The Secret Place Holds It All Together

     “You Were Created for All of It” (5 Day Devotional)

For the Woman Building Dreams Without Losing Her Heart

By: Karen Schatzline

October 14, 2025

 

Day 2: “The Secret Place Holds It All Together”

 

Theme: Intimacy with God is the anchor for your capacity.

 

Devotion:

In a world that celebrates hustle, it’s easy to believe that your strength comes from how much you can juggle or how well you can manage your time. But no matter how efficient your systems are, how perfectly your planner is filled out, or how many things you check off the list…. if your soul is weary and disconnected, it will all feel empty and shallow.

 

The truth is…productivity is not the same as peace.

You can be busy and still feel empty.

You can accomplish so much and still feel anxious and overwhelmed.

You can be building your dreams and still feel like you’re unraveling.

 

That’s because your true capacity doesn’t come from how much you do, it comes from how closely you walk with God.

 

The secret place — that quiet, unhurried, unseen space of intimacy with Him — is not just a spiritual discipline. It’s a lifeline. It’s where your clarity returns, your burdens lift, your heart softens, and your soul exhales.  It’s where your striving gives way to surrender, and your chaos gives way to calm.

 

When you dwell in His presence first, you don’t just “fit Him in”, you build from Him.

You start with peace, and you move with purpose.  You become less reactive and more rooted.  You stop hustling to hold everything together because you remember, He already is.

 

Psalm 91 doesn’t say, “Whoever visits the shelter…”, it says, “Whoever dwells.”

This is about making His presence your home, not a weekend escape or an emergency room.  And from that place of dwelling, you find rest, wisdom, strength and resilience, and the grace to carry what He’s entrusted to you.

 

 

Scripture:

Psalm 91:1 (NIV)

“Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.”

 

Prayer:

Father, pull me close to You, not just when I’m overwhelmed, but when life is quiet, too.  Teach me to make Your presence my home, not my last resort, but my first response.  Help me build a life rooted in intimacy with You.  Let Your peace lead me, and Your voice center me.  I release the pressure to hold everything together, and I choose to rest in the truth that You already do.

 

Journal:

What would shift in my day-to-day life if I treated time with God as essential, not optional?

Where can I create even 5–10 minutes of space to be with Him, without agenda, just presence?

 

I AM Affirmation:

I am rooted in God’s presence before I run with purpose.

I am strengthened not by striving, but by abiding.

I am not held together by my hustle — I am held together by His hands.

I am calm in the chaos because I dwell in the secret place.

I am not behind — I am aligned with heaven’s pace.

I am connected, grounded, and guided.

I am covered by His shadow and led by His peace.