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Daily Devotions for Busy Lives
You meant to spend time with God this morning. Then the day started without you. This daily devotional podcast gets you back to Him in 7 to 9 minutes. Each weekday, pastor and author Dr. Bart Leger opens Scripture with a true story from everyday life and one practical way to apply God's truth. Listeners call it quick and to the point, a bit of calm at the start of the day. Press play and start your day anchored in God's Word.
Episodes
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhat it Costs to Stop Gossiping
Erin quit gossiping for a month and it cost her friendships. Learn what the Hebrew behind "restrain" means, and the one thing Solomon promises the person who…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhat to Do When You’re Afraid of Dying
The thought keeps popping into your head, and you've told nobody. Learn why Paul calls your body a tent, and what he puts underneath a Christian's confidence…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhen You’ve Started Resenting a Serving Role
Every time you have to show up, something in you resists. Learn what Jesus told two eager disciples six verses earlier, and what Acts 6 says about letting a…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesHelp! I Have Doubts
You smile through the sermon with a question you've never told anyone. Learn what Psalm 42:9 does that verse 3 doesn't, and what Asaph was afraid of. Some…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesHave You Been Making Decisions Without Counsel?
You prayed, you asked a friend, and you decided. Learn the Hebrew word behind "counsel," and what Solomon's own son did with the advice standing in front of…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhat to Do When Fear Keeps You From Speaking Up
You're afraid of saying it wrong, so you say nothing. Learn what verses 6 and 8 do to 2 Timothy 1:7, and the Greek word Paul uses only once. Most Christians…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhat to Do When You’ve Been Chasing Likes
The post that gets ignored stings worse than it should. Learn what verse 42 says about the men in John 12, and the test that has little to do with your posting…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhat to Do When You Want to Restart a Project You Walked Away From
You let something go and now you wonder if you quit too soon. Learn what Nehemiah did for three days and one night before he said a word about rebuilding. A…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhen You Can’t Keep Your Mind on Prayer
Prayer time becomes task-switching with your eyes closed. Learn why David asked God to search him after twenty-two verses saying God already had. You sit down…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhen Your Relationship with God Has Changed Over Time
The fire of your early faith has settled and the highs come less often. Learn what Moses told Israel to do with forty years of wilderness, and why verse 4…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhat to Do When You’ve Been Giving Advice You Aren’t Following
You told a friend to rest while you were burning out. Learn what Paul's repeated verb in Romans 2:21 asks, and the one step that closes the split. You've done…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhen You’ve Been Praying for Yourself More Than Others
If the whole shape of your prayer life has become you talking to God about you, something starts to shrink. Learn the two verses before Job 42:10 that change…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhat to Do When You’ve Been Hiding a Struggle From Your Spouse
The thing you're hiding is doing less damage than the hiding itself, and the upkeep is daily. Learn what the Hebrew behind will not prosper says, and the…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhen Your Church Has Gotten Political and You Feel Out of Place
The sermons reference political figures and the small group assumes how you vote, so you bite your tongue or stay home. Learn the request Jesus refused to make…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhat to Do When You’re Embarrassed of Your Past
You know God forgave what you did, and you still cringe at the person who did it. Learn where Isaiah 1:18 falls in the chapter, and why God picked the two…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhen You’ve Been Fighting About the Same Thing for Years
You know when it's starting and how it ends, and nothing changes. Learn what James refuses to do when a church brings him their fights, and the one question to…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesYour Answered Prayer Feels Different Than You Expected
The answer came and something unexpected came with it, and you can't say so without sounding ungrateful. Learn what Psalm 126 means by like a dream, and the…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhat to Do When You’ve Been Coasting Spiritually
Your practices are intact and your growth has stopped, and coasting looks a lot like stability. Learn what Haggai means by consider your ways, and the one step…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhen Someone Close to You Is Anxious and You Can’t Help
You've said the comforting things and prayed in the kitchen, and the anxiety hasn't moved. Learn who Isaiah 35:3 is speaking to, and what it gives you to say…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhen You Feel Like You Don’t Belong Anywhere
You've joined the church and brought the dish, and there's still a pane of glass between you and the room. Learn why Hebrews 11 calls God's people resident…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhen You Can’t Stop Worrying About Money
Your bills are paid and the arithmetic is still running at eleven at night. Learn why Agur prayed for the middle in Proverbs 30, and what it means to hand God…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhat to Do When You Realize You Don’t Know How to Grieve
You reach the first loss that matters and discover you don't have a method for it. Learn what Matthew 5:4 says about mourners, and why the comfort was never…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhat to Do When You're Afraid to Be Joyful Again After Loss
You catch yourself laughing after a loss, and guilt shows up right behind it. Learn what the ashes of Isaiah 61 were, and who does the exchange that puts…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhen You Feel Called to Something but Afraid to Fail
You have an idea for a business or a ministry, and every time you get close to starting, the list of reasons shows up. Learn how God answered Moses when he…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhen Someone You Didn't Get Along With Dies
Relief and regret arrive together, and you don't know what you're feeling. Learn what David left out of his lament for Saul, and why what he put in matters at…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhat to Do When You Notice You're Becoming Your Parent
You spent your twenties determined not to be your mother or your father, and then you heard it in your own voice. Learn what Ezekiel 18:20 settles about guilt…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhen Your First Thought in the Morning Is Dread
Within ninety seconds of opening your eyes, your phone has told you what to be afraid of. Learn what David asked God for each morning, and why strength for one…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhen You're Waiting for an Apology That Isn't Coming
You're waiting for the conversation where they finally admit what they did, and it isn't happening. Learn where Jesus placed the command to forgive in Mark…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhen You Keep Starting Things and Not Finishing Them
