Bethlehem's Quiet Promise: Finding Fulfillment in the Little Things

Welcome to Week 4 of Advent and the 5th week of the God's Perfect Timing devotional. As Christmas draws near, this message invites you to pause and reflect on the fulfillment of God’s promises through the coming of Christ. Together, we trace the Scriptures that lead us to Bethlehem, the incarnation, and the quiet faithfulness that brought God’s plan to completion in His perfect timing. If this season feels full—of celebration, emotion, or longing—this message offers a reminder that true joy is rooted in God’s faithfulness and His nearness to us in Jesus.

📖 Key Scriptures: Micah 5:2–5 Luke 1:67–79 John 1:1–14 Galatians 4:4–7 Matthew 1:18–25

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This devotional journal offers you a way to stay grounded and dwelling in Scripture through the holiday season. With short readings, thoughtful reflections, and simple response questions, it provides meaningful depth without overwhelming busy schedules. Each week guides you to rest in God’s perfect timing, find peace in His presence, and enter the new year with renewed hope. Designed for women who want to remain rooted in the Word during a full and emotional season, this journal brings calm, clarity, and the steady encouragement of God’s truth.

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Welcome to Week 4 of the God's Perfect Timing devotional and the 3rd week of Advent.

Joy is a word we hear a lot during Advent—but Scripture invites us to slow down and think more carefully about what joy really is, where it comes from, and how it grows in ordinary, often difficult seasons of life. In this Week 4 message from the God’s Perfect Timing devotional journey, we step into the third week of Advent and spend time with a beautiful set of Scriptures that help us see joy through the lens of God’s nearness, His faithfulness, and His fulfilled promises. If this season feels full, emotional, or even a little overwhelming, these passages offer space to pause and let God’s Word settle the heart.

📖 Key Scriptures for the Week: Isaiah 52:7–10 Luke 2:1–14 Luke 2:15–20 John 15:9–11 Philippians 4:4–5

This devotional journal offers you a way to stay grounded and dwelling in Scripture through the holiday season. With short readings, thoughtful reflections, and simple response questions, it provides meaningful depth without overwhelming busy schedules. Each week guides you to rest in God’s perfect timing, find peace in His presence, and enter the new year with renewed hope. Designed for women who want to remain rooted in the Word during a full and emotional season, this journal brings calm, clarity, and the steady encouragement of God’s truth.

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Welcome to Week 3 of the God's Perfect Timing devotional.

This week’s readings are a gentle reminder that God often works quietly, shaping and softening our hearts long before we see the full picture.

Take a breath, sit with these passages, and notice how the waiting and small moments are not wasted but part of something good. I’m praying for you as you rest in that steady, loving preparation.

This devotional journal offers a gentle, steady way to stay grounded in Scripture through the holiday season. With fifty days of short readings, thoughtful reflections, and simple response questions, it provides meaningful depth without overwhelming busy schedules. Each week guides you to rest in God’s perfect timing, find peace in His presence, and enter the new year with renewed hope. Designed for women who want to remain rooted in the Word during a full and emotional season, this journal brings calm, clarity, and the steady encouragement of God’s truth.

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This first Advent message brings us into the quiet longing of Zechariah and Elizabeth—two faithful servants of God who lived many years with unanswered prayers. Their story invites us to slow down, think biblically about waiting, and recognize the tender ways God prepares His people in His perfect timing.

If you’ve ever carried a long prayer, or wondered what God is doing in the quieter seasons of life, this message will give fresh comfort and hope.

📖 Key Scriptures: Luke 1:5–25; Zechariah 8:19; Isaiah 52:3; 2 Chronicles 13:20; 2 Chronicles 26:5

This message is part of the God’s Perfect Timing 50-day devotional journey. Each Sunday brings a new video to help you enter the next set of Scriptures with calm, hope, and expectation. One short video introducing the devotional focus for the week ahead and a full-length message digging into the Word and helping us prepare our hearts for His coming!

The devotional journal offers a gentle, steady way to stay grounded in Scripture through the holiday season. With fifty days of short readings, thoughtful reflections, and simple response questions, it provides meaningful depth without overwhelming busy schedules. Each week guides you to rest in God’s perfect timing, find peace in His presence, and enter the new year with renewed hope. Designed for women who want to remain rooted in the Word during a full and emotional season, this journal brings calm, clarity, and the steady encouragement of God’s truth.

Stay in the word especially during the busy holiday season. Get the devotional, [download id="5690"] - Would you like a printed copy? Email me today for details.

