Daily Joy

  Scripture: “And this is God’s plan: Both Gentiles and Jews who believe the Good News share equally in the riches inherited by God’s children... Because of Christ and our faith in him, we can now come boldly and confidently into God’s presence.” — Ephesians 3:6,12 NLT Devotional: Sometimes the question isn’t Can God do it? It’s will He do it for me? We sit quietly in rooms full of people and wonder if we’ve been counted out. If maybe we missed our moment. If maybe God saw us, but didn’t choose us. But Ephesians 3 interrupts that lie with truth. Paul reveals something that should shake your spirit awake: you were always part of the plan. Not an afterthought. Not a backup. Not someone God was stuck with. You are a daughter or son deliberately placed in the family of God. This chapter unveils a holy mystery that once felt hidden behind stained glass and sealed scrolls. But now, it’s made clear. God’s plan was never limited to one people, one background, one kind of pers...

  Day 5: The Other Side of Greater Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:23 (NIV) - “But he brought us out from there to bring us in and give us the land he promised on oath to our ancestors.” Devotional: You didn’t go through all of that just to stay in the middle. The wilderness wasn’t your final destination. The Red Sea wasn’t the end of the story. God didn’t bring you out just for you to exist in survival mode. He brought you out to bring you in to the promise. For too long, we’ve accepted partial deliverance, living with a “just enough” mindset. But the same God who parted the sea and provided manna didn’t do all of that just to leave His people wandering. There was a land waiting for them, a place of abundance, a place of greater . Now is the time to stop doubting and step fully into what God has for you. The other side of greater isn’t just about leaving Egypt, it’s about possessing the promise. Walk boldly. You didn’t come this far to settle. There is greater ahead of you, and it’...

  Day 3: Miracles in the Middle Scripture: Exodus 17:6 (NIV) - “Strike the rock, and water will come out of it for the people to drink.” Devotional: The middle of the journey will test your faith. It’s the place where you’re too far from where you started but not close enough to see the finish line. This is where frustration can make you forget that God is still working. The Israelites were in the desert, and water was nowhere to be found. They panicked, accused Moses, and doubted God. But what they didn’t realize was that their lack was setting the stage for a miracle . God told Moses to strike the rock, and from a dry place, water flowed. God still works miracles in dry places. He still provides in the middle of uncertainty. If you’re in the middle of your journey and wondering how you’ll make it, take heart, what you need is already in God’s hands. The same God who brought you this far will provide exactly what you need for the next step. Declaration: Even in the middle, God i...

This past week was a week of expectation. For the first time in a while, I was expecting greater . Not hoping, not wishing, not daydreaming, I was expecting it. And that’s a different type of faith. Expectation makes you sit up a little taller. It makes you clear space for what’s coming. It makes you move like you know something good is about to break through. But let me be real, expectation isn’t always easy. It’s a fight. It means choosing to believe in greater even when life still looks like less . It means preparing for doors to open when all you’ve seen lately are walls. It means waking up each morning and telling doubt, fear, and frustration, “I hear you, but I’m still moving forward.” Because when you expect greater, you don’t just sit around waiting, you start making room for what’s on the way. And making room is uncomfortable. It requires clearing out the clutter, mindsets that don’t serve you, patterns that keep you stuck, people who only know the old version of you and ca...

 Day 2: The Weight of the Wait Scripture: Matthew 11:28-30 (NKJV) "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light." Devotional: There’s a unique kind of heaviness that comes with waiting. It’s not the kind of weight you can put down or walk away from—it’s an invisible burden that follows you everywhere. It’s the longing for a prayer to be answered, the ache for a promise to be fulfilled, and the heaviness of carrying hope when the evidence around you says otherwise. I think of Hannah in the Bible, a woman whose waiting was defined by both hope and heartbreak. Year after year, she went to the temple, pouring her heart out to God for the child she longed for. The weight of waiting was so heavy that even her prayers came out like sobs. But what I love about Hannah’s story is that she didn’t t...

  Day 1: Waiting with Purpose Scripture: Genesis 1:1-3 (NIV) "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light." Devotional: There’s something profound about those opening words of the Bible. Before anything existed—before the beauty, the life, the purpose—there was a waiting. God’s Spirit hovered over the waters, moving but not rushing. He wasn’t in a hurry to create. Instead, He prepared. He shaped the chaos into order, brought light into darkness, and set the stage for His masterpiece. Friend, if creation itself began with a pause, why do we resist the pauses in our lives? Waiting feels like nothingness, doesn’t it? Like the formless void of Genesis. But just like in the beginning, God is hovering over your life. He’s moving in the unseen, preparing spaces, aligning opportunities...

Waiting is hard. It tests your patience, stretches your faith, and forces you to confront the parts of yourself that would rather take control than trust the process. It can feel like you’re standing in the middle of a storm, holding onto a promise that seems too far away, wondering if God even hears you. But let me remind you of something: the wait isn’t punishment. It’s preparation. I know what it’s like to carry the weight of waiting. There have been seasons in my life where the waiting felt unbearable. I’ve waited for healing, for breakthrough, for dreams to come to pass. I’ve wrestled with the questions: “Why not now?” and “How much longer, Lord?” But one thing I’ve learned—and I’m still learning—is that the wait isn’t meant to break us. It’s meant to build us. Waiting forces us to let go of our timelines and lean into God’s timing. And let me tell you, His timing is always better. It’s hard to see when you’re in the thick of it, but God is not withholding from you—He’s working fo...