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Psalm 94:19 — When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.

Sometimes the best thing you can do is close the laptop.

You can feel it when it’s time. You’re halfway through typing a response on social media when you notice your jaw a little too tight and your head is hurting.

It’s easy to get that way. Online you see this group fighting against that group. Everyone is an expert. Everybody wants to be heard, and before long, you feel the urge to jump in, take a side, and say something too.

But sometimes I see it all unfolding and think, Lord… this is not the way.

Because when I’m overwhelmed, overstimulated, or frustrated, I don’t always say the best things. I speak too quickly. I react, and that doesn’t bring life.

So, I’ve learned, as unnatural as it feels, to just close my device and go spend time with real people. At home, in a coffee shop…it doesn’t matter. I’ve realized that a real conversation is better than a comment section.

Sometimes I’ll do that. Other times, I’ll open my Bible. Better yet, I’ll do both.

There is simply something about sitting with Jesus that brings peace. His word says, “When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.”

When your soul is shouting, wisdom sometimes sounds like stepping back instead of speaking up. It looks more like leaning in than lashing out.

If you’ve been overwhelmed lately, maybe it’s worth taking a day off the internet. Sit with someone you love. Say good things. Laugh at something simple and do something that’s actually good for your soul.

Because in the end, the noise online may not stop, but you can still choose which voices get to shape you.

And sometimes the most spiritual thing you can do is close the laptop, open your Bible, and let the voice of Jesus be the loudest one in the room.

A MOMENT TO REFLECT

What kinds of situations tend to leave your heart feeling crowded with worry or frustration?
How can you tell when it’s time to step away from the noise and spend time with God?
What role does Scripture play in bringing peace to your mind and heart?
Are there voices competing for your attention that may be drowning out God’s voice?
What is one practical way you can make space this week for Jesus to be “the loudest voice in the room”?

June 23, 2026/by Bri Dunn

No Rebrand Required

Daily Devotional, Denise Pagano

Numbers 23:19 – God is not a man, so He does not lie. He is not human, so He does not change His mind. Has he ever spoken and failed to act? Has He ever promised and not carried it through?

So, I need to talk to you about my sweet puppy, Porsche, because apparently she is reinventing herself.

Out of nowhere—and I mean out of nowhere—this dog has decided she likes to bury bones. We’ve lived in this house for years. She’s had bones her entire one-year of existence. Never once has she thought, you know what I’m going to do? I’m going to act like a squirrel and prepare for winter. But this week? She’s outside digging.

I mean digging.

And I’m standing there, a full-grown, fifty-something woman, watching my dog have what I can only describe as a personality rebrand. She digs the hole, places the bone in it, covers it dramatically, steps back proudly, and then five minutes later, she forgets where she put it.

Now she’s pacing the yard like somebody betrayed her. Meanwhile, I am over here using the same casserole dish from 1998.

But there is One who doesn’t wake up reinventing Himself.

God doesn’t have mood swings or forget His promises like they’re buried somewhere out of reach. What He says stands. What He starts, He doesn’t abandon.

God is not like me or Porsche—He is steady.

And maybe that’s what you need to remember today.

Because life changes. People change. Plans change. Some days, even you don’t feel like the same person you were a week ago.

But God doesn’t change.

The same God who was faithful yesterday will be faithful today. The promises He made haven’t expired. The love He showed you hasn’t diminished. The grace He offered hasn’t run dry.

Numbers reminds us that God does not lie or change His mind. If He says He will be with you, He will. If He says He loves you, He does. If He says He is working, even when you can’t see it, He is.

If you’re anything like me, that’s comforting. Because while the rest of us are constantly changing, God never needs a rebrand.

He is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

A MOMENT TO REFLECT

What is something in your life that feels uncertain or constantly changing right now?
Why do you think God’s unchanging nature is such a source of comfort?
Is there a promise from Scripture you need to hold onto today?
How have you seen God’s faithfulness remain steady through different seasons of your life?
What would change if you truly believed God will always do what He says He will do?

June 22, 2026/by Denise Pagano

Daughter, I See You

Brenda Price, Daily Devotional

Ephesians 3:18-19 — And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.

Here’s a message from the Father’s heart to that busy girl.

“She thinks I don’t see her. The busy one, the strong one, and the one who smiles at meetings, answers every email, but cries in the car with the music turned up. She thinks her loneliness is invisible, but it echoes in my heart.

I saw her that morning she couldn’t get out of bed. I was with her that night when she wondered if anyone would notice if she disappeared, and I heard her when she finally whispered, ‘God, do you see me?’

Yes, daughter, I see you.

I have engraved you on the palms of my hands. You are not just noticed. You are known, cherished, held, and loved even in silence.

Even in loneliness, I am near. I am not just God of the whole world. I am the God who sees you. Even when your strength runs out where no one else can see, my love does not shrink back. It stretches wider, longer, deeper, and higher than your thoughts can reach. You are not unseen. You are fully known and fully loved right here, in this moment.

So, when you feel hidden in your exhaustion or alone in the quiet, remember this: I am closer than you think, and My love has never left you.

My prayer for you this Father’s Day is that you would truly experience what Paul prayed for in Ephesians—that you would have the power to understand how wide, how long, how high, and how deep Christ’s love really is.

Not just know it in your head.

Experience it in your heart.

Because God’s love was never meant to be merely understood.

It was meant to be received.

Because when you begin to grasp even a small part of God’s love for you, everything changes.

May you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep His love really is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.

A MOMENT TO REFLECT

Have there been moments when you felt unseen or overlooked by others?
Which part of God’s love—its width, length, height, or depth—do you most need to experience right now?
What keeps you from fully believing that God sees and loves you?
How does knowing you are fully known by God change the way you view yourself?
What is one way you can intentionally rest in God’s love this week?

June 21, 2026/by Brenda Price