Hi friends — welcome back to Moments of Devotion, a little pause at the end of a busy week to breathe, reset, and remember God’s goodness before the weekend begins.
This morning was one for the books. It started at 36 degrees, and my grandson came downstairs in shorts and a T-shirt, insisting I drive him to the bus stop. (You can imagine how that went.) Somewhere between convincing him to grab a jacket and making sure everyone else was out the door, my phone started buzzing with work emails and texts.
By the time I left the house, I’d already handled a dozen things — except my coffee, which I realized was still sitting on the counter at home. So I stopped at the store for another one, and wouldn’t you know… the cup slipped right through the bag and shattered. Pumpkin spice coffee everywhere.
And that’s just today.
Yesterday was a full day with customers in the office — one of those long, high-stress days where your brain feels like it’s juggling too many things at once. Earlier this week, we had a little “church chaos” from some miscommunication, and then today, I got a text that my Sunday School teacher won’t be there this weekend.
It’s been a week.
But even as I sit here and laugh a little at the craziness of it all, my heart feels something deeper: gratitude.
📖 Scripture Reading: Psalm 103:1–5 (NIV)
“Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits—
who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,
who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,
who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.”
When life gets messy — when the coffee spills, the plans change, and the day starts before we’re ready — it’s easy to lose sight of God’s hand in the middle of it all. But then I remember this psalm.
David was reminding himself to pause and praise. “Praise the Lord, my soul… and forget not all His benefits.” Sometimes we have to do the same — talk to our own hearts and say, “Hey, don’t forget what God has done.”
Because even on the craziest mornings, He’s there. He’s the calm when everything feels loud. He’s the grace that keeps us going when we’re stretched thin. He’s the steady reminder that we’re not meant to carry all of it alone.
And somehow — in His way — He takes the chaos, the spilled coffee, the miscommunications, and turns them into a story of grace and gratitude. He takes our mess and gives us a message.
🙏 Prayer
Father, thank You for meeting us right in the middle of our busy, unpredictable lives. Thank You for Your patience when we rush past You, and for Your peace that quietly calls us back.
Help us see You in every moment — not just the calm ones, but in the crazy ones too.
Remind us that You are good, even when our days feel scattered.
Teach us to pause, to breathe, and to be thankful — because You are always at work, even when we can’t see it.
In Jesus’ name we pray — Amen.
Thank you for joining me for Moments of Devotion. If your week looked anything like mine — full of unexpected twists and a few spilled-coffee moments — I hope you’ll take a minute this weekend to pause and thank God for His faithfulness.
He’s there in every detail — even the messy ones — turning our chaos into grace. 💛
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