Digging for Diamonds: A 40 Day Devotional

By Cathy Madavan

In this 40-day devotional based on the bestselling book Digging for Diamonds, Cathy Madavan encourages us to discover more of the life-transforming treasures of our identity, strength, character and purpose that God has already placed within us.

Each day includes a Bible reading, a devotional thought, questions for reflection and a prayer.

Spend 40 days digging for diamonds and find the treasure hidden in the messiness of life.

Content Benefits:

This 40-day devotional guide will help you spend more time in the scriptures, gain a deeper understanding of your unique God-given identity and gifts, and encourage you to live a valuable, purposeful life.

- Provides a Bible reading, devotional scriptural reflection, questions and a prayer for each day.
- Perfect for quiet times.
- Provides a structured plan to study themes of identity and purpose.
- Explores the themes of the Digging for Diamonds book in more detail, but can be used as a stand-alone book.
- Will encourage you to see that you are precious to God.
- Written in an engaging and accessible style that is suitable for all to understand.
- The ideal size for carrying with you wherever you go.
- Ideal reading for Lent.
- A perfect gift for any occasion to inspire friends, family or loved ones to dig deeper into God's truths.
- Cathy Madavan is a regular speaker at events including New Wine and Spring Harvest.
- Publisher - Authentic Media

• Language: English
• Publisher: Authentic Media
• Release date: Oct 9, 2020
• ISBN: 9781788931533

Cathy Madavan

Cathy Madavan is a popular speaker, valued for her humour, vulnerability and wisdom, who travels extensively, predominantly in the UK but also further afield. She has been speaking with Care for the Family on their regular national tours for over 10 years as well as serves on the board of the Kyria Network (a network of women in leadership/women of influence). She contributes regularly to events such as Spring Harvest and New Wine; she also speaks at leadership conferences, events and churches throughout the year. She is a personal coach and writer, publishing Irrepressible (2020) and Why Less Means More (2023), which was shortlisted for the CRT Christian Life Book of the Year.

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Day 1

IDENTITY

Heavenly Labels

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

1 Peter 2:9

It would not be a particularly happy thought experiment, but should I wish to recall the many labels that have been applied to me over the years, there are plenty to choose from. I have been identified as all kinds of things – precocious, a disappointment, too loud, not serious enough, too serious, unexpectedly short (a recurring theme) and many more besides. People say odd things, don’t they? Once, after speaking in front of thousands of people one helpful lady came to tell me how nice it was to have a mumsy-type speaker with a proper muffin-top, as opposed to these young skinny things. Now I know what she meant, but golly . . .

The reality is we are not as bad as our fiercest critic would lead us to believe, and we are not as fabulous as our biggest compliment suggests either. We are not called to either pessimism or narcissism as Christians; having an identity that is built on who we are in Christ means avoiding the extremes of self-degradation or self-aggrandisement. We are defined by Jesus, who knows us, loves us and gave everything for us; we are secure because we are God’s ‘special possession’.

As you begin this 40-day journey, and this section on identity, why not take a moment to thank God again that he has brought you out of darkness into the light. Those labels that perhaps you were once given have now been scrubbed clean and written over with God’s own handwriting. Jesus’ sacrificial death and resurrection mean you are a new creation. You are forgiven and you are set free. God sees you perfectly and he sees your potential. You are his precious child; he delights in you. What a heavenly