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When God Removes to Make Room for More

Times Of Refreshing Daily Devotional                                                       

Date: Friday, 27 March 2026

Topic: When God Removes Things You Wanted  (6)

Focus: When God Removes to Make Room for More


🔥Theme:

It is easy to trust God when He gives. It is harder to trust Him when He removes. Sometimes God takes away opportunities, relationships, plans, or seasons we deeply desired. In those moments, confusion and pain can arise. Yet Scripture reveals that God’s removals are never random. What He removes, He replaces with purpose. What He takes away, He often uses to protect, refine, or redirect.

This series explores how to trust God when He removes what you wanted—and how to discover that His plans are still good, even in loss.


📖 Key Verse:
“The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised.” — Job 1:21


Devotional:

Sometimes God removes something not because it was wrong—but because it was too small for what He wants to do next. We can become comfortable with what we have, even if it limits our growth. God sees beyond our current space and knows when it is time to expand us. Before expansion comes, there is often removal. You cannot receive what is new if your hands are full of what is old. You cannot step into more if you are holding onto less.


📖 Scripture Reading:

  • Isaiah 43:18–19 — God doing a new thing
  • John 15:2 — Pruning for more fruit
  • 2 Kings 4:3–6 — Empty vessels prepared for filling

💧 Refreshing for the Day:

Isaiah speaks of God doing a new thing—but new things require space. When God clears something out, it is often because He is preparing to bring something greater, deeper, or more aligned with His purpose. What feels like loss may actually be room being created. God creates space before He brings increase. Stay Refreshed!


Note This:

🫗 God empties what is full so He can fill it with something better.


🛡️ Responsibility:

Release anything you are holding onto that God may be asking you to let go of.


🙏 Prayer:

Father, help me trust You when You remove things from my life. Prepare my heart to receive what You are bringing next and give me peace in the process. In Jesus’ name, Amen!


🔥 Prophetic Declaration:

God is making room in my life for something greater. I release the old and receive what He has prepared for me. In Jesus’ name, Amen!


As always, thank you for reading and until next time. May today’s Times of Refreshing refresh, encourage and empower you! For previous devotionals, please visit: www.thefountspring.org

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Obiorah, Emeka Prince is a Gospel Servant, an author, a counsellor, a teacher and a minister of the Word. He is a versatile writer and a blogger. He has written many articles published online. He is a member of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal of Nigeria, (CCRN). He is the author of Times of Refreshing Online Daily Devotional, a daily online devotional that was borne out of the inspiration and direction of the Holy Spirit. It ushers fresh breath into the souls of men, while refreshing and nourishing his spiritual wellbeing. He is the Founder and the Chairman Board of Trustee of The Fount Spring Empowerment Foundation, a non-governmental Organization formed to be a source of help to humanity towards empowering the people. He is happily married to Vivian and proud father to Testimony and Thanksgiving.