{"id":17398,"date":"2026-01-30T08:24:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T08:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=17398"},"modified":"2026-01-30T08:24:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T08:24:10","slug":"your-relationship-with-god-doesnt-have-to-look-like-everyone-elses-encouragement-for-today-january-28-2026-encouragement-for-today-daily-devotional-from-proverbs-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=17398","title":{"rendered":"Your Relationship With God Doesn\u2019t Have To Look Like Everyone Else\u2019s – Encouragement for Today – January 28, 2026 – Encouragement for Today Daily Devotional from Proverbs 31"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Janury 28, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n

Your Relationship With God Doesn\u2019t Have To Look Like Everyone Else\u2019s<\/strong><\/span>
HOSANNA WONG <\/span><\/p>\n

Lee en espa\u00f1ol<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFor we are God\u2019s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.\u201d Ephesians 2:10 (NLT)<\/em><\/p>\n

Hi, my name is Hosanna, and I used to feel like I was failing at my faith. I saw how other people spent time with God, and I thought, I just can\u2019t connect with Him the way they do.<\/em><\/p>\n

Can you relate to any of these thoughts?<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not in the right season.
\u00a0I don\u2019t have the right personality.
\u00a0I\u2019m too busy. I\u2019m too distracted.
\u00a0I have too much shame. I\u2019m hurting too much.
\u00a0I can\u2019t hear from God. I can\u2019t live up to anyone\u2019s expectations, including my own.<\/em><\/p>\n

But it turns out that many of the expectations we put on ourselves do not come from God.<\/p>\n

Your relationship with God doesn\u2019t have to look like everyone else\u2019s. And it doesn\u2019t have to look like it did years ago.<\/p>\n

Why would God create us differently, wonderfully, and uniquely if He wanted us all to connect with Him in the exact same ways? We read in Ephesians 2:10, \u201cFor we are God\u2019s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the truth:<\/p>\n

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  1. God created you to have a relationship with Him and do good works.<\/li>\n
  2. God handcrafted the details of who you are, and He loves those details.<\/li>\n
  3. God thought all your details were important for knowing Him, loving Him, loving others, and living a purposeful life.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Friend, there isn\u2019t just one way<\/em> to enjoy God. He designed your unique personality, placed you in a specific season, and delights in meeting you right where you are. The only way to have a real relationship with God is in the middle of your real life.<\/p>\n

    This is good news for the introverts, the extroverts, the spontaneous spirits, and the planners. For students, parents, and those caring for aging parents.<\/p>\n

    Maybe you enjoy God best in the morning. But maybe it\u2019s at night.
    Maybe it\u2019s in the car on your commute.
    Maybe it\u2019s in nature, creative work, serving others, or being still.
    Maybe it\u2019s folding laundry and praying for each kid as you cradle their clothes.
    Maybe it\u2019s reading God\u2019s Word in a new translation or doing a devotional with friends.<\/p>\n

    When I let go of my guilt, shame, and unrealistic expectations and started meeting God in the ways He\u2019s wonderfully wired me, my relationship with Him became more real. It wasn\u2019t complicated anymore. It was still obedient, surrendered, and sacrificial \u2014 but also simple, joyful, and personal.<\/p>\n

    This week, I invite you to uncomplicate your relationship with God. Invite Him into your season, your schedule, and your personality. Search for Him, and you will find Him.<\/p>\n

    You can exhale.<\/em> You have permission to enjoy God in your unique way.<\/p>\n

    God, thank You for making me wonderfully and uniquely. Thank You that I don\u2019t have to perform, pretend, or earn Your love. Help me embrace the way You\u2019ve wired me, drop the comparisons, and enjoy You in my real life. I invite You to where I really am. In Jesus\u2019 Name, Amen.<\/em><\/p>\n

    OUR FAVORITE THINGS<\/h4>\n

    For encouragement to connect with God in your everyday life, grab a copy of Hosanna\u2019s new book, Uncomplicate It: Permission to Enjoy God in Your Unique Way<\/em>.<\/p>\n

    ENGAGE<\/h4>\n

    Follow Hosanna on Instagram @hosanna.wong for encouragement. Discover how you connect with God best by taking Hosanna\u2019s free \u201cPraise-o-nality Quiz\u201d at hosannawong.com\/quiz.<\/p>\n

    FOR DEEPER STUDY<\/h4>\n

    Ephesians 1:4, \u201cEven before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes\u201d (NLT).<\/p>\n

    Jeremiah 29:13, \u201cYou will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart\u201d (NIV).<\/p>\n

    What is a unique way that you connect with God? What has stood in the way of you connecting with God? Share in the comments below!<\/p>\n

    \u00a9 2026 by Hosanna Wong. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n

    Proverbs 31 Ministries
    P.O. Box 3189
    Matthews, NC 28106
    www.Proverbs31.org<\/strong><\/p>\n