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  • 🌿 Here Is God

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    **Day 4: Here Is God**
    A gentle walk through fear, thought, and grace

    Dear friends,

    Have you ever looked at a season of life and thought, *“Here be dragons”*?

    Ancient sailors once marked their maps with warnings—dragons, demons, sirens—over the places they feared to explore. I’ve done the same. Over the waters of adulthood: *Here be dragons.* Over grief: *Here be demons.* Over the far edges of anxiety: *Here be sirens.*

    But today’s reflection reminded me of Sir John Franklin—a mariner who chose faith over fear. He crossed out those warnings and wrote something truer:
    **“Here is God.”**

    That phrase settled into me like sunlight. Because even when life feels shadowy or uncertain, God doesn’t wait for us to reach safe shores. He meets us in the murky waters and whispers, *“I am with you always.”*

    Max Lucado’s *Calm Moments for Anxious Days* and *Tame Your Thoughts* helped me reframe pain and fear with truth and tenderness. I used three mindset tools—Picky Thinking, UFOs, and Uproot & Replant—to gently shift my thoughts from abandonment to presence.

    Here’s what I’m holding today:
    🌿 I am never alone.
    🌿 God is already present in the places I fear.
    🌿 Even when the map feels blank, *Here is God.*

    **Scripture of Hope:**
    “If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there… even there your hand will guide me.”
    **Psalm 139:8–10**

    **Gentle Invitation:**
    If you’re navigating a shadowy season, I invite you to pause and breathe. Let yourself imagine a signpost that reads *Here Is God*. Let that truth settle into your heart.

    **Closing Blessing:**
    May you feel held today.
    May you walk gently into the unknown, knowing God is already there.
    May your map be rewritten with grace.

    With love and light,
    Tracey

    **P.S.**
    Want to know more about Sir John Franklin, the mariner who inspired this reflection?
    📚 [Read his story on Britannica](https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Franklin)

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    🌿 Growing Through Simplicity: A Devotional Journey

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    🌿 Healing from Toxicity

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  • He Rescues

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    Day 7 – He Resues
    When the waves rise and your strength fades, God reaches down

    Dear Reader,
    Today’s breath is simple:
    You don’t have to be calm for God to come close.
    You don’t have to be eloquent to be rescued.

    Sometimes rescue looks like a shift in perspective.
    Sometimes it’s a moment of peace in the middle of spiraling thoughts.

    Sometimes it’s just enough strength to fold the next towel, sip the tea, or whisper, “Help.”
    I’ve learned that God doesn’t wait for me to be ready.

    He rescues in the fog.
    He rescues in the overwhelm.
    He rescues when I don’t even know what I need.

    Scripture to Hold:
    “Even in the fog of your overwhelm… He rescues.”
    —Inspired by Psalm 34:18

    Affirmation Tag:
    “I am not too much. I am not too late. I am already held.”

    Gentle Invitation:
    If today feels heavy, let this be your prayer:
    “God, I don’t know how to fix this. But I trust You to find me here.”
    You are not forgotten.
    You are not alone.
    You are already being rescued.

    With tenderness,
    Tracey

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