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We are your host, Kristen Walker-Smith and Callie Black.

Hey, it's Callie Black here with Today's Thought.

Let's open up to Genesis chapter 28, verse 16.

I don't know about you, but I have heard plenty of times that feeling the spirit in a clean home is easier

than in a messy home. One day, this thought was running through my mind as I sat, exhausted,

and looked at the giant mess in my house. My baby was not letting me put him down, and my toddler

just kept pulling out more and more toys, unaware of the tears

that filled my eyes. I just wanted a clean home where I could feel peace. Heavenly Father,

I pleaded. There is no way I can get this house clean right now. Almost immediately, I was filled with this calming peace. I felt a strong

spiritual presence, and I felt like everything was going to be okay. The spirit does not wait until our

house or our room is clean to speak to us. When we see Jacob wandering in the wilderness and making

a pillow out of stones, this is where the Lord visits him and blesses him with great power.

And Jacob's response, as we read in Genesis chapter 28, verse 16, surely the Lord is in this place,

and I knew it not. The Lord is wherever his righteous people are, whether they sleep on stones

or their house is covered in toys and crumbs. So the takeaway of the day, in five words or less, the Lord can be anywhere.

Thank you so much for being here today and for coming closer to Christ with me, one minute at a time.

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