“God… this can’t be what quiet time is supposed to look like.”

“God… this can’t be what quiet time is supposed to look like.”

That’s what I whispered this one morning while standing over a sink full of dishes, wearing a shirt with yogurt stains, trying to read a verse with one eye open and a kid yelling about cereal in the background.

I lit a candle. I played the worship playlist. I tried to set the mood. But real life was louder.

And honestly? I almost didn’t even bother opening my Bible. It felt pointless.

But something in me - maybe desperation, maybe hope - kept whispering, “Try anyway.”

And I’m glad I did. Because even though the room wasn’t still, I felt Him. Right there. In the middle of all of it.

The pressure is real.

Somewhere along the way, we got this idea that time with God has to look a certain way to “count.”
Quiet house. Warm coffee. Journal out. No interruptions.

That’s cute. But who actually lives like that? (Not me. Not most of us.)

And when we can’t make it look like that, we feel like we’re doing it wrong. Like God won’t show up unless we’ve got everything just right.

But that’s a lie. And honestly? It’s a lie that’s making a lot of us feel like we’re failing at something we were never supposed to perfect in the first place.

Here’s the truth:

God’s not asking for perfection. He’s not sitting around waiting for your life to calm down before He meets you. He’s already here.

In the carpool line.
In the grocery store.
In that split second you breathe deep before answering the next hard thing.

He’s not after the perfect moment - He’s after your presence. However messy it looks.

Real talk reframes for the chaos crew:

• Worship doesn’t have to be quiet.
  If your worship today sounds like “Jesus, help me” under your breath while folding towels or between meetings, that counts. Don’t let anybody tell you otherwise.
  

• Five messy minutes with God is still sacred.
  Don’t get caught up in what you can’t do. God can do more with your honest, distracted heart than with a whole hour of you pretending.
  

• There’s glory in your everyday.
  That load of laundry? That meal you cooked even when you were tired? That breath you took instead of snapping back? That’s holy ground, girl. God sees all of it.
  

Just breathe. You’re not doing it wrong.

If your life feels full and loud and non-stop… that’s okay. You’re not too much for God. And you’re not missing Him.

He’s not asking you to escape your life to worship - He’s asking you to invite Him in.

So next time you feel like you’ve got nothing left to give, give Him that. Your little. Your half-asleep prayers. Your “God, I’m here, but I’m tired.” That’s enough. He’s not measuring the moment. He’s just glad you came.

You’re not falling behind spiritually.
You’re showing up in real life.
And God honors that more than you know.

Need a little support in the swirl?
Meet Me in the Middle is for this exact season. It’s for when life is full but your soul’s still craving God.

No fluff. No pressure. Just honest moments with Him - wherever you are.

[Read Meet Me in the Middle →]

Rooted Woman™
Real faith. Real life. Right here with you.