Making Space (Even when it feels impossible)

Sometimes making space feels impossible. It feels like a luxury, something only people with enough time, money, or resources can do. Something for later, when life slows down a bit.

But in God’s economy, resources are abundant. There is already enough. You are already enough, and you already have what you need to make space for yourself and for Him.

The truth is, the problem isn’t really about resources. It’s about priority. We aren’t used to prioritizing stillness or slowness, especially when it doesn’t feel “productive.” Making space doesn’t check anything off a list. It might not even feel like anything at first.

But it’s holy work.

And it doesn’t have to be dramatic or long or quiet or perfect. Making space might look like:

• A few deep breaths before you rush into the next thing

• A short prayer whispered while washing dishes

• Doing something creative, just for the joy of it

• Playing with intentionality

• Meeting with a spiritual director

• Unplugging for a few minutes or a few hours

• Taking a retreat

Making space can be minutes. It can be days. What matters is that we’re intentionally being with God, not just doing things for Him.

The thing about making space, even a few minutes, is that it stretches time. It’s strange but true: time feels fuller, slower, more open. At first, it might feel boring. That’s okay. Keep showing up. Soon those quiet, unhurried minutes will become so precious that you’ll find yourself craving more and more of them.

Maybe that’s the gift: not that we make space once and for all, but that we keep learning how to make it again and again, right where we are.