faithfulness — Daily Devotion — Kristen Alexis Cave

What We’re Called To Do In The Midst Of Pain

Whenever I’m having a tough time, a bad day, or I’m feeling down, I open up my “words of affirmation jar.” I’m still working on the name, but that’s not important. My “words of affirmation jar” is a white jar that sits on my desk. It’s filled with tiny little folded-up pieces of paper, each containing an encouraging or affirming message from my husband. This was his Christmas gift to me three years ago, and he has continued to refill it ever since he gave it to me. I remember one particular afternoon when I was feeling down and discouraged, I opened up the jar and grabbed a piece of paper. When it opened it up, it contained one word, followed by a few numbers.

Kristen CaveJuly 22, 2024pain, frustration, patience, hope, prayer, faithfulness, trust, trusting GodComment

Trusting God Again

When the psalmist who wrote Psalm 126 said, “The Lord has done great things for us,” he was encouraging the Israelites to remember all the things the Lord had done for them in the past. He delivered them from Egypt. He brought them across the Red Sea. He led them across the Jordan River. He helped them bring down the walls of Jericho, and He gave them the Promised Land.

Kristen CaveJanuary 9, 2024trust, faith, God's faithfulness, trusting God, faithfulness, father, fearComment

The Goodness Of God

My all time favorite worship song is called “Goodness of God” by Jenn Johnson. I honestly can’t listen to the song without my eyes welling up with tears. The reason it’s my favorite song is because the lyrics are such an amazing reminder to remember God’s faithfulness throughout every season of my life.

Kristen CaveDecember 1, 2023God's goodness, faithfulness, God's faithfulness, God's presence, faith, trust, waiting, patienceComment

Full Circle Moments

A month before my wedding day, I got to experience a really cool full circle moment. It was one of those moments I couldn’t help but smile and silently thank the Lord that His plan was better than mine and that He was in the details even when I couldn’t see how He was working and what He was doing.

Kristen CaveNovember 2, 2023faithfulness, God's faithfulness, trust, trusting God, prayers, unanswered prayers, waiting, full circleComment

10 Verses For When You're Feeling Hopeless

My word for the year 2020 was “hope.” The Lord usually gives me my word for the upcoming year in the fall and that year was no different. In the middle of October of 2019, I had begun to see a pattern. The word “hope” was popping up everywhere. And I’ve learned that when God repeats Himself like that, I need to pay attention.

Kristen CaveOctober 13, 2023hope, hopeless, faith, trust, trusting God, faithfulness, seasons, darknessComment

Choose Your Hard

Not too long ago, one of the health and fitness accounts I follow on Instagram started posting a lot of content aligning with the phrase “Choose Your Hard.” The posts centered around this theme that no matter which path you take when it comes to your health, fitness, and wellness, it’s going to be hard. The more I thought about that phrase, “Choose your hard,” the more I realized how much it applies to every single area of our lives, not just health and fitness.

Kristen CaveSeptember 6, 2023difficulty, faithfulness, obedience, hard times, trusting GodComment

Be Available For Those You Love

About halfway through the day, it all got to be a little too much for me. I was sad, angry, overwhelmed - basically I was a wreck. And so I texted my best friend Melanie and said, “Hey I know this is probably horrible timing, but is there any way I could call you?” It didn’t take her long to respond, and when she did, her words were, “Absolutely! TJ (her son) is eating lunch but I can listen so just call me whenever!”

Kristen CaveOctober 19, 2022relationships, comfort, encouragement, availability, showing up, faithfulness, friendship, friendsComment

Who Are You Trying To Impress?

Something I’ve struggled with over the years is putting a lot of stock in what other people think of me. I’ve always been concerned with making sure people like me, that I get along with others, and that people have a positive perception of me. After all, who doesn’t want to be liked? Who doesn’t want other people to think and say nice things about them? We all want those things, right?

Kristen CaveJuly 27, 2022opinions, people pleasing, God's will, faithfulness, obedienceComment

Be Available For Those You Love

About halfway through the day, it all got to be a little too much for me. I was sad, angry, overwhelmed - basically I was a wreck. And so I texted my best friend Melanie and said, “Hey I know this is probably horrible timing, but is there any way I could call you?” It didn’t take her long to respond, and when she did, her words were, “Absolutely! TJ (her son) is eating lunch but I can listen so just call me whenever!”

Kristen CaveDecember 15, 2021relationships, comfort, encouragement, availability, showing up, faithfulness, friendship, friendsComment

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