FAITH FILLED HABITS
🌿Faith-Filled Self-Care for a Calming November
The holiday season can stir up both joy and pressure. November, with its slower pace before the December rush, is the perfect time to ground your heart in God’s peace.
✨ This month isn’t about perfection. It’s about peace.
As the year winds down, let your soul breathe. Before the calendar fills with end-of-year plans and Christmas busyness, choose to pause. Invite God to lead your heart into the season with stillness and intention.
🕊️ Pause and Invite God into Your Holiday Season
When the world starts moving faster, choosing stillness becomes a powerful act of faith. Make November your month to slow down and draw near to God before the holiday busyness hits.
“Be still, and know that I am God.” — Psalm 46:10
Take a few minutes each morning to sit in quiet, breathe deeply, and invite Him to lead your season.
📖 Reflect on What Truly Matters
When everything around you pulls for your attention, grounding your heart in what matters most is the ultimate self-care.
Here are a few reflection questions to anchor your heart:
What matters most to me this season (faith, family, peace)?
Where do I sense God calling me to slow down?
What’s one area of my holiday planning I can surrender to Him?
📝 Journal Prompt:
Write 3 things you want less of this season.
Write 3 things you want more of this season.
End with a short prayer, asking God to align your heart with His.
👉 Download the free Holiday Peace Journal Page to make this reflection easy and intentional.
✨ 10 Faith-Filled Habits to Keep You Grounded This Season
Small daily habits can shape the way we walk through the holiday season. These aren’t just about feeling good, they’re about glorifying God with a calm, steady heart.
Begin your day with prayer before touching your phone.
Light a candle and read a short scripture each morning.
Keep a gratitude list on your nightstand.
Choose one intentional act of kindness a week.
Create a “no-rush” evening routine.
Worship while doing daily chores.
Journal your prayers and thankfulness daily.
Practice Sabbath rest, even if just a few hours.
Write down answered prayers from the year.
Speak a blessing or prayer over your home each day.
These habits aren’t about adding more pressure. They’re gentle reminders to anchor your soul in Jesus instead of holiday chaos.
🪴 Calming Tip of the Day
Create a “peace corner” a quiet spot in your home with a cozy chair, soft light, and your Bible or journal. Even 5 minutes here each day can shift your mindset from hurry to holy.
This is where stillness becomes sacred.
💛 Personal Reflection: Why I Journal Every Holiday Season
One of my favorite self-care rhythms this time of year is journaling. I keep a dedicated holiday journal that I return to year after year. It’s filled with prayers, gratitude lists, quiet reflections, and moments when I saw God move in my life.
When I flip through old pages, I can see His faithfulness woven through every season, even the hard ones. It’s a beautiful reminder that God’s hand has always been steady, even when life felt uncertain.
This practice has become more than a habit; it’s a way to worship through reflection.
✨Before we step into December, let your heart settle, not on perfect plans, but on God’s perfect peace.
Let this be the season where you don’t chase the picture-perfect holiday but receive the quiet gift of His presence.
Peace, not perfection, will carry you forward.
🙏 A Simple Prayer
“Lord, as the holidays draw near, quiet my heart. Help me lay down what doesn’t matter and hold tightly to what does. Let this season be marked by peace, not pressure, by Your presence, not perfection. In Jesus Name, Amen.”
📝 Free Printable: Holiday Peace Journal Page
Start your holiday journaling practice today.
✨ Sections include:
Things I want less of this season
Things I want more of this season
My prayer for this holiday
👉 [Download the Holiday Peace Journal Page here]
