What if the problem isn't that you're not doing enough for God—but that you've been doing so much for Him, you've forgotten how to be with Him?

Most of us started this year the same way we ended the last one: running, serving, grinding, telling ourselves, "I'm doing this for God," while quietly wondering, Does He even see me?

In Luke 10:38–42, we meet two sisters: Martha, who welcomed Jesus into her home but spent the whole time frustrated in the kitchen, and Mary, who sat at His feet and listened to His Word.

One was busy for Jesus. The other was present with Jesus.

And Jesus said:

In This Episode:

✅ Why spiritual renewal begins when we choose Jesus' presence and Word over the pressure to perform
✅ The difference between welcoming Jesus into your house and actually sitting at His feet
✅ How serving Jesus can become so distracting that you miss Jesus Himself
✅ The sobering truth: You can have Jesus in your house and still ignore His voice in your heart

Key Quote:

🔥 "Before you work for Him, sit with Him. Before you run for Him, listen to Him. Before you serve the world, let Jesus serve you His Word."

This Week's Challenge:

Pick one room. One chair. One time.
No phone. No distractions.

Just you, an open Bible, and this prayer:

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🎧 Listen now and let Jesus call you back to the feet of the One who first loved you.

God bless you.

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What do you do when the God you know can calm the storm…seems to sleep through it instead?

In Matthew 8, the disciples are in a life-threatening storm, waves breaking over the boat, seasoned fishermen convinced, “This is how we die.”

And right in the middle of that chaos, Scripture says: “But He was asleep.”

In this episode, we climb into that boat with them and sit in the tension of crashing waves and a sleeping Savior.

We explore why obedience sometimes leads you into storms, why God’s silence is not His absence, and how Jesus often calms the storm inside us before He ever touches the one around us.

If you’ve ever prayed, “Lord, I know You can do something…so why aren’t You?” — this one is for you.

If you’re drowning in anxiety, bills, grief, or quiet fear — and God feels unusually silent — this episode will help you move from panic to trust as you remember who is with you in the boat.

🎧 Listen now to Ep. 54: When God Sleeps Through Your Storm
…and let Jesus’ peace meet you right in the middle of the waves.

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Worldliness isn’t loud.

It doesn’t knock on the door.

It slowly seeps in—into our thinking, our priorities, our homes, and even our worship.

In this powerful message, Ernest exposes one of the greatest threats to spiritual maturity today: the subtle erosion of holiness through conformity to the world.

Too many believers are trying to follow Jesus while holding on to the world’s values, opinions, and moral frameworks, and it’s leaving them frustrated, inconsistent, and spiritually exhausted.

But God has a better way.

Drawing from Romans 12:1–2 and 1 John 2:15–17, this sermon reveals what it truly means to present your body as a living sacrifice, how to resist the pressure to be shaped by the age, and how the Spirit renews you from the inside out through the Word of God.

This isn’t behavior modification.

This is transformation.

✨ Feeling spread in your walk with God? The Peace & Purpose 1:1 Session for Christian men is a focused hour to slow down, open Scripture, pray, and walk away with peace, perspective, and a simple plan for your home, leadership, or spiritual life. Grab a time → Book A Call
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Check out The Devo Kids on YouTube—a fun, faith-filled channel with short devotionals, songs, and prayers that help children fall in love with God’s Word. Subscribe today and grab free printable journal pages at thedevokids.com

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