Knowing Him Daily

04.January.2026

I was honored to help a dear friend recently update some things in her home. While I was completing different tasks, Something caught my attention.

There was a rather large hole in her daughter’s bedroom door, right on the outside. It was clear that it had been there for many, many years. At some point while I was there, I repaired it.

A little while later, I asked both my friend and her daughter if they had noticed the door.

Neither one of them had. (No criticism here)

They had seen the hole before, but they hadn’t noticed that it was now repaired.

It made me pause.

How often do we do this in our own lives?

We live with something for so long that we stop seeing it. We tolerate things simply because they’ve been there “forever.” Sometimes it’s as harmless as a piece of furniture or a trinket tucked into a corner. Other times, it runs much deeper… habits, patterns, attitudes, words we speak, or ways of living that no longer align with who God is calling us to be.

Not because we are rebellious.

Not because we don’t care.

But because familiarity has made us blind.

About a month ago, I sensed the Lord whisper, “Walk out of your house, then walk back in as a stranger, with fresh eyes.” I tried. I really did. I walked in and out several times — and still, nothing changed. Everything looked the same to me.

Then I left town for a short trip over Christmas.

When I came home, something had shifted.

Suddenly I could see the clutter.

I could see the items I could live without.

The things I had grown used to.

The areas I had once tolerated… died.

The places that no longer reflected the peace, order, and clarity I desire to live from, today.

And I had to ask myself honestly…

What have I been living with that I no longer need to carry?

What have I been tolerating that God may be inviting me to release? 

Can I live without them? (Bringing everything full circle back to the December 30 post.)

Which is part of why this year, I am choosing to join the 21-day fast.

Not as a rule.

Not as pressure.

But as an invitation to live intentionally again.

Fasting has a way of giving us fresh eyes.

It quiets the noise.

It clears the clutter of our soul.

It helps us notice what we’ve allowed to shape us, our thoughts, and the way we think about everything. 

“Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.” Psalms‬ ‭139‬:‭23‬-‭24‬ ‭NLT‬‬

This season is not about striving.

It is about seeing.

It is about letting God gently restore clarity, order, and peace, starting from the inside out.

Sometimes the greatest breakthrough does not come from adding more to our lives, but from releasing what no longer belongs.

If you sense the Holy Spirit whispering, “There is more for you than what you’ve been settling for,” He most likely is but He is not condemning you.

He is inviting you.

Come closer. 

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If you’ve never said yes to Jesus, or maybe you have, but you know it’s time to come home, can I pray with you right now? Just whisper, “Jesus, I need You. I have sinned against You. I believe You died for me and rose again. Come into my life, forgive me, lead me. I’m Yours.” That’s it. Everything heaven has been waiting to deliver is already yours the moment you ask.

Welcome! You are now a part of the family of God!

Make today count and see you tomorrow.