You begin with excitement, and by week six the momentum runs out. Learn what Solomon puts beside starting in Ecclesiastes 7:8, and the second prayer most of us…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhen Your Family Holidays Are Unrecognizable Now
A parent died or the kids moved away, and the holidays look nothing like they used to. Learn what Psalm 30:5 promises and what it leaves open, plus how to sort…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhat to Do When You've Been Treated Unfairly at Work
Someone less qualified got the promotion, or your idea showed up with another name on it. Learn what Psalm 37 says to stop doing, and the active command that…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesHelp, My Marriage Survived but Never Healed
The crisis is years behind you and the marriage works, and there's still a list of subjects neither of you brings up. Learn why Ephesians 4:32 speaks to a…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhat to Do When Your Prayer Has Become Mostly Complaint
After a stretch of difficult months, some Christians notice that complaint is nearly all their prayer has been. Learn what Colossians 4:2 attaches to prayer…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhat to Do When You're Afraid Your Child Is Dating the Wrong Person
You see things your child can't see yet, and every word you say seems to push them further in. Learn what Psalm 25:12 changes about the way you pray, and what…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhen You Realize You've Been the Difficult Person at Church
Somebody gets short with you, and a group goes flat when you walk up. Learn what Romans 14:19 asks of you once you suspect you've been the friction at your own…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhen God Asks You to Give Something Away
Every so often God puts His finger on something in your life and asks you to open your hand. A possession you've grown attached to. A relationship you've been…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhat to Do When Someone Says They're Praying for You
Somebody tells you they're praying for you, and you don't quite know what to do with it. You mumble a thank you. It feels awkward, and you couldn't tell…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesHow to Handle Gossip That Comes Your Way
Someone brings you information about another person that you had no need to know. Learn why Proverbs 20:19 aims its warning at the listener, and what to say…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhen You Catch Yourself Pretending to Be Fine
You get asked how you're doing maybe a hundred times a week. The checkout line, and the hallway at work. Every time, you say fine. And most of the time you…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesHow to Be at Peace with an Ordinary Life
A lot of Christians have picked up a message from the culture without meaning to. A meaningful life has to be big. A platform, and a story people would want to…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhen You Regret How You Parented Your Kids
Your kids are grown, and you can see things you would do differently. Learn why Psalm 103 ties God's tenderness to what He knows about you, and what one…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhat to Do When You've Been Given a Difficult Diagnosis
You went into the appointment with ordinary worries and came out with something that changes everything. Learn what Isaiah 43:2 promises about God's presence…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhat to Do When You're Angry at God's Timing
Sometimes the thing that bothers you most about God is the schedule itself. Learn what Jesus did when Martha accused Him of showing up four days late, and why…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesThe Grief of an Empty Nest
The kids are grown and gone, and the house feels different in a way it hasn't in twenty years. Learn why grieving an empty nest is normal for a Christian…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhat to Do When You Feel Like a Stranger in Your Own Home
Some of the loneliest people are living in a house full of people. Your spouse is buried in work. The kids are behind a bedroom door with their phones. You get…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhat to Do When Someone Rejects Your Apology
You went to the person. You told them you were sorry. And they didn't accept it. Maybe they told you it was too late. Maybe they got up and left the…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhen Your Kids Don't Know Their Grandparents Well
A lot of families are spread out now. Grandparents live in one state, parents in another. The grandkids grow up on a handful of visits a year. Jobs move…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesHow to Pray When You're Too Tired to Pray
Some nights the day ends and you have nothing left, and the prayer you meant to pray never comes. Learn why a short, plain prayer counts with God, and what…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhat to Do When You Feel Distant from God
Almost every Christian goes through this at some point. You pray, and it seems like the words don't get past the ceiling. You open your Bible, and the verses…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesThe Comfort of an Old Hymn
Familiar Christian music can hold you when nothing else quite does. Discover why the songs you've sung for years reach places words can't, and how God meets…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhen You Realize You've Been Neglecting a Friendship
Most of us have a friend we've slowly let drift, and the longer we wait, the more awkward it feels to reach out. Discover why the fix is simpler than you…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhat to Do When Your Church Is Losing People
Watching your congregation shrink is a grief few people talk about. Discover why declining numbers don't get the final word, and how Jesus keeps building His…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhat to Do When You're Envious of Someone Else's Marriage
You watch another couple, and something in you twists. They finish each other's sentences. They laugh at each other's jokes in a way you and your spouse…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhat to Do When You've Been Ghosted by a Friend
When a close friend disappears without a word, the world rarely treats it as a loss. Discover why that grief is allowed, and how David and Jesus both knew the…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesThe Temptation to Be Constantly Available to Everyone
Always being available may look like generosity, but it slowly drains you dry. Discover why Jesus withdrew from people who needed Him, and how his example…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhat to Do When You Feel Guilty for Being Okay
Feeling guilty for being okay when people around you aren't is more common than you'd think. Discover why you can stop apologizing for your stable life, and…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesThe Grief of Watching a Parent's Memory Fade
Watching a parent lose their memory is a grief that starts long before anyone dies. Discover why that grief counts, and how numbering your days helps you love…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhat to Do When Your Prayers Feel Rote
Every praying Christian goes through stretches where the words feel automatic. You bow your head, and the same phrases come out that always come out, the ones…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesThe Temptation to Numb Out
Most people have a preferred way to numb out when life gets uncomfortable. The scroll. The extra hour of TV. Neither is wrong by itself. But when one of them…
Daily Devotions for Busy LivesWhat to Do When You're the Only Person Praying for Your Family
Some Christians are the only person in their extended family who prays for the rest of them. There's the spouse who doesn't believe, and the grown kids who…