Daily InsPirational MOments with Rev. Dr. Precious Prothro

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When the Mind Needs Healing

When the mind isn’t healed, the body feels it and it responds. But not all wounds are visible. Some people are carrying things you can’t see, and they’re carrying them quietly. Mental struggles are real, and they can be heavy.

Even strong people struggle. Even faithful people struggle.

Prayer, community, and love are powerful, but sometimes the healing process looks different for each person. That doesn’t mean God isn’t present. It doesn’t mean prayer isn’t working. And it definitely doesn’t mean the person is beyond help.

It means we must respond with compassion.

Romans 15:1 reminds us that when someone is weak, those who are strong should help carry the weight.

So what do we do?

We pray. We check on people. We show kindness. We speak with love, not judgment. And sometimes, we simply stay present while God works.

If you’re struggling, please know you are not alone. You are seen. You are loved. And there are people who care deeply about you.

Let’s be the kind of people who cover others in love, not criticism, trusting that God will heal, restore, and sustain.

Lord, give us hearts that are gentle, eyes that see beyond the surface, and wisdom to love people well. Strengthen those who are struggling in their minds and emotions. Bring them peace where there is turmoil, clarity where there is confusion, and hope where there feels like none. Surround them with the right people, the right support, and the help they need in every form. Remind them they are not alone and that they are deeply loved. And help us to be vessels of that love, moving with compassion and care. Amen.

Obedience in the Middle of Lack

We heard a powerful word on obedience yesterday from one of our sisters—and it stayed with me.

In 1 Kings 17:9–24, a prophet is instructed by God to go to a specific place, with a promise: “I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.”

At the very same time, that widow was preparing what she believed would be her last meal for herself and her son before they died from starvation.

She lacked, yet God used her to sustain someone else.

Both of them were in hard situations. Situations that looked like God should have stepped in sooner or done something differently. But in both cases, obedience was the key.

And that’s the message for us: obey.

Even when it feels uncomfortable. Even when it doesn’t make sense. Even when it feels like we don’t have enough.

If we truly believe in our spirit that God is leading us, we must obey.

One thing our sister said yesterday really hit: “Don’t make your lack season last longer by not obeying.”

Whew!

Sometimes what we call sacrifice—giving, serving, stretching—can feel like enough. But Scripture reminds us in 1 Samuel 15:22 that “to obey is better than sacrifice.” God is not just looking at what we offer—He is looking at whether we are following His voice.

Sometimes sacrifice feels like lack. But when we obey God, we will be sustained.

Obedience may feel like loss in the moment, but it always leads to provision.

Lord, help us to trust You enough to obey, even when we don’t understand. Give us the courage to move when You speak and the faith to believe that You will sustain us through every season. Amen.

How We Treat Them, We Treat Him 

Today’s Sunday school lesson (Mark 9:36–37; 10:13–16) reminds us that children are important to Jesus—not just in presence, but in purpose.

He shows us that how we receive children is how we receive Him. The love, care, and guidance we give them matters.

But He also teaches us something deeper. We must receive the Kingdom as a little child.

That means humility. That means trust. That means coming to God without pride or pretense.

Children trust those who love them, and that’s how we should trust God.

What we model matters. Our children are watching, learning, and becoming based on what they see in us. And as we grow in Christ, we are called to return to a place of childlike faith—pure, open, and willing to follow.

“Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.”

Humility may not feel good to our flesh, but our spirit rejoices in it.

Lord, help us to lead our children well and to come before You with humble, trusting hearts. Shape our lives so that what we model reflects You. In Jesus’ name, amen.