One of the beautiful things that prayer does is that it invites us, in this busy, chaotic life, to just pause. To pause and just be in the presence of God, with God, even before we know what He will say or do.

When fear has risen within her, she will raise her hands even higher, taking deep and careful breaths, as the daylight reminds her: She is guided. She is seen. And by grace she will make it through all of these things.

I cannot tell you where tomorrow will lead, or what will be difficult or what will come with ease, but I can tell you, you are Loved, and you will have what you need, and you are still being guided right where you need to be.

Darkness thought it had me, but it did not know my God. It did not know the story God would write for me to tell.

one day you will wake up and all of the waiting will have made sense. you will realize that all of the prayers that seemed tangled in worries were actually wrapped tightly in God’s grace.

Waiting is difficult, but it becomes possible when you choose to wait with Him, knowing that your hope is still secured no matter what has or has not happened.

Even in the waiting, she has this deeply rooted faith that when things do not make sense, God still makes a way.

There will be people who do not care to know you on a deeper level, but that doesn’t take anything away from your depth. That doesn’t take away from the deeply rooted Purpose running wild within you, and all that God is preparing for you to experience up ahead.

Keep your eyes open. Keep your heart open, too. Dare to trust that God will lead you right where He intents to lead you.

When you find yourself trying to put into words what you never thought you‘d have to say, and you are saying goodbye to things you never imagined would go away, perhaps this can be the moment you collapse into grace: glorious unmerited favor that says even here, you’ll be okay.

Hold on and keep being faithful. Don't allow yourself to become disheartened by the people that seem to keep moving ahead while you feel the most stagnant. You may have to work a little harder or wait a little longer but in Jesus’ name, none of it will be in vain.

Remember how far you have come and all of the beautiful things God has already done, and may that serve as sweet assurance that His grace will be sufficient, no matter what happens.

Dear God, I pray I will find peace in knowing You have a plan for my life. I pray that You will keep my heart strong and my eyes fixed on You, because even though so many things haven’t worked out lately, I know that when I am with in You, I have something to look forward to.

It is okay to have desires, but we should always desire to see God's plan revealed to us all the more, because it is only what He gives that will prepare us for what's in store.

One day you will wake up and you will be so glad you did not settle. You will be so glad you did not give up. You will be so glad you did not sync yourself to someone else’s pace and you chose instead to anchor yourself in the steady rhythm of grace.

Put your hand over your heart and take a deep breath. Think about the way your heart beats and how it continues to beat, even when you’re tired. Even when you’re crying, and even when you feel completely numb to the world around you, God is keeping you breathing for a reason.

Dear God, I pray I will find peace in knowing You have a plan for my life. I pray that You will keep my heart strong and my eyes fixed on You, because even though so many things haven’t worked out lately, I know that when I am with in You, I have something to look forward to.

You may not be able to see where you are headed, but I can assure you, God can. And He is holding your hand. He is breathing life into every part of the present and the future and He will not forget to bring things together, exactly the way they are supposed to be.