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Daily Devotional
The Hot Water TestSeptember 16, 2026 - 7:00 am
Don’t Rehearse The RegretSeptember 15, 2026 - 7:00 am
Look Up, It’s Not OverSeptember 14, 2026 - 7:00 am
Come As You AreSeptember 13, 2026 - 7:00 am
Leave Hope Wherever You GoSeptember 12, 2026 - 7:00 am
United We Still StandSeptember 11, 2026 - 7:00 am
Jesus Cares About That TooSeptember 10, 2026 - 7:00 am
Don’t Judge the Book by its CoverSeptember 9, 2026 - 7:00 am
A Refreshing Plot TwistSeptember 8, 2026 - 7:00 am
Can You Sit with MeSeptember 7, 2026 - 7:00 am
HEART OF THE ARTIST
The Secret to Being BlessedSeptember 6, 2026 - 7:00 am
The Hardest HallelujahAugust 30, 2026 - 7:00 am
Meet Me in the ValleyAugust 9, 2026 - 7:00 am
Holding on Through HeartbreakJuly 5, 2026 - 7:00 am
Faith That Falls ForwardJune 18, 2026 - 7:00 am
STORIES ABOUT SONGS
- Come As You AreSeptember 13, 2026 - 7:00 am
- The Hardest HallelujahAugust 30, 2026 - 7:00 am
The Fight Nobody SeesAugust 23, 2026 - 7:00 am
One Way Through the ChaosJuly 26, 2026 - 7:00 am
The Gospel Still Changes EverythingJuly 12, 2026 - 7:00 am
Stories About Songs
- Come As You AreSeptember 13, 2026 - 7:00 am
- The Hardest HallelujahAugust 30, 2026 - 7:00 am
- The Fight Nobody SeesAugust 23, 2026 - 7:00 am
- One Way Through the ChaosJuly 26, 2026 - 7:00 am
- The Gospel Still Changes EverythingJuly 12, 2026 - 7:00 am
Peace In Your Piled-Up Day
Brenda Price, Daily DevotionalOh, you know those days where you’re functioning…but barely?
Maybe that’s today for you.
You’re showing up. You’re answering the messages. You’re doing what needs to be done. But inside, you feel heavier than anyone knows.
The truth is, some burdens don’t announce themselves.
They accumulate quietly…stress, pressure, responsibility, worry, disappointment.
Little by little, the weight builds until one day you’re carrying more than you were ever meant to.
If that’s where you are today, I want you to hear this clearly:
God never asked you to carry it all by yourself.
Scripture invites us to cast our burdens on the Lord. Why? Because He’s the One strong enough to carry what we can’t.
And notice the promise. God doesn’t say every burden will disappear overnight.
He says, “I will sustain you.”
That’s a different kind of promise.
It means strength for today. Grace for the next step. Peace that steadies you even before your circumstances change.
You may not have the words for everything you’re feeling, but you don’t need perfect words to come to God.
He already knows.
Bring Him your prayers, your tears, your questions…even your silence.
Nothing you place in His hands is too heavy for Him.
So before you move on to the next task today, pause for just a moment.
Hand Him one thing you’ve been carrying.
Take a deep breath.
You’re not failing because you feel the weight.
You’re human.
And God is still holding you.
When you release what was never yours to carry alone, you make room to experience the peace only He can give.
A MOMENT TO REFLECT
Holding on Through Heartbreak
Daily Devotional, Heart of the ArtistHave you ever noticed how some of the strongest people carry hurts nobody else knows about?
Maybe it’s a job that didn’t work out. A dream that slipped away. A prayer that got a different answer than the one you hoped for.
I was thinking about that when I heard the story behind Hillary Scott’s song “Thy Will.” After losing a baby through miscarriage, she found herself in a place no parent wants to be. The pain in her heart must have been so excruciating. The questions were real. Out of that heartbreak came a song that wasn’t just music—it was a prayer. The cry of someone carrying a burden she desperately wished could be lifted.
It reminds me of another prayer offered in a garden long ago. On the night before the cross, Jesus Himself prayed, “Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me.” He knew the suffering that lay ahead, yet He surrendered Himself completely to the Father’s will.
Moment’s like these remind me that faith isn’t pretending the pain is small; it’s trusting God when the pain is big.
Somewhere in the middle of her grief, Hillary stopped trying to carry it all herself and placed it in God’s hands. Out of that surrender came a song. And through Jesus’ surrender came our salvation.
So if you’re carrying something heavy today, don’t carry it alone. Bring it honestly before God. Tell Him exactly what hurts. Jesus showed us that surrender isn’t pretending everything is okay—it is trusting the Father even when your heart is breaking.
And as you take the next step, remember this: the same Father who strengthened Jesus in the garden is still faithful to walk with you today.
A MOMENT TO REFLECT
L Y R I C S
I’m so confused
I know I heard You loud and clear
So I followed through
Somehow I ended up here
I don’t wanna think
I may never understand
That my broken heart is a part of Your plan
When I try to pray, all I’ve got is hurt
And these four words
Thy will be done
Thy will be done
Thy will be done
I know You’re good
But this don’t feel good right now
And I know you think
Of things I could never think about
It’s hard to count it all joy
Distracted by the noise
Just tryna make sense
Of all Your promises
Sometimes I gotta stop
Remember that You’re God
And I am not
So
Thy will be done
Thy will be done
Thy will be done like a child on my knees, all that comes to me is
Thy will be done
Thy will be done
Thy will
I know You see me
I know You hear me, Lord
Your plans are for me
Goodness You have in store
I know You hear me
I know You see me, Lord
Your plans are for me
Goodness You have in store
So, Thy will be done
Thy will be done
Thy will be done like a child on my knees, all that comes to me is
Thy will be done
Thy will be done
Thy will be done
I know You see me
I know You hear me
Lord
Songwriters: Bernie Herms / Emily Lynn Weisband / Hillary Scott
Where Sorrow Meets the Savior
Brendan McClain, Daily DevotionalShe could barely make out the American flag on her porch through the tears streaming down her face.
Fifteen years after her husband was killed in the Iraq War, some mornings the red, white, and blue still blurred together outside her window as grief washed over her all over again.
She wasn’t alone. A faithful church community sat beside her in the silence. A skilled therapist helped her navigate the waves of sorrow. Friends from the neighborhood pickleball court made her laugh on the better days.
But when the house grew quiet, one truth remained:
He was gone.
Loss has a way of reminding us that there are some wounds nothing in this world can fully heal. No amount of success, security, or distraction can fill the empty chair at the table or erase the ache of someone deeply loved.
That’s why the hope of Jesus matters so much.
He isn’t distant from suffering.
Scripture calls Him “a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief.” Jesus entered our broken world and experienced rejection, loss, and unimaginable pain. He understands grief because He chose to walk through it Himself.
The Savior who carried sorrow is the Savior who carries us.
He meets people in quiet rooms and tear-filled mornings. He walks with us through loss, not around it. His presence doesn’t erase our grief overnight, but it reminds us we never carry it alone.
And because of His resurrection, grief is never the end of the story.
One day, sorrow will give way to joy, death will be swallowed up forever, and every tear will be wiped away.
Until then, our hope isn’t found in pretending the pain is gone.
It’s found in the One who is still with us in the middle of it.
So if loss still feels heavy today, bring it to Jesus.
The One who knows grief best is still carrying people through it.
A MOMENT TO REFLECT