🌿 DAY 1 — When You Think You’re Failing at Faith

Scripture

Romans 7:19 – “For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing.”

Devotional

If you’ve ever wondered why you still struggle—even after years of walking with Jesus—you are not alone. Many believers quietly carry the fear that they are “failing at being a Christian.” Scripture shows us that even Paul battled this exact frustration.

Transformation is not a lightning strike. It is a lifelong journey of becoming — often marked by stumbles, restarts, and unseen slow growth. God is not disappointed in your struggle. He is not surprised by the patterns you are still working through. In fact, the very desire you have to grow is proof that the Holy Spirit is already at work in you.

Today, instead of asking, “Why am I not better by now?” — ask,
“What is God shaping in me through this struggle?”
Grace meets you not at the finish line, but right here — mid-journey.

Reflection Question

Where do you feel like you “should be farther along,” and what does God’s grace say in response?

Journal Prompt

Write honestly about one area where you feel like you’re failing.
Then write a second paragraph describing how God might see you with compassion rather than disappointment.