Our culture is obsessed with what’s next, but God has blessed what we have now and we can’t miss it, sis. Think about it, the search for what’s next never actually brings satisfaction. 

This week’s best kept secret is a lesson God impressed on my heart last year in intense ways. The best gifts are received through the ways we wait on our way to our blessings.

It is possible to be intoxicated by your fears, your envy, or your concern for the future, but the word tells us Godliness with contentment is great gain so let’s exercise faith and sober up. Faith is the tension between the gratitude we have for this moment and the expectation we’re exercising for that one in the future. 

Here are a few questions to consider: 

How are you waiting right now?

How are you managing your schedule right now?

What types of boundaries are you setting?

How are you building your character right now?

What scriptures are you memorizing so that you’ll actually have something to say when you make it there. 

I’m excited for you right now, right here, before anyone knows your name or recognizes your worth because God knows and I see it.

Read 1 Peter 5:6-11 as often as you need to: 

Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world.  And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. To him be the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

Love you!