God is not Confined James 4:8 - Personal blog of Trisha Rapley, Australian Author.

God is not confined to buildings with stained glass windows or wooden pews worn smooth by generations of prayers.

He does not wait behind church doors, limited to Sundays or sacred hours. God is everywhere—breathing in the ordinary, standing quietly in the unseen spaces, walking beside us in places most people overlook.

I know God not only in church, but in the quiet moments before sleep, when the world finally softens its grip, and I rest my thoughts in Him. When the lights go dim, and my body is tired, my spirit still reaches upward. In those moments, God feels closest—listening, steady, present.

There is no performance there.

Just truth. Just surrender.

Just a soul speaking honestly to its Creator.

God meets me in the pauses of life—the moments that seem too small to matter to anyone else. He is present in the silence between prayers, in the breath I take before answering a call, in the strength that arrives when mine feels depleted.

He is not distant or distracted; He is attentive to the quiet details of my life. In these ordinary moments, I am reminded that faith is not built in grand gestures, but in continual awareness of His nearness.

This is where relationship is formed—not in perfection, but in presence. God knows my exhaustion, my doubts, and my hopes, and He meets me there without judgment.

Whether I am kneeling in prayer, sitting in stillness, or simply breathing His name, He remains the same—faithful and close.

And it is in this constant companionship that I find peace, knowing that I never walk alone, no matter where my feet carry me.

Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

James 4:8

Lord,

Thank you for meeting me in the pauses—in the moments the world overlooks, in the silence between my prayers, in the breaths I take when strength feels far away.

Thank you for being attentive to my ordinary days, for walking with me when no one sees the weight I carry.

You are not distant from my weariness or unaware of my heart.

You know me fully, and still, you stay.

Teach me to recognise You in the stillness, to trust that You are near even when words fail. Meet me where I am—without performance, without fear—and remind me that Your presence is enough.

When I kneel, when I sit in silence, when I simply breathe Your name, remain close, Lord.

Anchor my heart in the peace of knowing I never walk alone.

Amen.

God is not Confined James 4:8 - Personal blog of Trisha Rapley, Australian Author.

God is not Confined James 4:8 - Personal blog of Trisha Rapley, Australian Author.