5 Minutes with Jesus is a daily devotional series for people in the midst of real life, whether facing anxiety, grief, questions of purpose, or simply needing encouragement and connection. Hosted by Sheila Walsh, each five-minute episode offers Biblical truth, honest reflections on faith and emotions, and closes with a moment of prayer.
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| Sheila Walsh: Does God Have a Plan? | 5 Minutes with Jesus | April 17, 2026
- Life doesn't always go as we plan.
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- Our plans often fall apart,
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- But we are being held by the one who changed everything.
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- Even when i'm standing in the pouring rain
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- With a flat tire, a locked door
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- And you are to, it really is
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- Okay not to be okay.
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- You don't have to be perfect because you're perfectly loved
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- Just as you are.
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- And god has a perfect plan for your life
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- Right now.
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- Have you ever had a day when every little thing went wrong?
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- Not just 1 or 2 things,
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- But all the things i had a day like that.
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- Gosh, where do i even begin to describe it?
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- So let me give you.
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- Give it to you.
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- Like this. scene one i slept in.
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- Now, that's not always a big deal,
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- But i was supposed to speak that morning
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- At a christian retreat about 40 minutes away.
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- I got ready quicker than any woman should,
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- And barry and i ran out the door and to the car.
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- Fortunately, traffic was light that morning,
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- So we actually got to the retreat on time.
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- All good so far, but the day had just begun.
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- I met with a retreat leader just before i spoke,
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- And she was so clearly intrigued by my scottish accent
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- That she actually introduced me on the platform.
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- As shrek in a dress
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- It's quite a visual for you.
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- All right, let's move on. scene two.
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- I spoke twice that morning,
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- And then we left the retreat at noon and headed home.
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- I had three television shows to tape that evening,
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- But i've plenty of time
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- To change and get to the studio by 5:00.
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- Well, halfway home
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- We felt a big bump and the car began to swerve.
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- We pulled over to see that
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- One of the front tires was completely flat.
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- Fortunately, just a few yards down
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- The road was a discount tire store, and a sweet mechanic
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- Named darryl looked at it and shook his head.
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- She's a goner.
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- He said, you're going to need a new tire.
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- So i asked him, will that take long?
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- Hoping it wouldn't.
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- He said, i'll have you as good as new.
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- In 20 minutes
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- An hour later, he gave up.
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- He said to me, you'll laugh about this later.
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- But i can't get this. i can't get your tire off.
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- I reckon this tire is on until jesus returns.
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- You'll have to have the car towed to the dealership.
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- So moving on. scene three.
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- The car is being towed to the dealership,
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- And barry and i are now in an uber heading home.
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- But we're still good.
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- I still have enough time.
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- I'm cutting a little close.
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- I can do this when we get home.
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- We can't unlock the front door
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- Because we'd left through the garage
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- Because we were running late.
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- We didn't unlock the deadbolt or the weighs a ton
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- Sliding lock inside the front door.
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- We looked at each other
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- In disbelief for a few seconds, and then i had an epiphany.
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- We'll go through the garage.
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- And how will we open the garage?
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- Barry asked with the garage door opener.
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- I said, and where would that be?
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- He asked.
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- In the.
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- Yeah, in the car.
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- On the tow truck.
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- We all get days like that.
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- Jason.
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- Everything that could go wrong
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- Does go wrong and we laugh about them later.
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- But let's be honest, there are hard seasons
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- In life that seem to never end.
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- You might be in the middle of one like that right now.
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- Your family might be falling apart
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- And you can't do anything about it.
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- Perhaps you live paycheck to paycheck,
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- And if that's cut off, you'll be in a desperate place.
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- You might be struggling with anxiety and panic attacks.
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- You might be desperately lonely and find it
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- Hard to believe that will ever change.
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- Or perhaps you're
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- Living with a chronic illness that never seems to get better.
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- Or what if the bottom line
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- Is this you've just lost hope.
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- People often quote jeremiah 2911.
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- It's a beautiful promise.
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- For i know the plans i have for you, says the lord.
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- They are plans for good and not for disaster,
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- To give you a future and a hope.
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- The reality was that they were about
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- To go into exile for 70 years.
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- But then god promised he would bring his people home.
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- Life doesn't always go as we plan.
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- Our plans often fall apart,
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- But we are being held by the one who changed everything.
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- Even when i'm standing in the pouring rain
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- With a flat tire, a locked door.
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- And you are too.
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- It really is okay not to be okay.
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- You don't have to be perfect because you're perfectly loved
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- Just as you are.
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- And god has a perfect plan for your life right now.
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- Let's pray.
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- Lord, i want to thank you
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- For even in the worst moments of life.
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- We don't have to panic because we know
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- That you are in control.
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- But lord, i want to pray right now
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- For anyone who finds themselves in the middle of a situation
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- That's so hard.
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- Lord, i pray for that family that you know i love so much.
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- I pray that you would give them your grace and your strength.
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- But i pray that for anyone else, lord, who's watching,
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- Who's going through something so difficult?
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- Lord, you didn't promise that we wouldn't have trouble.
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- But you promised us your presence.
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- And that's what i ask right now.
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- In jesus name, amen.
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