Daily Devotions for Busy Lives

Bart Leger
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Too busy for quiet time this morning? Spirit running on empty before your day even starts? This short daily podcast helps you reconnect with God without rearranging your whole schedule. Join Dr. Bart Leger each weekday morning for a few minutes of Scripture, real-life encouragement, and a simple way to apply God’s truth—right where you are. Perfect for your morning routine, commute, or any moment you can pause and breathe to help you reset your heart and refocus your day, no matter how full your schedule is.

  1. Living as Salt and Light

    1D AGO

    Living as Salt and Light

    Feeling pressure to blend in and keep your faith private? In this episode, discover what it means to live as salt and light, standing out through authentic, humble living that points others to the hope you have in Christ. Have you ever stayed quiet about your faith because it was easier to just blend in? The world constantly pressures us to fit in, keep our convictions private, and not make waves. Over time, it's easy to hide the light we've been given, to stuff it under a basket where it doesn't bother anyone, including ourselves. But Jesus didn't call us to blend in. He called us to stand out. Not with arrogance or judgment, but with humble, authentic living that makes people curious about the God we serve. In this episode, we look at the remarkable story of Desmond Doss, a young soldier who reported for duty in World War II but refused to carry a weapon. His fellow soldiers mocked him, called him a coward, and pressured him relentlessly to pick up a rifle. But Doss didn't waver. He served as a medic, believing he could save lives instead of taking them. On the battlefield of Okinawa at Hacksaw Ridge, he stayed behind under fire, unarmed, and rescued an estimated 75 wounded soldiers one by one, praying after each one, "Lord, help me get one more." He became the first conscientious objector to receive the Medal of Honor. Through his story and Matthew 5:14–16, you'll see what it looks like to be salt and light in a world that desperately needs both. Your good deeds, your character, your kindness, your integrity, are meant to shine so that others will praise your heavenly Father. BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU'LL DISCOVER: What Jesus meant when He called you "the light of the world" and why hiding it defeats the purposeHow being salt and light works, preserving, adding flavor, exposing darkness, and guiding others toward hopePractical ways to stand out for Christ in your workplace, neighborhood, and everyday life without arrogance or judgment Jesus didn't call you to blend in. He called you to shine—so that everyone who sees your life will praise your heavenly Father. Share This Episode: https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.com/169 Need Prayer? Leave me a voicemail: https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.com/voicemail Want to keep these devotions coming? Please consider supporting this podcast. https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.com/support/ Connect with Bart Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/dailydevotionsforbusylives Website: https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.com Feeling spiritually drained? Start here. Download your free copy of my eBook Making Time for Jesus a...

    7 min
  2. Trusting God with Your Finances

    2D AGO

    Trusting God with Your Finances

    Losing sleep over bills, debt, or just making ends meet? In this episode, discover how trusting God as your Provider and holding your finances with open hands leads to peace, faithful stewardship, and unexpected generosity. Have you ever lain awake at night, anxious about money? Whether it's unexpected bills, mounting debt, or simply trying to stretch a paycheck to the end of the month, financial stress is one of the heaviest burdens we carry. It can dominate our thoughts, strain our relationships, and make us feel like we're always one crisis away from falling apart. In this episode, we look at the remarkable story of Oseola McCarty, a woman who spent over 75 years washing and ironing clothes in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. She never earned more than a few dollars per bundle of laundry. She lived simply, never owned a car, and walked everywhere she needed to go. But in 1995, at age 87, she stunned the nation by donating nearly her entire life savings, $150,000, to fund college scholarships for students who couldn't afford tuition. When asked why, she said simply, "I just want the scholarship to go to some child who needs it." Through her story and Matthew 6:31–33, you'll see that trusting God with your finances isn't about how much you make. It's about seeking His Kingdom first, stewarding what you have with wisdom, and holding your money with open hands instead of clenched fists. Your heavenly Father already knows your needs—and He invites you to trust Him as your Provider. BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU'LL DISCOVER: Why Jesus says "don't worry" about money and what He offers as the antidote to financial anxietyHow faithful stewardship and generosity flow from trusting God as your ProviderA practical step you can take this week to loosen your grip on finances and seek God's Kingdom first Trusting God with your finances isn't about having more, it's about holding what you have with open hands and believing that the Provider who sustained Oseola McCarty for 87 years will sustain you too. Share This Episode: https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.com/168 Need Prayer? Leave me a voicemail: https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.com/voicemail Want to keep these devotions coming? Please consider supporting this podcast. https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.com/support/ Connect with Bart Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/dailydevotionsforbusylives Website: https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.com Feeling spiritually drained? Start here. Download your free copy of my eBook Making Time for Jesus a href="https://daily-devotions-for-busy-lives.kit.com/b33aa395d1" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

