Embracing the Unknown and Finding Peace in Uncertainty

I was scrolling through TikTok the other morning when I felt led to start reading the book of Peter. Maybe it was something that I had seen while mindlessly scrolling, but I was really being pulled to that book specifically. So, I prayed and started reading, and this is what stuck out to me!

In 1 Peter 1:6, it says many wonderful things, but mainly that “… you must endure many trials for a little while.” God never promises us peace on this Earth or eternal happiness while we are here. That is only reserved for us in Heaven. He quite literally tells us we will go through many trials and tests for our faith. And boy, do I feel like I have been tested!

The thing is, for a short time, I felt as though The Lord had been silent in my life. But I quickly realized that I couldn't hear him simply because I was in the midst of a test. And like every teacher who has prepared you for the test you are about to take, they do not speak but allow you to try and succeed and pass what's right in front of you. Once I realized this, everything changed. Including my mindset.  

The Lord knows I'm the type of person who needs to know what’s about to happen. I spoil the end of movies, and the end of books. I can’t be surprised because I already know what’s happening. So being put in a season of unknowingness has been, at first, so unsettling for me, but now I have begun to enjoy it. It’s allowed me to put aside my worry about what people might think of me; it’s allowed me to put aside my fear of the unknown; it's allowed me to TRUST that Jesus will work things out the way they are meant to be; and it’s allowed me to let go of the need for control in my life and accept that I can only do my part and God will do the rest. 

Although I do hope this season will be a short one ( I hope I don't eat my words by saying that lol), I am learning to be grateful for it and for the time it has allowed me to truly be alone and be to myself. When I began this season, I was definitely not in the mental space that I am in now. Praise God! I used to be worried about what people might think of me while navigating this season that God had put me in because I knew they would not understand, but I quickly realized that it doesn't matter what anyone thinks of where you might be in life. Everyone is running their own marathon. As long as I care less about where people think I’m supposed to be in life and focus more on where Jesus has me at this moment, and the purpose I’m supposed to serve, then I will be doing just fine. Every season comes and goes and has its reasons for being prevalent at the moment in time that it decides to show itself. Embrace it. Love it. Sit with it. Learn from it.

Navigating through these seasons helps you to endure and overcome, to become stronger and wiser, but also soften your heart and ease your wild, restless spirit. Or at least mine! I’m learning to embrace each season as it comes and just relax and trust that God has it all under control. Things will always work out as Jesus intended them to. Love you so much!

Stay Radiant! xxx