The Connection Corner
A daily source of encouragement and inspiration to connect your heart to hope and faith.
Daily Devotional
Faith in the In-BetweenMay 13, 2026 - 7:00 am- Let Go of What Can’t Love YouMay 12, 2026 - 7:00 am
- Stretching Makes Faith StrongMay 11, 2026 - 7:00 am
- Love in the Little ThingsMay 10, 2026 - 7:00 am
- Beauty in the Slow DownMay 9, 2026 - 7:00 am
- From Complaints to CallingMay 8, 2026 - 7:00 am
- Blueberries and Blessings AboundMay 7, 2026 - 7:00 am
- Purpose in the PainMay 6, 2026 - 7:00 am
- God in the Scary MomentsMay 5, 2026 - 7:00 am
- Lessons Baked by LoveMay 4, 2026 - 7:00 am
Heart of the Artist
- The Blood-Bought Glow UpApril 26, 2026 - 7:00 am
- Peace is Still PreachingApril 19, 2026 - 7:00 am
- Hope in His NameApril 12, 2026 - 8:00 am
- When Forgiveness Writes the EndingMarch 22, 2026 - 7:00 am
- When Worship Found Its HeartMarch 15, 2026 - 7:00 am
Stories About Songs
- The Blood-Bought Glow UpApril 26, 2026 - 7:00 am
- Peace is Still PreachingApril 19, 2026 - 7:00 am
- Hope in His NameApril 12, 2026 - 8:00 am
- When Forgiveness Writes the EndingMarch 22, 2026 - 7:00 am
- When Worship Found Its HeartMarch 15, 2026 - 7:00 am
God is Still with You
Daily Devotional, Lisa WilliamsThere are people in your life who make you stop and think, How does she do it? Sarah is one of those people for me.
Three kids with special needs, a life that never slows down, and a faith deep enough to carry it all. I have watched her handle things that would have leveled me. But today, as we sat across from each other, I saw something different in her eyes.
She stirred her coffee and said, “I’ve been trying to put the last few years into words, and I finally figured it out.” She glanced up. “It has been a hurricane.”
I frowned. “A hurricane?”
She nodded. “For so long, I was just trying to survive. Holding on, keeping my kids safe, and fighting to keep everything from falling apart.”
My chest ached at the honesty in her voice.
“And then one day, it was over. The storm passed. Life was … calmer.” She hesitated. “I should’ve felt relieved.”
I waited.
“But instead, I finally looked around and realized—things were broken. My marriage had cracks I didn’t see before. Some friendships didn’t make it. And my own heart?” She exhaled. “I wasn’t the same either.”
She met my eyes. “I thought the miracle was that God got me through. But the real miracle is that He’s still here. He’s standing in the wreckage with me, showing me what’s worth saving and what needs healing. He doesn’t just rescue us—He restores us.”
I sat there, her words pressing into places in my own heart I hadn’t even realized were aching.
We talk about God parting the sea. Calming the storm. Delivering us. But we don’t always talk about the God who kneels beside us afterward, helping us pick up the pieces.
If you’re looking at what life has left behind and wondering how to move forward, listen—God is still here. He’s not done with you.
The storm may have passed. But the rebuilding? You don’t have to do it alone.
Let Him be more than the one who saved you.
Let Him be the one who stays.
Faith Moves Mountains
Daily Devotional, Lauren Kitchens-StewardIt is easy to believe in miracles until the door slams shut in front of you.
Sitting in that embassy office, I felt crushed under the weight of disappointment. Everything for the adoption had seemed perfectly aligned—the paperwork, the planning, the prayers. And yet, here I was, immobile and speechless as the dude behind the desk shared these words:
”You will never bring these children home!”
As I left, grief threatened to overwhelm me. But in the middle of despair, I found myself saying words to another grieving mother as she sobbed leaving the embassy: “Let me tell you something! If these children are meant to be ours, the Lord will move, and nothing can stop Him.”
The words were not just for Karyn, the other mother—they were a lifeline for my own heart. Though the path ahead was unclear, we chose to trust that God’s plan was still unfolding.
Now, years later, I look at my teenage daughter, Channing, and marvel at what God has done. Every tear, every delay, and every heartbreak brought us to this moment—a beautiful soul growing into the person she was meant to be.
Dear one, if you are staring at an impossible situation, do not let fear convince you that God has forgotten you. He is still moving, still working, and still making a way. Keep trusting. Keep standing firm. The story is not over yet.
Knowing God is Still Good
Andy Youso, Daily DevotionalI meant well. I really did. I had spent the afternoon helping my uncle around his house—fixing small things, making conversation, just being there. It was the least I could do after everything he had been through.
As I grabbed my keys and turned to leave, I threw out a casual, “God bless you.”
Without skipping a beat, he pointed at his amputated leg and said, “I think God has blessed me enough.”
Cue the longest, most painful silence of my life.
Eventually, I muttered, “Alright, well… see ya,” and practically sprinted out the door.
The moment clung to me the rest of the day. Wow, I really got that wrong. I had no clue what my uncle actually believed about God. And yet, here I was, confidently acting like we had been having deep spiritual conversations for years.
But even though I misread the moment entirely, I could not shake the truth: God is good. Even when life does not look like it. Even when it hands you something you never would have chosen.
Maybe my uncle does not believe that right now. Maybe you are not sure either. But what if the very things that feel like the hardest parts of your story are the places where God is working the most? What if—despite everything—He is still turning broken things into something good?
Because I believe He is. And I hope one day my uncle does, too.