…Maybe the right time is not about fate versus effort. Maybe it is about preparation meeting purpose. And maybe the reason we sometimes fail to notice is that we are too busy surviving the waiting season to recognize that it is shaping us for the arrival season…
…What is the use of keeping that anger? At first, anger feels powerful. It feels like strength. It feels like self-protection. It feels like we are holding on to justice. But anger that lingers does not protect us. It consumes us. It saps your energy slowly, like a leak you cannot see but somehow feel…
…There are moments when nature invites us to rest; really rest. Not the kind of rest where our bodies stop moving but our minds keep racing, but the kind where we surrender, breathe deeply, and allow ourselves to simply be…
…Looking back now, I can clearly see that what happened in my life happened at exactly the right time, not earlier, not later. Had it happened when I wanted it to, I wouldn’t have been ready…
…We often think rest comes after everything is resolved, after the problems are fixed, after the decision is made, after the pain has passed. But what if rest is not a destination at the end of the storm? ..
…So why is it so hard for us to let go and let God?
I think it’s because we believe control equals safety. If we can predict, manage, and plan everything, then we think we can avoid pain. But the truth is, we have never been in control…