Settle in

Take a deep breath. Turn off notifications on your phone. Ask God to help you find hope in him today. 

Thought starter

And [your] life shall be clearer than the noonday and rise above it; though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.

Job 11:17 AMPC

Tough times happen to everyone. But Scripture promises that although darkness and difficult moments may come, they don’t have to feel like a permanent “midnight” when God is involved. He turns those moments into new mornings—full of hope, fresh starts, and light that overcomes darkness.

Rising means we never stay knocked down, we move forward past difficulty, and we grow to become who God is calling us to be. With God, we can always rise and turn our midnights into mornings.

Here’s what we’ll learn in this Quick Quiet Time:

• Rising begins with resilience and rest.
• The Holy Spirit is what makes rising possible.
• We rise together, and we are working toward an eternal rise.

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He gives strength to the faint and strengthens the powerless. [30] Youths may become faint and weary, and young men stumble and fall, [31] but those who trust in the LORD will renew their strength; they will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not become weary, they will walk and not faint.

Isaiah 40:29-31 CSB

… for the righteous falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked stumble in times of calamity.

Proverbs 24:16 ESV

Truth bomb:

Weary doesn’t have to mean powerless. God renews our strength when we trust him.

• Scripture acknowledges that life can be exhausting.
• Even if we are tired, we can still rise. 
• It’s okay to fall and be weak. Faith gives us the resilience we need to get back up again.

Metaphor moment:

Resilience is like a runner on the last mile of a marathon. Their lungs are burning, their legs are shaking, but they refuse to stop because they’ve got their eyes on the finish line.

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Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

Romans 12:2 NIV

Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.

Romans 12:2 NLT

Key takeaway:

Moving forward is possible when our internal perspective matches God’s. 

• We cannot rise to a new level while thinking the same old way.
• Renewal starts inside and works its way out. A changed heart leads to changed actions.
• Renewal means that instead of letting the world shape our thoughts and reactions, we allow God to reshape our mindset so we can understand what God values

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…he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit…

Titus 3:5 NIV

I will also put a new spirit in you to change your way of thinking. I will take out the heart of stone from your body and give you a tender, human heart.

Ezekiel 36:26 ERV

Key takeaway:

We don’t rise because we deserve it.  Renewal is a gift God gives us through his Holy Spirit’s power.

• The Holy Spirit performs the “washing” and “new birth” —we can always be made new when we come closer to God.
• We can rise past any challenge, difficulty, or setback because God makes us new through his Spirit. Not because we did anything to earn or work for it.

Metaphor moment:

Imagine you are lost at sea, and God is waiting for you on land. We often try to “row” our way to God, exhausting ourselves with effort. But the Spirit is like the wind. You don’t create the wind, and you can’t control it—you simply unfold your sails and let its power lift and move you to safety.

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In this new life, it doesn’t matter if you are a Jew or a Gentile, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbaric, uncivilized, slave, or free. Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us.

Colossians 3:11 NLT

He makes the whole body grow and build itself up in love. Under the control of Christ, each part of the body does its work. It supports the other parts. In that way, the body is joined and held together.

Ephesians 4:16 NIrV

Key takeaway:

In Christ, everyone is equal because he lives in all of us. 

• When we rise in Christ, we rise above any differences that might otherwise divide—differences like race, status, background, or culture. 
• We can rise together because who we are is no longer based on labels or differences, but on Jesus. 
• Unity builds everyone up. When each one of us does our part, everyone gets stronger! Every person matters.

Metaphor moment:

Think of an orchestra. You have violins, drums, and flutes and more—all totally different. If they play alone, that’s all they are—just lonely instruments. But when they follow the same conductor, each individual instrument rises into a single piece of music. You don’t hear “brass” or “strings” anymore; you just hear the song. We rise when we stop playing our own tune and start playing God’s together.

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Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”

Matthew 19:28 NIV

For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

2 Corinthians 4:17–18 NIV

…being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

Philippians 1:6 NIV

Key takeaway:

Our present struggles are preparing us for future glory.

• This is the ultimate rise—from followers to co‑heirs of God’s kingdom.
• Those who endure the process of spiritual renewal will sit in places of honor and authority.

Closing thoughts:

When God talks about rising, he’s referring to both a journey and a promise: if you keep moving, keep yielding, and keep trusting, God will finish what he started in you.

• Renewal is not a moment—it is a layered process of strength, rest, mindset, Spirit, unity, and destiny.
• Each stage builds on the last, lifting us from weariness to purpose, from burden to rest, from old patterns to transformed thinking, from self‑effort to Spirit‑powered renewal, from isolation to shared identity, and from struggle to glory.

Final reflection:

• Where do you need renewal right now? How can God help you rise in that area today?

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