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February 2026

“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” — Proverbs 4:23

What God Is Really Looking At

February has a way of pulling our attention outward.

Love on display.
Comparison creeping in.
Unspoken pressure to feel chosen, cherished, or “enough.”

But while the world measures love by appearances

and performance, God looks somewhere else entirely.

He looks at the heart.

Not how polished it is.
Not how productive it’s been.
Not how well it’s kept together.

Just… the posture.

This month is an invitation to come back to that quiet

center to ask not “How am I doing?” but “How is my heart positioned before God?”

Posture Over Performance

Some of us have learned to perform faith well.

We show up.
We serve.
We keep going.
We hold it together.

But underneath the doing, our hearts can quietly drift into exhaustion, striving, or self-criticism.

God is not asking for more effort this month. He’s asking for alignment.

A heart aligned with Him looks like:

humility instead of hustle
trust instead of control
openness instead of armor
grace instead of self-pressure

When our hearts are aligned, our lives begin to flow with more peace, even when circumstances don’t change.

A Southern Reflection: How You Welcome Someone In

Down here, heart posture shows up in how we welcome people.

We notice if the door is open.
If there’s room at the table.
If someone feels at ease in our presence.

God pays attention the same way.

Not to the decorations of our faith,
but to whether our hearts are open, softened, and willing.

An aligned heart says,

“Come in, Lord. Sit with me. Stay awhile.”

When the Heart Needs Realigning

Sometimes our hearts get misaligned without us even noticing.

Life gets busy.

Disappointments pile up.

Expectations creep in.

Comparison steals softness.

And suddenly, we’re doing the right things with the wrong posture.

The beautiful truth is this:

God does not shame us for drifting. He gently invites us back.

“Create in me a clean heart, O God.”

Not a perfect heart.

A receptive one.

A Gentle Practice for February

This month, instead of adding spiritual goals, try this simple prayer:

“Lord, align my heart with Yours.”

Pray it in the morning.

Pray it when emotions rise.

Pray it when comparison sneaks in.

Pray it when you don’t know what else to say.

Alignment doesn’t happen all at once , it happens through awareness and surrender.

Final Encouragement

God is not impressed by how well you perform your faith.

He is moved by a heart that stays soft toward Him.

This February, release the pressure to prove, fix, or impress.

Let your heart rest back into alignment — loved, seen, and held.

Because when your heart is aligned,

everything else begins to fall into place.

Blessings,

Liz

January 2026

“But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream.” — Jeremiah 17:7–8

—A Different Kind of Beginning—

January has a way of shouting at us.

New goals.

New plans.

New pressure to become someone “better” overnight.

Everywhere we turn, the message sounds the same: Start fast. Do more. Don’t fall behind.

But this year, I’m choosing something quieter. Something deeper. Something that feels more like wisdom than urgency.

—This January, the invitation is not to rush forward, it’s to root down.

Because anything that grows quickly without roots eventually topples when the winds come.

—Why Roots Matter More Than Resolutions—

Roots grow underground, unseen, unnoticed.
No applause. No metrics. No timeline.

Yet they determine everything.

How strong a tree stands.
How much drought it can survive.
How deeply it can drink when the heat comes.

In our faith, roots are built the same way:

in quiet prayer
in Scripture read slowly
in trust formed over time
in obedience when no one is watching

You don’t need a long list of resolutions to grow spiritually. You need depth. And depth takes time.

Rooted Faith Doesn’t Hurry God

One of the greatest temptations in January is believing that if we don’t move fast, we’ll miss something.

But Scripture reminds us:
God is not impressed by speed. He is honored by trust.

A rooted faith understands that:

God works beneath the surface
growth is happening even when nothing looks different
fruit comes in its season, not ours

You are not behind.
You are not late.
You are exactly where God is working.

A Southern Reflection: Trees That Know How to Stay

Here in South Louisiana, we respect trees with deep roots.

The old oaks that have stood through storms, hurricanes, and long summers didn’t survive because they were quick, they survived because they were anchored.

They bent.
They swayed.
But they stayed.

Faith that lasts looks like that too.

Not flashy.
Not rushed.
Just steady.

What It Looks Like to Be Rooted This Year

Being rooted doesn’t mean doing more. It often means doing less, with intention.

It might look like:

choosing one Scripture to sit with instead of many
praying honestly rather than perfectly
resting without guilt
saying no so your yes can be wholehearted
trusting God’s pace over your own

This year doesn’t need a reinvention of who you are. It requires deepening.

—A Gentle Invitation for January—

Instead of asking, “What do I need to fix?”

Try asking, “What does my soul need to stay rooted?”

Instead of racing toward results,

practice remaining.

Jesus said, “Remain in Me.”

Not rush.

Not strive.

Remain.

—Closing Encouragement—

This year, let your life grow from overflow, not obligation.

Let your faith deepen before it expands.

Let God strengthen what’s unseen before He reveals what’s visible.

January doesn’t have to be loud to be meaningful. It just needs to be rooted.

May this be the year you stop rushing to become and start trusting who God is shaping you to be.

Blessings,

Liz

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