Settling the Spice with Dishes and Plants: Finding God in the Everyday

The other night I found myself scrubbing new dishes and tending to my plants—Lazarus, Louise, and Zuri. I rescued them from the store even though reviving plants isn’t my gift. I’m doing well to keep them alive, but God is doing a new thing in me. It was late, quiet, and for the first time all day, I felt my soul settle.

Sometimes God meets us in the big moments—visions, breakthroughs, answered prayers. More often, He slips into the simple ones. A clean kitchen. Fresh soil. A plant holding on when you thought it was gone. The exhale comes with a whispered prayer: For small favors, Lord, thank You.

That night Isaiah 26:3 came alive:

“You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.”

My peace didn’t come from a retreat or a breakthrough. It came from ordinary tasks that turned my attention back to God. It came from knowing my trust is in Him for the big things—FireScript Press—and the small ones—even the lives of my plants.

I realized that FireScript Press, with all its big dreams of books and podcasts, has to be grounded in these rhythms too. Sacred doesn’t always look spectacular. Sometimes it looks like dishes and plants, and that’s enough.

If you want to try it, choose one ordinary task, set your phone aside, and pray and meditate on Isaiah 26:3 as you work. When you finish, thank God for three small favors and ask God for one next faithful step.

🔥 Don’t rush past the ordinary. God often hides peace in the small, steady places of your day.