A few words for encouragement and motivation

Thank You for staying when I drifted. For loving me when I felt unlovable. For carrying me through days I thought would break me.

There were moments I questioned, moments I doubted, and moments I felt alone. Yet when I look back, I can see Your hand in every chapter—even the painful ones.

Today, I may not have all the answers, but I have enough faith to believe that You are still writing something beautiful from the parts of my story I don't understand.

So I'll keep trusting. I'll keep praying. And I'll keep remembering that Your plans are greater than my fears.

The version of me that smiled easier. The version of me that wasn't carrying so much. The version of me that didn't cry over things I now pray about every night.

But God gently reminds me:

"You are not who you were, and that's not always a loss."

Some battles changed me. Some disappointments humbled me. Some prayers took longer than I expected.

Yet through every heartbreak, every unanswered question, and every season of waiting, God stayed.

When people left, He stayed. When plans failed, He stayed. When I doubted myself, He stayed.

Maybe I don't have all the answers right now. Maybe life doesn't look the way I hoped it would.

But if God's faithfulness carried me this far, I believe it will carry me a little further.

And for tonight, that's enough reason to keep trusting.

then I saw these momo stickers 🥹🐾

and now I’m emotionally attached to tiny pieces of paper 😭💖

I wrote about why they’re actually worth it + where I got them here: 👇

There was a time I tried to fix everything on my own… and it only made things worse.

Then I did something different.

This is what happened when I let God take control.

Read here 👇

First, let’s consider what fruit is. Most of the time, many of us think of fruit as merely something for us to eat. But fruit is also an important facet for the reproduction of the plant that bears it. “Fruit” is what “a tree or plant” bears “of its own kind” that, when it lands on fertile ground, it can reproduce more of itself. And as we are of the kingdom of God, we should be bearing His fruit. If the Lord is the vine and we are the branches and the Holy Spirit is flowing through us, then His influence should be seen in the character and choices of our lives.

Don’t be surprised when He asks you to let go of your good plans in exchange for His best plans. Dont be surprised when He asks you to forgive and to be humble. Don’t be surprised when He puts you in difficult situations, because when God is in charge, there is growth, forgiveness, and eternal things that are worth the sacrifices.