The Small Space I’ve Come to Love

It used to be the media. The big-time preachers. The polished ones with platforms built on television networks and book deals. We got whatever we could get our hands on — cassette tapes passed around in church circles, early morning sermons on the two faith channels we could find, messages filmed on big stages that didn’t feel like they were made for us. It always felt far away. Like there was one mold for “real” ministry, and it never quite looked like the life we were living.

But something’s changed, hasn’t it? I think Jesus is shifting the way we find each other. The way we gather. The way we speak. There’s this quiet movement happening… a soft kind of revolution, where we don’t need a pulpit to speak, just a heart willing to share. Where we don’t need the perfect words, just the courage to show up. I think the small spaces we’ve carved out, in newsletters, podcasts, little Zoom calls, coffee chats, long captions, and honest blog posts… matter more than we think. They carry weight. Because Jesus meets us here, just as surely as He met the crowds.

The small space has become my favorite kind of ministry. It’s unpolished, but it's pure. It’s not about numbers, it’s about names. It’s not about noise, it’s about noticing. In these spaces, I don’t feel the pressure to perform. I just get to be. And more and more, I’m seeing that this is the way Jesus moved, not with fanfare, but with focus. He stopped for the one. He healed in homes. He spoke truth without demanding a spotlight. He saw the heart before the platform. And maybe that’s what this season is calling us into… back into the gentle rhythms of unseen faithfulness.

I think He’s exposing some things in this era, the pressure to be perfect, the polished veneer of public ministry that often forgets the private wrestles. And in its place, He’s opening up a world of real. Of people showing up as they are. Imperfect, but deeply surrendered. Honest about their struggles, but still choosing to walk with Him. This is the church I see forming in the small. The faithful remnant. The quiet warriors. The ones who may not fit the mold but are still carrying the fire.

So I wonder… what does your small space look like?

Maybe it’s the handful of people you pray for each morning before you even check your phone. Maybe it’s the DMs you reply to with kindness when no one else sees. Maybe it’s the deep talks in your car, the ones that go for hours. Maybe it’s your kids, or your neighbor, or the women in your small group that you keep showing up for. Maybe it’s your blog, your Social page, your late-night journal that turns into prayer. Maybe it’s you, whispering scripture over your own heart when no one’s around to say it for you.

That space? That matters.

Jesus moved in those small spaces. And He still does.

Don’t let the world convince you that small equals insignificant. Sometimes, the smallest spaces are where the deepest seeds are planted. “Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin.” (Zechariah 4:10, NLT). I believe that. I believe He rejoices over your beginnings, your attempts, your tiny acts of faithfulness. The texts you send. The truth you whisper. The encouragement you share. It’s not overlooked in the kingdom. It’s deeply seen.

This space here, it’s one of mine. It’s where I come with my raw stories and the truths I’m still trying to live. It’s where I remember that I don’t need to be loud to be faithful. I just need to keep showing up. And friend, you’re doing the same. So see it in yourself. Feel it in the quiet way you’re loving people. Hear it in your words, your prayers, your soft heart that keeps trusting.

Love, Sarah x.

My next post inside the members Faith & Me Update is called “Under His Feathers: Quiet Places for the Overwhelmed Heart.” It’s where we go deeper into what it means to be tucked under His covering when life gets loud and messy. It’s honest. Tender. A little raw, the way I like to write. You’ll also find an audio, talking about what’s on my heart.

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