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Welcome to Week 2 of the God's Perfect Timing devotional.

Advent begins long before Bethlehem. In this first week of Advent, we slow down and look at the earliest promises God spoke over a weary world. Before shepherds heard the angels sing, before Mary received her news, God was already preparing a story of redemption.

If your heart feels stretched thin or you’re carrying long-standing prayers, these passages offer steady hope. We’ll take a gentle walk through Genesis, Isaiah, and Luke to see how God speaks into fear, meets His people in their longing, and invites us to trust His timing.

📖 Key Scriptures for the Week: Genesis 3:1–15 Genesis 12:1–4; Galatians 3:6–9 Isaiah 9:1–7 Isaiah 40:1–11 Luke 1:26–38

🌿 This message is part of the God’s Perfect Timing 50-day devotional journey. Each Sunday brings a new video to help you enter the next set of Scriptures with calm, hope, and expectation.

This devotional journal offers a gentle, steady way to stay grounded in Scripture through the holiday season. With fifty days of short readings, thoughtful reflections, and simple response questions, it provides meaningful depth without overwhelming busy schedules. Each week guides you to rest in God’s perfect timing, find peace in His presence, and enter the new year with renewed hope. Designed for women who want to remain rooted in the Word during a full and emotional season, this journal brings calm, clarity, and the steady encouragement of God’s truth.

Stay in the word especially during the busy holiday season. Get the devotional, [download id="5690"] - Would you like a printed copy? Email me today for details.

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Welcome to week one of the Dwelling Richly devotional, God’s Perfect Timing. This week we’re slowing down with Psalms, Deuteronomy, and Philippians to practice thankfulness and remember how steady God has been.

Take a few minutes each day to read, reflect, and jot down what stands out — maybe one attribute of God, a moment He provided, or a short line from Psalm 136 to carry you through. If you haven’t printed the devotional yet, grab it from the website and let’s walk through this week together.

I’m praying for you — let these scriptures center your heart and remind you that God’s love and timing are always true. See you next week!

It's 50 days (five short prompts a week for seven weeks), taking you from the Sunday before Thanksgiving through the Sunday after New Year's. Each day gives a tiny Bible prompt, a quick thought, and space to jot one simple reflection — nothing overwhelming, just a steady rhythm to keep your heart grounded.

I'd love for you to join me — download it, share it with a friend, and let's let the Word of Christ dwell in us richly this season. Say hi and subscribe on the website so we can stay connected.

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I wrote a gentle devotional called "God's Perfect Timing" to help us stay in God's Word during the holiday rush.

It's 50 days (five short prompts a week for seven weeks), taking you from the Sunday before Thanksgiving through the Sunday after New Year's. Each day gives a tiny Bible prompt, a quick thought, and space to jot one simple reflection — nothing overwhelming, just a steady rhythm to keep your heart grounded.

I'd love for you to join me — download it, share it with a friend, and let's let the Word of Christ dwell in us richly this season. Say hi and subscribe on the website so we can stay connected.

Dwelling Richly is a community Bible study and discipleship resource equipping you to love and live out God's word heart, soul, mind, and strength. We are people who enthusiastically and intentionally let the Word of Christ dwell in us richly.

Looking for a speaker? Contact Info: https://www.jennifergrichmond.com/contact/

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What if anxiety does not get the last word? In this final chapter of Philippians we walk through a clear, biblical pathway for steady hearts in unsteady times: rejoicing in the Lord, practicing gentleness, praying with thanksgiving, guarding our minds, and learning the secret of contentment in Christ. If you have felt the mental spin cycle, this teaching gives you a simple, do-able rhythm for your week. We move from worry to prayer, from rumination to renewal, and from self-reliance to Christ-strength. You will leave with a plan you can start today.

You’ll learn how to:

• Pray when you feel anxious and actually experience God’s peace

• Train your thought life with Philippians 4:8

• Practice what you have learned so peace keeps returning

• Live content “in plenty and in want” through Christ’s strength

If your mind races at night or life feels a little unsteady, this closing session of Philippians 4 is a warm invitation to breathe. We walk through how prayer, thanksgiving, and the Word can steady your thoughts, guard your heart, and anchor your joy in Christ.

Come as you are: tired, anxious, hopeful. Let’s practice bringing everything to God, choose what to dwell on, and remember that the God of peace is with us — not as a lecture, but as a steady, loving presence in the everyday.