Friday | Day 05

February 13th, 2026

Friday | February 13, 2026

This Week's Focus: Trusting God When Life Feels Stuck

Scripture

Scripture helps us hear God and live His truth.
“The Israelites groaned under their burden of slavery… and their cry for help rose up to God.”
Exodus 2:23 (NLT)

God Hears the Cry of His People

After years of suffering, the Israelites cried out, and God heard them. Their prayers weren’t polished or perfect. They were raw, desperate, and honest.

And God responded.

This moment reminds us that prayer doesn’t require the right words, it requires honesty. God is not distant from our pain. He hears EVERY cry, EVERY whispered prayer, EVERY unspoken ache.

If you’ve been holding things in or wondering whether God really hears you, let this truth settle in: He does!

Reflection

Reflection helps us pause, listen, and let God speak to our hearts.
  • What have you been carrying that you need to bring honestly to God?
  • How does knowing God hears you, change the way you pray?

Journaling Prompts

This Is a Safe Place to Be Honest With God
  • Write a prayer to God expressing what you’ve been holding back.
  • What would it look like to trust God with this burden?

Worship

Go deeper if you’d like - no pressure.
A song that gives language to honest prayer and dependence on God.

Memory Verse

Read it once a day. Let it shape how you think and pray this week.

“God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
Exodus 2:24 NLT

Prayer

Through prayer, we talk to God and listen for His guidance.
God, thank You for hearing me when I cry out to You. Help me trust that You care deeply about what I’m carrying and that You are already at work. Amen.

This Week's Reminder

  • God is faithful
  • God is present
  • God is working, even in the waiting!