Hebrews 12 Devotional Fix Your Eyes on Jesus

Finishing the Month in Faith
Your Nighlty Prayer

TONIGHT’S SCRIPTURE

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith…” — Hebrews 12:1–2 (NIV)

SOMETHING TO PONDER

There’s something about the end of a month that makes me reflect a little deeper. I think about what I hoped this month would look like, and then what it actually looked like. This month for me looked full in a different way. It looked like balancing being a present mom in this new role of motherhood, while also still trying to show up in my other roles as a wife and writer. It looked like doing my best on days I felt tired. It looked like choosing faith—even when I didn’t feel perfectly put together, which seems to be most days as a new mom, if I’m being honest.

Some days felt really beautiful. Some days felt stretched. Some days, I was so tired I don’t remember how I got through. Some days felt like I had no idea what I was doing and wondered if I will I ever figure this out. While some days just felt like, “okay, we made it through.” But Hebrews 12 gently reminds me—this was never about running perfectly. It’s about running faithfully. And if we can remind ourselves of that every day, maybe our days will feel a little less chaotic, spent striving for perfection, and maybe our days will look a little more peaceful, staying faithful to what we are called to do.

It’s about continuing in my lane, in my season, with the grace God has given me. But lately, I’ve felt the pull to compare – to wonder if I’m doing enough, being enough, and showing up enough. Or some days, wondering if I even know what I’m doing. But tonight, I’m choosing to lay that down. Because comparison doesn’t help me run—it distracts me from the race God actually called me to. So instead, I’m fixing my eyes back on Jesus. Not on what I didn’t finish. Not on how someone else is doing it or how they might seem to be doing it better. Not on the pressure to keep up. Not fixing my eyes on any of these distractions, but rather fixing my eyes back on Jesus. Just Him. Because He’s not only the One who called me into this season—He’s the One sustaining me in it. And if I keep showing up, keep loving well, keep turning back to Him, asking Him for guidance in my days (not looking elsewhere for guidance)…and if I keep doing this, even imperfectly? Then that’s faith.

YOUR NIGHTLY PRAYER

Dear God,
As this month comes to a close, I just want to pause and be with You. Thank You for carrying me through this month, and through this season of life I’m in—through the full days, the beautiful moments, and the ones that stretched me more than I expected. Thank You for being with me in my role as a new mom, in my marriage, in my work, and in the quiet, unseen moments no one else sees.
If I’m honest, this month didn’t always feel easy. There were moments when I felt tired, moments when I questioned whether I was doing enough, good enough, and moments when I felt pulled in different directions. But even in that, you were steady in it all.
Tonight, I release it all to You. The pressure I put on myself. The comparison that crept in. The weight of what I didn’t get done.
God, help me throw off anything that has been hindering me—anything that’s been slowing me down or distracting me from You. Realign my heart and fix my eyes back on Jesus.

Jesus, You are the author and finisher of my faith. You see me in this season. You’re not asking me to do it all perfectly—you’re inviting me to walk with You faithfully. So please give me the endurance for what’s ahead. Steady, grounded, grace-filled endurance. Help me keep showing up in the life You’ve given me—with love, with intention, and with trust in You.
As I step into a new month, help me walk in peace instead of pressure. Help me stay focused on what matters most. And remind me that I am right where I need to be—with You leading me forward. Thank You for grace that covers me. Thank You for the strength that meets me. And thank You that I don’t have to run this race alone.
In Jesus ’ Name,
Amen.

THREE THINGS TO MEDITATE UPON

Where did I see God sustain me this month—even in the hard or ordinary mundane moments?
What am I carrying from this past month that I need to release to Him?
What would it look like to walk into the next month with steady, grace-filled endurance?

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Alisha Headley is a writer + speaker who has a desire to meet the everyday woman in her everyday life with biblical truth. Stepping into her true calling, she left the corporate world behind as a former-financial VP to love on her family as a stay-at-home wifey + dog mama, while also being able to pursue her passion as a writer. Healing from a chapter of life consumed with lies she once believed about herself, she is inspired to point women to Christ to experience the freedom + power to overcome those lies with the truth written in God’s word. In her free time, Alisha enjoys road trips around the country, working out so she can eat her favorite foods, and creatively styling her outfits with a craft for fashion. Alisha is a proud wifey and dog mama living in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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