Entering a New Season Rooted in God | Your Nightly Prayer

New seasons often bring new demands that can leave us feeling scattered and unsteady. This devotional uses the image of deep roots and a repaired foundation to remind believers that strength begins beneath the surface, through trust in...

Tracie Miles

Updated Sep 01, 2026

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A new season can make life feel scattered fast.

New schedules.

New expectations.

New responsibilities.

New things demanding your attention.

But a tree does not grow strong by chasing every gust of wind.

It grows strong by going deeper.

Jeremiah 17:7–8 says those who trust in the Lord are like trees planted beside water, with roots that reach deep.

Before you try to fix everything on the surface this season, ask God to strengthen your foundation.

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Originally published September 01, 2026.

Tracie Miles Tracie Miles is the Author of eight best-selling books, including God’s Got You, Living Unbroken, Living Unbroken: A Divorce Recovery Workbook, Love Life Again, Unsinkable Faith, and Stress Less Living. She is a sought after Author Coach where she coaches and mentors hundreds of aspiring writers, and a literay agent at Tracie Miles Literary Agency. She is a contributing writer for the devotion teams for Proverbs 31 Ministries, Ibelieve and Christianity.com. Tracie has three grown married children, and five little grandbabies, all of whom live in Charlotte, North Carolina. You can connect with Tracie on her website at www.traciemiles.com as well as on her Facebook Author page and Instagram.

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