Daily InsPirational MOments with Rev. Dr. Precious Prothro

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Handle the Broken Pieces with Care

The other day, I dropped a glass in my kitchen. At first, I caught it and smiled. Then I tripped, and there it went, shattering into pieces across the floor.

I immediately called out to my children to warn them. I was rushing, so I only cleaned up what I could see and planned to come back later. The truth is, those pieces spread farther than I realized. Even now, with everything cleaned up, we still walk carefully because we don’t know if a small piece is hiding somewhere.

That’s how life can be.

Many of us are hurting (present company included) for various reasons. Some hurts are deep and crushing. There are times when there are so many pieces to juggle that it feels easier to just keep moving and deal with things later. But what about those unseen pieces of pain? They’re still there.

Heart pain can feel even heavier than physical pain because there’s no bandage or quick fix for it.

Here is some good news that we can be assured of. God is with us, and nothing is so broken that He cannot restore it.

Psalm 34:17–18 (ESV) says, “When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.”

So, if your heart feels hurt or even crushed, please know this: Every piece of your brokenness is seen by God. He is able and faithful to restore it. 

Lord, thank You for seeing every piece of us—even the parts we try to overlook. When our hearts feel broken or scattered, draw near to us and begin Your work of restoration. Give us the courage to face what hurts and the faith to trust that nothing is beyond Your healing power. In Jesus’ name, amen.

What If It’s Not What You Want?

Yesterday, our pastor reminded us to have faith, but not just any kind of faith.

Our faith cannot be rooted in our flesh or our hopes, desires, and wishes. True faith is built on trust and complete reliance on God’s Word and His will.

What we hope for may or may not align with what God has planned for us. Like children, we often don’t know what’s best. So we form our desires based on limited understanding and fleshly concerns.

What if “the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” (Hebrews 11:1) isn’t about what we want? What if it’s about trusting God’s thoughts, HIS plan, and HIS expected end for us?

Even better, what if our desires begin to align with HIS will?

That’s the goal, right?!

Because the truth is, what we hope for may not be what God has designed. What we seek may not be what’s best for us.

So, instead of chasing our own desires, we must learn to seek first the Kingdom of God, and trust Him to add what we truly need according to His will (Matthew 6:33).

Faith isn’t trusting God to give us what we want; it’s trusting Him to give us what He already knows we need.

Lord, help us to shift our faith from our desires to Your will. Teach us to trust You beyond what we see and beyond what we feel. Align our hearts with Your plan, and give us peace in knowing that what You have for us is always best. In Jesus’ name, amen.

After the Celebration… Now What?

It’s been a week since Resurrection Sunday.

Have we already fallen back into old patterns?

You know how it goes—we make renewal commitments on days like New Year’s and Resurrection Sunday. We feel excited, motivated, ready to change.

But how long does that feeling last?
How quickly does the urgency fade?

The truth is—we can live differently. Not just for a moment, but continually.

How do we maintain change? One day at a time.

I’m so grateful that God’s forgiveness is always available—not as an excuse, but as grace.

2 Corinthians 5:17 reminds us: “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”

Yes, the verse is written in past tense, but that doesn’t mean the process is finished.

We are made new in Christ, but renewal is still a journey.

And thank God—He understands that. He gives us grace to sustain us along the way.

So let’s be intentional about the changes we need to make. Let’s also be patient with ourselves, remembering that growth takes time.

Matthew 24:13 reminds us: “He that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.”

Consistency in Christ matters more than moments of inspiration.

Lord, thank You for Your grace that meets us every day. Help us to remain committed to the changes You’ve placed on our hearts. Give us endurance, patience, and discipline to grow in You daily. When we fall, remind us to get back up and keep going. In Jesus’ name, amen.