When God Says Wait: The Season That Changed Everything

Sometimes healing looks like a blanket, a warm drink, and Jesus.

Hey friend,

Have you ever felt like you were supposed to be moving forward but something kept pulling you back?

That was me.

I had started building my website, launched my Facebook group, and was posting on social media consistently (well, sorta of). Things were happening. Momentum was building. And then... I felt off.

My path wasn't clear. I didn't understand certain things that were happening to me. And slowly, quietly, God began to tell me to stop. So I did. I put everything on hold. The posting, the blogging, all of it for several months.

And honestly? I didn't go quietly. I was frustrated. I argued with God. I was telling Him that I'm falling behind on all that I wanted to do. But, I can picture Him smiling at me, and waited patiently for me to finish my little speech. Because that's what he does. He is not intimidated by our arguments. He just loves us through them. And then He tells me again, to wait.

So I waited. And boy, that was hard, but I waited.

God used that quiet season to do some of the deepest work of my life. He helped me heal in an area of my life that I didn't know needed healing. He put armor on me and taught me how to stand firm against spiritual attacks that I hadn't even recognized were happening. He gently walked me through the grief of losing my father. And somewhere in all that stillness, He refocused me. He cleared the path. He established my mission with a clarity I never had before.

What felt like a setback was actually a setup.

What felt like silence was actually God speaking, just not in the way I expected. And here's where it gets a little funny, because God has a sense of humor. He reminded me of a season not too long ago when I was honestly a little sarcastic about the whole idea of glorifying Him. Yeah, yeah, glorify God, I know, I know.  🙄

And now? Now I'm writing a BOOK to glorify Him. The girl who was once sarcastic about glorifying Him, is now the one who can't stop writing about His goodness. And honestly, I am excited and terrified all at once. This is a brand new territory for me. But I am comforted knowing Who called me to write and...that's enough.

One thing that I love so much about God is that He gives us a safe space to be raw with our emotions, whether it's good, bad or ugly. He doesn't get offended by our sarcasm. He doesn't cross us off the list because we had an attitude. He just quietly, persistently, lovingly changes our hearts until we look back and laugh at who we used to be.

I came out of that season different. Stronger. More rooted. More sure of who I am and what I'm called to do. And I realized something I want you to hear today:

If God has you in a still season right now, I promise you that you are NOT behind. You are not forgotten. You are not failing.

You are being prepared for something you're not yet ready to carry. Trust the wait. Trust the quiet. And trust the One who holds your timeline in His hands.

"Be still and know that I am God." — Psalm 46:10

He's not finished with you. Not even close. Hang in there, sweet friend. You'll look back one day and be absolutely amazed at what He was doing in the silence. I promise you that. 💕 With love,