’re holding on to ours. We bring that reluctance to him in prayer. Then we give to someone who needs help, asking God to help us trust him with what we have.

As we continue giving, we may notice other things to bring to him: wanting recognition, or feeling that someone now owes us something. Those become part of our prayer and repentance, too.

We are learning generosity through actually giving, with God’s help reaching into our motives as well as our actions.

10/26/2026

Some habits become noticeable when we try to change them. We reach for the phone while someone is talking or open an app without remembering why.

Repeated actions can make certain responses feel more natural. That is part of what we mean by formation: the way we live is affecting the kind of people we become.

Paul describes leaving an old way of life and being renewed in Christ (Ephesians 4:22–24). His teaching reaches into the habits we may have stopped questioning.

It can help to notice one of those habits this week. When does it happen, and what does it make harder to do? If checking our phone keeps interrupting a conversation, we could put it out of reach while we listen.

We can ask the Holy Spirit to help us see what we’re doing and learn a different response.

10/23/2026

After prayer and Bible reading, the work of the day is still waiting. We can find ourselves thinking that we’ll get back to God once it’s done.

Paul tells us to do whatever we do in the name of the Lord Jesus (Colossians 3:17). That includes work that takes concentration and leaves little room for words.

As we begin a task, we can ask for his help to do it faithfully. If we’re answering a difficult email, that might mean taking care to be truthful and considerate. Then we can give the work our full attention, having offered it to him.

We still need time set aside for prayer. We can also learn to depend on God while we work, asking for help when we need it and thanking him as we go.

10/20/2026

What do you expect from God when you’ve failed again?

We may believe that God is gracious and still find ourselves keeping our distance. Sometimes we act as though we need a few better days before we can come to him.

The picture of God we carry affects how we pray. If we expect him to be reluctant to hear from us, we may find it hard to confess what he already knows.

Jesus tells Philip, “Whoever has seen me has seen the Father” (John 14:9).

In Matthew 9, Jesus calls Matthew to follow him, then shares a meal with tax collectors and sinners. When questioned about it, he compares himself to a physician coming to people who are sick.

This is the Jesus we’re approaching when we pray. We can come to him with what is wrong, confess what we have done, and ask for his help to change.

10/17/2026

When Jesus called people to follow him, they spent time with him and listened to his teaching. They watched how he treated people. He also gave them work to do, helping them learn as they went. He said a fully trained disciple would be like his teacher (Luke 6:40).

That gives us a way to think about following him today. We can agree with what Jesus says about loving our enemies and then spend an afternoon rehearsing an argument with someone who criticized us.

We can bring that response to him in prayer and ask for help to love that person. When we next speak, we can practice listening without preparing a comeback. We might also talk it through with someone from church who knows us well enough to challenge us.

Being his disciple includes learning to love that person. We need his Spirit’s help with the resentment itself as well as with what we say.

10/15/2026

After Abide Week at Allerton, Elizabeth wrote:

“I have continued saying breath prayers on a daily basis ever since coming home and it has been a small but meaningful practice for me to stay abiding and returning.”

Sometimes we pray in the morning and then get so caught up in the day that hours pass without our thoughts turning to God. A short, familiar prayer can help us turn to him again while we carry on with what we’re doing.

One we practiced at Abide was “Jesus, I am here” as we breathed in, and “You are here” as we breathed out. We can pray those words before opening the next email or while waiting for someone. We can speak to Jesus then, too.

09/24/2026

The second of our fall Abide Weeks begins this Sunday evening at Quaker Haven Camp.

Would you pray for those traveling in? Pray for safe travel, honest attention to God, and grace in the conversations that form through the week.

We will share a little from the week as we are able.

09/21/2026

A note for everyone registered for Syracuse this coming Sunday.

You do not need prior experience with any of the practices. Bring a Bible, comfortable walking shoes, and a jacket for cool evenings. The first night includes a slow walk through Luke 24, and each part of the week will be guided.

We are praying for you already.

09/17/2026

Since we've been sharing a breath prayer most weeks, it's worth saying plainly what one is.

A breath prayer is just a short prayer paced with your breathing. Breathe in while remembering something true about God. Breathe out with a response or a request. That's the whole thing.

The breathing isn't magic. It doesn't make the prayer work better. It just gives a wandering mind somewhere to return, the way kneeling or folded hands help the body pray.

One you can try today, slowly, for a minute:

Breathing in: Lord Jesus Christ.
Breathing out: have mercy on me.

A small prayer can go with you through a long day.

09/11/2026

A young Brother came to Abide Week this spring. The moment that stayed with him was not a formal session. It was “a simple conversation I had at dinner that hit home with a couple struggles I had been dealing with.”

That is part of what shared time can make possible. No one is forced to tell more than they want to. A slower week simply leaves room for conversations that ordinary schedules often crowd out.

Syracuse, IN: September 27 to October 2 at Quaker Haven Camp. Registration closes soon. Link in bio.

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515 E. Highland Street
Morton, IL
61550

Website

https://accounseling.org/abide/

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