Growth begins when you stop explaining things away and start seeing them honestly.

Not everything you’re feeling is something to fix. Some of it is something to listen to.

You keep calling it delay, but it’s divine timing.

– Jacqueline Whitney

You keep calling it anxiety, but it’s discernment.

You keep calling it rejection, but it’s redirection.

You keep calling it patience, but it’s fear of letting go.

You keep calling it love, but it’s attachment to potential.

You keep calling it a setback, but it’s redirection.

You keep calling it timing, but it’s misalignment.

You keep calling it confusion, but it’s your answer.

You keep calling it delay, but it’s divine timing.

You keep calling it loneliness, but it’s a season of becoming.

You keep calling it hope, but it’s you holding onto what isn’t changing.

You keep calling it overthinking, but it’s your spirit trying to get your attention.

Jacqueline Whitney is the author Held: A 50 Day Devotional For Parents and All That You Deserve.