Monumental Moments

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What if every moment in your life held the potential for an encounter with God? Monumental Moments resources invite you to pause, reflect, and notice God’s presence in even the smallest details of your day. These tools will help open your eyes to see God’s hand in every ordinary moment. Embrace your unexpected encounters with God and find focus in a world filled with distractions! Uncover the extraordinary, right where you are through heartfelt reflections and scripture-based truths.

Melissa Motschenbacher Speaker, Author, Podcaster

Melissa’s heart beats to live in radical obedience to Jesus and exhort others to do the same! After a powerful transformation in her own life, she began witnessing family, friends, and even strangers surrender their lives to Christ. As a gifted storyteller and communicator, Melissa has shared the Gospel around the world—at conferences, church services, camps, and even in gas stations and bathrooms! God continually uses Melissa’s everyday situations to bring the transforming power of His word to life.

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In Monumental Moments, Melissa vulnerably shares intimate “God moments” of faith in daily pursuit of Jesus; she notes that God‘s presence comes as a transformative spark as one seeks a heart encounter with HIS presence. She has captured those moments for the readers in a way that encourages each to anticipate, rejoice, and reflect on personal Holy Spirit moments daily. God‘s presence comes uniquely in those reflective sparks of revelations we might overlook.

Tom Phillips

Senior Advisor, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association

There are some people you meet who carry a clear anointing to encourage and guide others in their faith—Melissa is one of them. She deeply loves the Lord and has a unique gift for helping others’ faith come alive through wisdom, care, and insight. This devotional will refresh your spirit and strengthen your walk with God in powerful ways.

Caleb McNaughton

Lead Pastor, Highpoint Church, Aurora, CO

A powerfully gifted writer and vibrant lifestyle practitioner of what it means to be a true everyday, everywhere “heart on fire; life on purpose”, Melissa skillfully delivers stunning, humorous, creative, challenging, and practical daily devotionals that are epic and unforgettable! You are about to be inspired, laugh, grow, be challenged, and practically equipped in fresh new ways! I’m excited for YOU to experience a fire-stirring personal increase of fresh new Monumental Moments in your life!

Dwight Robertson

FORGE, Founding President & CEO, International Speaker/Author: “Plan A”, “Forged by Fire”, “Is God Waiting For a Date With You?”

Monumental Moments is a spiritual wake-up call! With captivating storytelling and biblical insight, Melissa brilliantly illuminates how God shows up in our everyday lives. She invites readers to look beyond distractions and discover God encounters hiding in plain sight. This devotional will awaken you to see God’s presence everywhere!

Selah Hirsch

Founder and Brand Strategist, Express My Brand

When we truly open ourselves to hear God’s voice, He shows up—and everything changes. Melissa lives and breathes this truth. I’ve served alongside her on the mission field, and I’ve watched her live on mission in the everyday—whether it’s ministering in the marketplace or leading her family with unwavering faith. She and her entire family are powerful examples of what it means to be Kingdom Laborers—bold, faithful, and willing to follow wherever God leads. This devotional isn’t just a collection of stories. It’s an invitation to wake up each day expecting God to speak.

Dan Cobb

Founder, Daniel Brian Advertising & MyStreme

Monumental Moments is one of the most dynamically impactful devotionals you can get your hands on today! Melissa’s writing is refreshing, convicting, and inspiring – flowing right out of the pages of her own life. I have the joy of regularly working alongside Melissa and she certainly ‘practices what she preaches’ – always seeking to serve, humbly lifting up Jesus, and reaching those who are far from God. As you dig in, you will find yourself hungry to practice God’s presence in every moment of every day! Don’t miss your moment to encounter God and step into the adventure He has called you to!

Charlie Marq

FORGE, International Speaker, Author, & Movement Leader

Monumental Moments is so transparent and filled with God Moments that pull the reader into true soul searching and relational awareness with our Lord, while encouraging the reader to share their faith and become a Kingdom Laborer. Melissa has a passion to touch and encourage hurting people with the love of Jesus — to inspire growth in those who dare to look beyond the surface of their faith. I know this wonderful God ordained work of love will touch the hearts and lives of all who dare to seek Him through each page and chapter.

Linda McFann

Retiree & Kingdom Laborer on Mission

What a treasure this book of everyday real-life experiences is. I found myself caught up in each of the devotions as if I was living it with the author. Thank you for reminding me that even the simplest life experiences revolve around our God who is ever present with me. I can’t wait for Volume 2!

Connie Brashers

Retiree, Wife, Mother of 2 & Grandmother of 5 Living on Mission

Some years back I exorcized my vocabulary of the words “just” and “ordinary.” Melissa is anything but “just” another writer about “ordinary” life. This devotional oozes with her contagious love for Jesus and the intimacy that is her life message. Packed with great questions, she urged her readers higher up and deeper in. In 90 days, you get to know Melissa through great stories and learn that you too can be an intimate friend of God.

Father Phil Eberhart

Resurrection Anglican Fellowship & Colorado Prays

This is wonderful!!! I absolutely love the way Melissa tells a story and the message she conveys about our conviction to connect with such a good God. What a JOY! I absolutely cannot wait to read more and share it with others!

