You can't fix it. You can't fight it. But there is something you can still do.

Miriam was only a girl. She couldn't stop the river or hold back the danger. But she stayed close enough to see - and that changed everything.

In today's 5-minute devotional we look at one small line in Exodus 2:4 that's very easy to miss. We'll see why staying is a choice, why presence puts you in the right place, and how Psalm 130 turns waiting into hope with its boots on. There's a simple step you can take today for someone in the middle of something you can't mend.

You are not doing this to earn God's approval. You already have it.

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Tomorrow: we meet Pharaoh's daughter, the princess who chose compassion, and ask what happens when kindness costs you at home.

Scripture in this episode

Exodus 2:4 (NLT)
Psalm 130:5-6 (NLT)

Chapters
0:00 When there's nothing you can do
0:38 Back to the river Nile
1:24 Staying is a choice
1:46 Presence puts you in the right place
2:05 Hope with its boots on
2:48 The woman in the care home
3:23 One small step for today
4:38 Let us pray

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The One Thing We Get Wrong About Feeling Useless | Exodus 2:4 | 5-Min Daily Devotional | Tuesday 25 August 2026

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