Today's Devotional

Marcus had it all planned out. By thirty, he would have climbed the corporate ladder, earned a comfortable six-figure salary, and secured his family's future. He mapped every move like a chess grandmaster—which degree to pursue, which companies to apply to, which neighborhoods to live in. For fifteen years, he executed his plan with precision, checking boxes and hitting targets. But then his company downsized, and his entire strategy crumbled. In that moment of unexpected loss, something shifted. Marcus began volunteering at a local youth center, simply because a friend invited him. There, working with at-risk teenagers, he found something no salary had ever given him: purpose that made his heart sing. What he had planned as a detour became the main road of his life.