    7 min
  3. The Power of Forgiveness

    3D AGO

    The Power of Forgiveness

    Struggling to forgive someone who deeply wounded you? In this episode, discover how releasing bitterness frees you, not them, and why forgiveness is possible because Christ first forgave you. Have you ever held onto a grudge so long it started to feel like part of you? The hurt was real. The offense was unjust. And the idea of forgiving feels like letting them off the hook. So you replay it, rehearse it, and carry the bitterness day after day. But over time, that unforgiveness doesn't punish them; it poisons you. It steals your peace, strains your relationships, and keeps you chained to a moment you can't change. In this episode, we look at the stunning story of Eva Mozes Kor, a Holocaust survivor who endured unimaginable horror at Auschwitz as a child. For decades, she carried the weight of trauma, rage, and bitterness toward the Nazis who murdered her family and tortured her in medical experiments. Then in 1995, she did something that shocked the world: she publicly forgave them. Not because they deserved it, but because she refused to let hatred own her soul any longer. She said, "Anger and hatred are seeds that eat the soul of the person who carries them." Through her story and Colossians 3:13, you'll see that forgiveness isn't about excusing sin or pretending it didn't happen. It's about releasing the debt and handing the offender to God. It's about your freedom, not their exoneration. And it's possible because Christ forgave you first. BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU'LL DISCOVER: Why holding onto unforgiveness is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to get sickHow Colossians 3:13 roots our ability to forgive in the forgiveness we've already received from ChristPractical steps to begin releasing someone when forgiveness feels impossible Forgiveness won't erase what happened, but it will set you free from carrying it for the rest of your life. Share This Episode: https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.com/167 Need Prayer? Leave me a voicemail: https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.com/voicemail Want to keep these devotions coming? Please consider supporting this podcast. https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.com/support/ Connect with Bart Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/dailydevotionsforbusylives Website: https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.com Feeling spiritually drained? Start here. Download your free copy of my eBook Making Time for Jesus here.

    6 min
  4. Stewarding Your Time Well

    4D AGO

    Stewarding Your Time Well

    Feel like there's never enough time and wonder where the days keep going? In this episode, discover how wise living means making the most of your time, saying "no" to good things so you can say "yes" to the best. Have you ever reached the end of a week and wondered where all the time went? You were busy every day, emails, meetings, tasks, demands, but the things that matter most got pushed aside again. Time with God. Time with family. Rest. Reflection. The urgent kept winning, and the important kept losing. Everyone is busy, but few people feel like they're actually spending their time wisely. In this episode, we look at the work of Charles Hummel, a college administrator who noticed the same troubling pattern in the mid-20th century. In his classic booklet Tyranny of the Urgent, Hummel argued that the key to wise time stewardship is learning to distinguish between what's urgent and what's truly important, because they're often not the same thing. He pointed to Jesus as the model. Jesus never seemed rushed. He said no to crowds when it was time to pray. He walked away from demands when it was time to rest. He finished His mission without doing everything people wanted Him to do. Through Hummel's insight and Ephesians 5:15–16, you'll see that making the most of your time doesn't mean doing more; it means doing what matters most and letting the rest wait. BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU'LL DISCOVER: Why being busy and being wise are not the same thing, and how to tell the differenceHow the "tyranny of the urgent" quietly steals time from your deepest prioritiesPractical ways to protect time for what matters most before the urgent demands take over You cannot do everything, not even all the good things. But you can do the right things. That's what wise living looks like. Share This Episode: https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.com/166 Need Prayer? Leave me a voicemail: https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.com/voicemail Want to keep these devotions coming? Please consider supporting this podcast. https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.com/support/ Connect with Bart Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/dailydevotionsforbusylives Website: https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.com Feeling spiritually drained? Start here. Download your free copy of my eBook Making Time for Jesus here.

