Good Morning!
Here is today’s devotion to start your day with God’s loving presence, plus a quick look at what’s new across Power, Love & Miracles.
Each devotion in this series includes the audio format.
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Scripture: Psalm 13:1-2
“How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart every day? How long shall my enemy triumph over me?”
Reflection
Some days the weight is too much. You try to stay strong. You remind yourself to be grateful. But something inside you aches with a holy question: How long, Lord?
This isn’t faithlessness. It’s faith that dares to ask. The psalmist David wasn’t ashamed to bring his pain into the presence of God. He didn’t cover it up with polite praise. He told the truth. He asked the question. He wept into the silence.
If you’ve been trying to keep it together and it’s falling apart, this first day is for you. If you’ve been overlooked, misunderstood, misjudged, or just worn out—you’re not alone. Discouragement is real, especially when you’ve invested your heart in something that feels ignored or dismissed.
But take comfort in this: the very question, “How long, Lord?” is a prayer. It’s a way of keeping the conversation open. It’s faith, battered but breathing.
You don’t have to leap to hope today. Just stay with God. Just breathe. This is spiritual care. This is healing.
Centering Prayer
God…
I’m discouraged, and I don’t want to pretend otherwise. I bring You my questions and my pain. I don’t understand why things feel so hard, so unfair. But I trust that You hear me. I trust that You haven’t left. Stay close to me while I wait. Amen.
Practice for Today
Write down the question “How long, Lord?” and then list whatever comes to mind—every frustration, fear, and wound. Don’t edit it. Don’t spiritualize it. Let the truth come out. Then fold that page and place it somewhere safe, knowing God has read every word.
Journaling Prompt
What do I wish God would hurry up and fix?
What is He inviting me to say out loud?
Closing Blessing
Be honest with your sorrow.
Be unafraid of your questions.
God welcomes your truth, not your performance.
Walk gently with your own soul today—
and let your pain become a prayer.
Pray as You Go
Breath in: How long, Lord? ...
Breathe out: …Stay near to me.
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