A Reflective Devotional on Gratitude, Rest, and the Holy Exhale
In this Rooted Moment, we pause and breathe together.
Following Episode 57, When the Soil Feels Hard, this short devotional invites you to stay close to what God is already softening—without rushing ahead or asking more of yourself than this season allows.
January can carry more weight than we realize. Fatigue lingers. Questions remain unanswered. And often, our bodies and souls are tighter than we know.
In this episode, we sit with Jesus’ gentle invitation from Matthew 11—to come, to rest, and to lay down what we were never meant to carry alone. Through garden imagery, Scripture, and a guided breath prayer, we explore how gratitude becomes a holy exhale—a way of releasing the weight and staying rooted by the stream.
You don’t need clarity today.
You don’t need a plan.
You’re simply invited to come…and breathe.
Gratitude as gentle spiritual tilling, not performance
How weariness shows up in the body as tightness and bracing
Jesus’ invitation to rest as a deep, embodied exhale
What it means to wait expectantly while being held
Staying soft in winter, when growth is happening unseen
Psalm 5:3 — “Each morning I bring my requests to You and wait expectantly.”
Matthew 11:28–30 — Jesus’ invitation to come, rest, and lay down heavy burdens
Sometime today—or this week—pause and take one slow breath in, and one long breath out.
As you exhale, imagine setting something down:
a worry, a responsibility, a question you don’t yet have an answer for.
Whisper, “Thank You.”
That’s enough.
Over the coming weeks, I’ll be opening space for deeper reflection and re-orientation—gentle opportunities to return to rhythm, rootedness, and listening more closely for what God may be inviting next.
There’s nothing you need to decide today.
Just stay close.
Stay planted.
And keep listening for what God is growing beneath the surface.
You’re always welcome to share it with a friend who might need a place to breathe. And if you’d like to stay connected, you can find more reflections and resources at rootedingrace.me. Also, if you leave a review, it will help me reach more women with this message of healing and restoration in the Lord.
Until next time—
stay gentle,
stay close,
and stay rooted in grace. 🌱
