Even it's just five minutes a day in a journal, I always tell people if you're just getting

started, start with pain, desire and gratitude.

What hurts, what do I want, and what's good about what's right in front of me.

I think those are three really good places to start.

Welcome to the Jesus Calling Podcast in the busyness of life, job, family, and activities.

We can easily become caught up in the day-to-day routine of putting one foot in front of another.

And sometimes that very routine, instead of being comforting, can be something we feel

dragging us down, making us also feel like we're just living life in an endless loop with

no real deliberation or purpose.

Our guests this week have learned an important truth about taking deliberate steps to carve

out moments for reflection and connection with God, even when their day-to-day existence

is overwhelming.

Actor Mark Wahlberg takes time each day to pray because he knows it will equip him

to take on what's next in a positive way.

Actress and writer Roma Downey takes a moment at the beginning and end of each day to speak

to what she is grateful for and to identify that day's unique blessings.

Writer and speaker Shana Nyquist enjoys a breath-prayer practice where she thinks consciously

about breathing in God's peace and breathing out her own anxiety.

No matter which way you choose to deliberately connect with God's presence in your life,

you will likely find peace, strength, and courage to take on stressful days that only he

can give.

Let's start things off with Mark Wahlberg, star of the new movie, Father's Do.

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