    6 min
  5. When Church Feels Like a Chore

    5D AGO

    When Church Feels Like a Chore

    Struggling to stay connected to church because of hurt, busyness, or disappointment with people? In this episode, discover why God designed you for community, imperfect Christ-followers sharpening and encouraging one another, and why disconnection isn't the solution. Have you ever felt like going to church was more of an obligation than a joy? Maybe you've been hurt by someone in leadership. Maybe you've experienced gossip, judgment, or hypocrisy in a congregation. Maybe you've shown up week after week and felt invisible. Or maybe life just got busy and you drifted without even realizing it. Whatever the reason, church started feeling like a chore instead of a community. In this episode, we look at Jefferson Bethke, whose viral video "Why I Hate Religion But Love Jesus" gave voice to millions who felt disillusioned with institutional Christianity. He was frustrated with a church culture that seemed more about appearance than authenticity. But in the years that followed, Bethke shifted his message. He realized that rejecting the church entirely wasn't the answer. In his book It's Not What You Think, he describes learning to love the messy, imperfect community of Christ-followers because that's exactly what Jesus designed. Through his story and Hebrews 10:24–25, you'll see that the command to "not neglect our meeting together" wasn't written for people who loved every Sunday, it was written for people tempted to quit. God designed you for community. Disillusionment is common, but disconnection isn't the solution. Finding your place in messy, grace-filled community is. BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU'LL DISCOVER: Why the answer to disappointment with the church isn't to abandon the churchHow Hebrews 10:24–25 calls us to motivate and encourage one another, not just attend a servicePractical ways to reconnect with community if you've drifted or been hurt The church isn't a museum for saints, it's a hospital for the broken. And you can't heal alone. Share This Episode: https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.com/165 Need Prayer? Leave me a voicemail: https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.com/voicemail Want to keep these devotions coming? Please consider supporting this podcast. https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.com/support/ Connect with Bart Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/dailydevotionsforbusylives Website: https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.com Feeling spiritually drained? Start here. Download your free copy of my eBook Making Time for Jesus here. Mentioned in this...

    7 min
  6. Contentment in a Consumer Culture

    JAN 30

    Contentment in a Consumer Culture

    Always chasing the next upgrade and never feeling satisfied with what you have? In this episode, discover how contentment is learned, not automatic, and why finding your sufficiency in Christ is the only way off the treadmill of always wanting more. Have you ever gotten the thing you wanted, only to find yourself eyeing the next thing within days? We live in a consumer culture that profits from your dissatisfaction. Every ad, every feed, every storefront is designed to make you feel like what you have isn't enough. Your phone is too old. Your house is too small. Your wardrobe is out of style. And the message is relentless: more will make you happy. But it never does. The goalposts keep moving. The hunger never stops. And somewhere along the way, you realize you've been chasing a satisfaction that never arrives. In this episode, we look at Richard Foster, a Quaker theologian who grew up believing what most of us do, that more would eventually equal satisfied. But the more he accumulated, the less peace he felt. In his classic book Celebration of Discipline, Foster writes about simplicity as a spiritual discipline, not poverty forced on you, but freedom chosen by you. It's an inner release from the tyranny of wanting. Through his story and Philippians 4:11–12, you'll see that the Apostle Paul had to learn contentment. It didn't come naturally to him, and it won't come naturally to us either. But the secret isn't in your circumstances finally lining up—it's in finding your sufficiency in Christ alone. BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU'LL DISCOVER: Why the constant pursuit of more drains your peace instead of filling your soulHow Paul learned to be content whether he had plenty or little, and what that means for youPractical ways to train yourself in contentment and break free from the endless cycle of wanting The secret to contentment isn't getting more. It's realizing that Christ is enough. Share This Episode: https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.com/164 Need Prayer? Leave me a voicemail: https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.com/voicemail Want to keep these devotions coming? Please consider supporting this podcast. https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.com/support/ Connect with Bart Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/dailydevotionsforbusylives Website: https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.com Feeling spiritually drained? Start here. Download your free copy of my eBook Making Time for Jesus here.

