Adulthood humbles you. It'll turn you into a prayer warrior without you even noticing. As you grow, you start to understand that nothing in this life works without God.
someone said "if you don't let people experience the consequences of their actions towards u, you will remain a safe place for their worst behavior" and I couldn't agree more
I found a prayer in Habakkuk 2:3 this morning...
Lord, for the things You have shown me that have not happened yet, teach me how to wait without losing heart. When the vision takes longer than I expected, keep me from assuming You have forgotten me. When I cannot see movement, keep me from creating movement out of panic. Give me the discernment to know the difference between a promise that needs my obedience and a promise that simply needs my patience.
When everyone around me seems to be moving ahead and my own life feels suspended, keep me from measuring Your faithfulness by somebody else’s timeline. Let me remember that something can be taking longer without being denied. And when I am tempted to walk away because I have waited longer than I thought I would, remind me that “though it linger, wait for it.” Lord, teach me to wait without turning the waiting into evidence that You are not working.
Nobody saw Esther becoming. And that’s the point.
Some of the greatest work God does in you happens before anyone recognizes you.
Let Him develop you without an audience.
For a season, Hannah was empty and weeping. The next season, she was holding everything she’d prayed for.
For a season, Ruth was working in someone else’s field with nothing. The next season, she owned the field.
For a season, Esther was silent and afraid. The next season, her voice saved an entire nation.
None of them could see what the next season held. They just had to trust the God who did.
You’re not behind. You’re not forgotten. You’re not stuck. You’re just in a season. And the same God who rewrote their story.. is writing yours. 🤍
He doesn't waste a single one
Nobody talks about the fact that when God restored Job He gave him twice what he lost.
Not the same amount.
Double.
Job 42:10
The restoration God has planned for you is not equal to what the enemy stole.
It is greater.
Prince Harry took Meghan out of the UK because he knew how dangerous the British media could be.
Remember when he said, "They’re not going to stop until Meghan dies"?
They were publishing hundreds of articles about her every week.