Vanessa McFann

Non-Profit Accountant and Wife of Itinerant Evangelist

Melissa’s new devotional will bring the reader such encouragement to grow closer to God. She has such a beautiful way of telling a story and connecting it to the heart. Her love for Jesus is pure and you can sense this as you read her devotional writings.

Abbey Gaskill

Wife & Mom

Amidst the quiet submission of life, one searches for the spark of God’s presence which often reveals itself in the most obscure places. This realization leads to an explosion of faith, a powerful surge that propels us forward on our spiritual journeys. Melissa’s eloquent prose and heartfelt reflections serve as a compass guiding readers through the intricacies of faith, helping them to ‘forge’ a deeper, more meaningful relationship with God. Monumental Moments, Unexpected Encounters with God…the new sparkling Gold Standard of kingdom-minded devotions.

Nancy Eckerd, MS, RN

Author, Agape Nursing Model

It’s really easy to lose sight of God’s plan and message when you’re caught up in the day to day chaos of life. With this book, Melissa is showing how to bring God’s message with us in every part of life – even when things seem small or insignificant, God’s voice should always be our guide. His purpose should always be our North Star. Thank you Melissa for this great reminder and your stories to show us the way!

Jennifer Bedford

Director of Revenue Operations, TechSmith Corp., Freelance web designer and marketer

Monumental Moments is a great vehicle to bring biblical truths and clarity to your life and your relationship with God. With real stories, reflections in Melissa’s own life, scripture references and excellent questions you’ll gain great peace in your journey with God. Your connection with God will grow closer as you spend time in this outstanding “toolbox” on your faith journey. God gives us teaching moments and this book trains us to be aware and intentional about our time and connectedness with him in a world of distractions. It also gives us a great sense of direction and challenges us to live to multiply His movement today.

Rob Nelson

Heart2Hand President

Life changing! Do you ever wonder what it is like to hear from God personally and intimately? Do you go through life wondering if God sees you and hears you? Monumental Moments teaches you how to see and experience God in your everyday journey through life. Each devotional is an everyday moment that is transformed into a life changing truth, confirmed through scripture, and spoken directly to your heart.

Christy Tiberg

Wife, Mom, & Business Owner

Melissa has with her Monumental Moments devotional—given us a God-breathed guide to help take our Kingdom service to new levels as we experience and recognize new monumental moments in our lives. Thank You, Melissa, for allowing the Holy Spirit to reach new heights in and through you to impact our lives as we seek to become more effective Kingdom Laborers who inspire others to Laborership. I am forever grateful for your gift and feel that all who embrace this devotional will feel the same. Praise God for Monumental Moments and lives changed and saved!

Scott Porter

CEO, Formula Boats

Monumental Moments is a powerful devotional that invites readers to encounter God in the everyday. Through honest storytelling and scripture-based insights, Melissa leads us to see how even life’s simplest moments can become sacred. Her vulnerability, wisdom, and passion for Jesus shine through every page, encouraging us to pause, reflect, and live with eternal purpose. This isn’t just a devotional—it’s a call to walk closely with God and recognize His hand in all things. I highly recommend Monumental Moments to anyone longing to grow in faith and experience God more personally and profoundly.

Amie Myers

Next Steps Pastor-Red Rocks Church Brussels

If you ever meet Melissa, you’ll see her running around serving, helping, and moving forward projects for the Kingdom of God, always full of joy and energy. But don’t be fooled; she’s sitting at Jesus’ feet at all times, learning from her Master. This book is a window into those moments where He teaches her, transforms her, and loves her in so many ways. Join her in those moments, and let Jesus turn yours into Monumental Moments too!

Santiago Fuentes

Forge Firebrand Training Program Director & Itinerant Speakers

In each chapter of this devotional, the personal story is like the appetizer, preparing our palate for the brief, yet poignant lesson. Then, Melissa serves the main course, the Word. It is then that you realize that today is going to be a really great day because the Monumental Moments we experience are sweet and deliberate whispers from God that He is always teaching us. Well done, and bon appetit!

Robin Sullivan

Radio/Evangelist/Missionary

The stories Melissa shares from her life are a true gift. They are beautiful reminders of how God speaks to us in the quiet, ordinary moments of everyday life. As we focus on these gentle nudges, we begin to recognize them as Monumental Moments, where God reveals His unending love and forgiveness. Through this devotional, I’ve been inspired to reflect on my own unexpected encounters with God and have become more mindful of these moments in my daily life.

Karen Arangua

Owner/Operator, Chick-fil-A on Alameda Avenue

One of the greatest needs in our present culture is for people to have an intimate, daily, personal relationship with a loving God. Monumental Moments reminds us of exactly that: we have a God who cares, who sees and is here to walk with us in every aspect of our lives! A deep and timely truth our fast-paced overly-independent lives are desperate for.

Angela Dean White

Independent Senior Sales Director, Mary Kay

Don't let another ordinary day slip by unnoticed

If you are yearning to see God in your daily life, these tools are more than mere inspiration — they will help you discover His presence in real, tangible ways. Each story will remind you: life isn’t just about big events. It’s about how God weaves His purpose into the small, everyday moments we often overlook. Picture a faith so vibrant that even life’s simplest moments become sacred.

You’ll be encouraged to slow down, engage with God’s Word, and embrace His purpose for your days. Let Him show you how even the small, quiet moments of life can be Monumental Moments.

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