There are days when life feels pretty ordinary.
You know the kind of day I’m talking about. The laundry is piled up, the coffee has already been reheated twice, and you’re mentally running through the list of everything that still needs to get done.
Nothing particularly spiritual looking. Just… life.
But here’s something I’ve been thinking about lately.
Somewhere between faith and laundry, God is still at work.
Whether we realize it or not, every single day we are bringing faith into the middle of ordinary moments. Faith to believe God is moving even when we don’t see it yet. Faith to trust that He’s working things out behind the scenes. Faith to believe that what feels small or unseen in our lives still matters to Him.
Many times we can think faith shows up in the big moments — the answered prayer, the miracle story, the breakthrough we’ve been waiting for.
But a lot of faith actually happens in the quiet parts of life.
It shows up when you keep praying about something that hasn’t changed yet.
When you choose to trust God with things that feel uncertain.
When you believe the story God is writing in your life isn’t finished yet.
And sometimes all of that is happening while you’re standing in the laundry room folding towels.
When Faith Shows Up
Hebrews 11:1 reminds us:
“Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see.” (NLT)
Here’s the thing about faith.
It’s not something that suddenly appears after the outcome changes. Faith actually shows up before anything changes.
It’s this crazy, amazing confidence that what God has spoken is more real than what our eyes are currently seeing and what our hearts may be feeling in that moment.
In other words, faith anchors itself in the unseen promises of God rather than the visible circumstances around us.
That’s why faith can feel so uncomfortable sometimes.
Our eyes are telling us one story.
Our circumstances are shouting another.
But faith leans its full weight on what God has already said.
Which brings us to something that shapes our faith more than we often realize — the words we speak.
I once heard someone say, “The words you speak build the house you live in.” Phew! That’s a powerful thought.
Because the truth is, the voice we hear most throughout the day is our own.
From the moment we wake up, there’s always a thought running through our minds. A narrative we’re rehearsing. Something we’re saying internally about our day, our situation, or our future. And those very words are what the inside of our house begins to look like.
It really makes you stop and ask yourself:
Is there more faith being spoken into your life through God’s Word… or more of what your current situation looks like being spoken into your life?
Because if we’re not intentionally feeding our minds with God’s Word, those thoughts can start running the show.
That’s why Romans 12:1–2 reminds us how vitally important it is that we renew our minds in Christ. We’ll dig into that a little deeper next week.
But for now, how do we actually begin living with a renewed mind?
Through God’s Word.
We rehearse what He says.
We remind ourselves who He says we are.
We fill our minds with His truth about our lives instead of whatever our circumstances are shouting.
Because we can’t consistently speak faith into our lives if our minds are constantly rehearsing fear, doubt, or worst-case scenarios.
Faith begins to shape our words when God’s Word begins to shape our thinking.
The Next Words I Speak to Myself Matter
A dear friend of mine has walked this out in a way that has deeply impacted me.
Seven years ago she was in a life-and-death car accident. A delivery truck slammed straight into the driver’s side of her car. When she described it to me, she said she could literally see the truck inside the car where she had been sitting.
She couldn’t move. She couldn’t get out.
As the reality of what had just happened began settling in, one thought became crystal clear in that moment:
“The next words I speak to myself matter.”
Later, doctors would deliver a devastating report. They told her she would likely never walk again. And that wasn’t the only negative report she would receive during that season throughout the past 7 years.
But sitting there in the wreckage before any doctor had even spoken, a decision was made.
She began speaking life.
“You will live and not die.
You will overcome this by the power of God.”
Seven years later, she’s walking.
And when I heard that story, something about it just stayed with me. Because while most of us may never face a moment quite that dramatic, every single day we are still standing at the crossroads of what we choose to say about our lives.
That’s something the Lord has been pressing on my heart in this season:
Speak the opposite of what you see.
Not because we pretend circumstances don’t exist. Faith isn’t pretending. But faith chooses to align with what God says is possible even before the evidence shows up.
Sometimes faith sounds like this:
“God is working even though I can’t see it yet.”
“This situation will not have the final word.”
“The Lord is faithful no matter what my circumstances look like.”
And more often than not, those words aren’t spoken in big spiritual moments.
They’re whispered in the middle of ordinary life.
While we’re driving.
While we’re working.
While we’re washing dishes.
Or yes… while we’re folding another load of laundry.
Because faith isn’t reserved for the mountaintop moments.
Most of the time, it’s quietly showing up in the everyday ones — in the thoughts we choose, the words we speak, and the trust we place in God long before we see the outcome.
And little by little, those faith-filled words begin shaping the house we live in.
Right there between faith… and laundry.
Living life unveiled,
Tracee
Thank you Tracee. On point as always. God bless you richly. 🙏