How to Stay Centered When December Pulls You Apart
December doesn’t have to drown you. Jesus modeled stepping away to protect His peace, and so can you. Guard your heart, set boundaries, and let the Prince of Peace lead your season.
Thursday, December 18, 2025
There is a peace that springs from trust in God alone.
Hudson Taylor
TODAY’S OBJECTIVES
Daily Vitamin: Peace is something you protect.
Inspirational Story: Let the Prince of Peace lead your December.
Fruit of the Spirit: Romans 12:12
DAILY VITAMIN
Peace is something you protect.
Peace doesn’t survive December by accident; it survives because you guard it. Even Jesus stepped away to rest. Protect the soul God entrusted to you.
Pray for spiritual discernment to know when to step back.
Identify one expectation that’s been stealing your peace.
Replace one obligation with a moment of rest.
INSPIRATIONAL STORY
How to Stay Centered When December Pulls You Apart
It happens every December.
Your phone buzzes nonstop.
Group chats explode.
Family needs help.
Work wants one more thing.
Everyone seems to need something from you.
And even though you love these people.
Even though you want to show up…
You can feel it:
Your peace is slipping.
Now, let me ask you a simple, powerful question:
If Jesus is the Prince of Peace, why are you drowning in December?
Peace is not something you feel. It is something you protect.
Jesus modeled this beautifully.
There were moments when crowds pressed in on Him, everyone wanting something: healing, answers, miracles, time.
And Scripture tells us, “Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.” (Luke 5:16)
If the Son of God stepped away to protect His peace, why wouldn’t we?
You are allowed to step back so you can show up with love.
Here are a few reminders as you walk into December:
You don’t have to attend every gathering to prove you care.
You don’t have to absorb every emotion in the room.
You don’t have to be the peacemaker at the expense of your own peace.
Some people will want more time.
Some will want more answers.
Some will want more effort.
But you are human, not endless.
And the peace God gives you is not meant to be sacrificed on the altar of everyone else’s expectations.
Your peace matters.
Your limits matter.
Your emotional health matters.
You don’t owe anyone your exhaustion.
But you owe God your obedience.
And sometimes obedience looks like protecting the peace He died to give you.
This year, let your heart breathe.
Let your schedule breathe.
Let you breathe.
Because the Prince of Peace didn’t come to make December heavier. He came to lighten your soul.
FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT
“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” (Romans 12:12)
Devotion: Praying in hope is powerful. It lifts our eyes and theirs toward what God can still do.
Action: Pray for someone who feels hopeless.
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