On any given day, it’s easy to wake up and begin chipping away at whatever the schedule holds. We move from one task to the next, searching for moments of fulfillment along the way, brief pauses with the Lord that power our days.
This morning, I asked God to speak to me as I sat down to write this devotion and opened my Bible. I didn’t land on just any ordinary page, but on a page in Matthew (19) with notes dating back to March 17th, 2025. One year ago to the date. My heart leaned in. Here is what I found.
With God all things are possible.
We are living in miracles.
The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve.
Do we believe in what God is capable of in the mundane of our lives? In the quick moments when we take a deep breath with the Lord between tasks, in moments of overwhelm, or when we reach for our phone to scroll out of boredom or fear of stillness. Do we believe that God can do beautiful things when we sit with Him, unafraid of silence or stillness, when we ask hard questions and trust that He will give good answers?
Do we believe God will show us the miracles in our day today, right where our feet are? Not just the obvious miracles, although He certainly performs those, but the simple joys that are beautiful and perfect if we have the perspective to notice them.
Do we believe there is joy to be found in the service of others?
Let’s take a closer look at Matthew 19:26 where Jesus tells His disciples that while salvation is impossible for humans alone, “with God all things are possible,” emphasizing His miraculous power to transform lives. While Matthew 19 speaks about marriage, wealth, and the challenge of surrendering everything to follow Jesus, the deeper message points to a life fully surrendered to God. A life that overflows into service, compassion, and humility. These are powerful reminders of the lens we can draw close to in our moments with the Lord throughout the day.
This week is spring break for us. That doesn’t mean much with a 3-year-old and a 7-month-old besides the fact that we do not have Mother’s Day Out or our class at the library. We are not traveling anywhere, so I am trying to be intentional about working less and creating different activities outside of our ordinary routine.
This morning, we painted. Not just on paper like usual. We did handprints and footprints. My 3-year-old painted my 7-month-old’s foot, and we pressed the imprint inside my journaling Bible next to the footprint my older son left a few months ago. As I was washing my youngest son’s foot, my oldest left me a surprise handprint right in the center of the page. He was so proud.
As we take momentary pauses today, I want to encourage us to think about three things.
With God all things are possible.
We are living in miracles.
The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve.
For me this morning these truths looked like noticing that God can be more productive with my work through surrender to what matters most, painting with and caring for my boys, than I can be in a few focused hours with childcare.
I noticed the miracle of stillness and contentment in my heart in contrast to the striving I have faced in years past. Years of trying to work countless hours to build something abundant in this community that I could never create through striving alone. Something God is doing in His way as I embrace this season of limited childcare and motherhood while I still get to do work that matters deeply to me and to Him.
A miracle.
A quieter miracle compared to the obvious miracle of my two baby boys we prayed for.
Jesus served others. Service to others is something I believe He calls us into from a deeper truth that serving others brings more joy than anything else. Showing up to love our neighbor, whether that is your child, friend, sister, or your literal neighbor, is where we often see God move because that is exactly what Jesus did.
With God, all things are possible.
We are living in the midst of great miracles. Not just the obvious ones but the quiet ones too.
Jesus served. And in serving we often discover deep joy and fulfillment.
I pray we pause long enough today to ask ourselves how we are noticing these truths in our own lives. Long enough to let God open our eyes to see what is right around us as He does.
Britt Goff
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