Devotional Journal

Maybe you've been measuring your worth by what you do. By how much you accomplish. By how well you perform. And when you fall short, you believe you're less. That you're not enough. But your worth is not tied to your performance. "For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made." (Psalm 139:13-14, NIV) You are not valuable because of what you do. You're valuable because of who you are. Because God made you. Because He chose you. Because He loves you, not for what...

Love is easy when it feels good. When it's returned. When it's appreciated. But there's a kind of love that costs you something. That requires you to give when you're tired. To forgive when you're hurt. To stay when you want to leave. That's the love God calls us to. "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud." (1 Corinthians 13:4, NIV) Love is not a feeling. It's a choice. A decision to keep showing up, keep giving, keep forgiving, even when it's hard. Even when it costs you something....

It's easy to see what's missing. What's not working. What you wish were different. And the more you focus on that, the heavier everything feels. Like nothing is ever enough. Like you're always lacking. But gratitude shifts everything. "Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." (1 Thessalonians 5:18, NIV) Gratitude is not pretending everything is perfect. It's choosing to see what is good even when things are hard. It's acknowledging that God is present, that He is providing, that there is grace even in the struggle. When you practice gratitude, you train...

Maybe you thought obedience would look bigger. More significant. More visible. But what God is asking you to do feels small. Ordinary. Like it doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things. But I don't think there's such a thing as small obedience to God. "Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much." (Luke 16:10, NIV) Faithfulness is not measured by the size of the task. It's measured by the heart that does it. And when you do the small things with...