    6 min
  7. The Courage to Start Over

    JAN 29

    The Courage to Start Over

    Facing a new beginning after loss, failure, divorce, or a major life change? In this episode, discover how God specializes in new things, making pathways through your wilderness and rivers in your desert when you have the courage to start over. Have you ever watched a dream die and wondered if you had the strength to try again? Starting over is one of the hardest things we do. Whether it's after a divorce, a job loss, a health crisis, or a failure you never saw coming, new beginnings often come wrapped in grief. You're not just stepping forward, you're leaving something behind. And the fear of failing again can make it feel easier to stay stuck than to risk another disappointment. In this episode, we look at the story of R.A. Dickey, a promising Major League pitcher whose career nearly ended before it began. Doctors discovered he was born without a ligament in his throwing arm that should have made pitching impossible. His signing bonus was slashed. He spent years bouncing around the minor leagues, getting cut over and over. By most standards, he was a washout. But in desperation, he reinvented himself by learning the knuckleball, and at age 37, when most careers are ending, he won the Cy Young Award. Through his story and the promise of Isaiah 43:18–19, you'll see that God doesn't waste your wilderness seasons. He specializes in new beginnings. The end of one dream might just be the beginning of something you never saw coming. BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU'LL DISCOVER: Why looking backward at what you lost can keep you from seeing what God is doing nowHow Isaiah 43:18–19 reframes your wilderness as the very place where God creates new pathwaysWhat it looks like to take the next step forward when you're scared, uncertain, and starting from scratch The closed door isn't the end. The failure isn't final. God is already doing something new—and He's inviting you to have the courage to step into it. Share This Episode: https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.com/163 Want to keep these devotions coming? Please consider supporting this podcast. https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.com/support/ Connect with Bart Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/dailydevotionsforbusylives Website: https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.com Feeling spiritually drained? Start here. Download your free copy of my eBook Making Time for Jesus here. Mentioned in this episode: Subscribe to the Newsletter If you’d like weekly encouragement delivered straight to your inbox, plus a free copy of my eBook Making Time for Jesus, sign up for the Daily Devotions for Busy Lives newsletter at...

    7 min
  8. When Anxiety Wakes You at 3 AM

    JAN 28

    When Anxiety Wakes You at 3 AM

    Do you lie awake at 3 AM with racing thoughts and worst-case scenarios that won't turn off? In this episode, discover how God invites you to cast your anxious thoughts on Him and trust that He is awake so you can rest. Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night with your mind already racing? The house is quiet, but your thoughts are loud. You replay conversations. You imagine worst-case scenarios. You try to solve problems that can't be solved at 3 AM. And no matter how hard you try, you can't turn your brain off. The weight of tomorrow presses down on you in the dark, and sleep feels impossibly far away. In this episode, we look at Charles Spurgeon, the "Prince of Preachers," who filled London's Metropolitan Tabernacle with powerful sermons that moved hearts, while privately battling severe depression and anxiety that kept him awake at night. The man who comforted thousands struggled to find comfort for himself in the dark hours. But instead of pretending, he cried out to God, leaned into the Psalms, and learned to cast his anxious thoughts on the Lord even when sleep wouldn't come. Through his story and the promise of Psalm 4:8, you'll see that peace doesn't come from solving all your problems before you sleep. It comes from trusting the One who never sleeps. God is awake at 3 AM so you don't have to carry the weight alone. BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU'LL DISCOVER: Why your mind races at night and what it reveals about where you're placing your trustHow Psalm 4:8 reframes peace as something anchored in God's protection, not your circumstancesA simple practice you can use when anxiety wakes you—to cast your thoughts on God and invite His peace back into your heart God is already awake. He's watching over you. And He invites you to trust Him enough to rest. Share This Episode: https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.com/ Want to keep these devotions coming? Please consider supporting this podcast. https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.com/support/ Connect with Bart Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/dailydevotionsforbusylives Website: https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.com Feeling spiritually drained? Start here. Download your free copy of my eBook Making Time for Jesus here. Mentioned in this episode: Subscribe to the Newsletter If you’d like weekly encouragement delivered straight to your inbox, plus a free copy of my eBook Making Time for Jesus, sign up for the Daily Devotions for Busy Lives newsletter at https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.com/subscribe.

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Too busy for quiet time this morning? Spirit running on empty before your day even starts? This short daily podcast helps you reconnect with God without rearranging your whole schedule. Join Dr. Bart Leger each weekday morning for a few minutes of Scripture, real-life encouragement, and a simple way to apply God’s truth—right where you are. Perfect for your morning routine, commute, or any moment you can pause and breathe to help you reset your heart and refocus your day, no matter how full your schedule is.

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  • Creator
    Bart Leger
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    170
  • Rating
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    © 2025 Daily Devotions for Busy Lives
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