Not every loss is a step away from the life God has for you. Sometimes it’s the very thing that clears the path toward it. Faith is trusting that heaven can see purpose where you can only see pain.

Not everything that leaves your life is taking something from you. Sometimes it’s making room for something you couldn’t have received otherwise.

What feels like waiting can become preparation

Jacqueline Whitney

I know there are moments that still feel like loss to you. The relationship that ended. The opportunity that slipped away. The prayer that seemed to go unanswered. You naturally see them through the lens of what they cost you. I see them through the lens of what they protected, what they uncovered, and who they were quietly shaping you into.

Heaven has a different perspective than we do. What feels like rejection can become redirection. What feels like waiting can become preparation. What feels like an ending can become the beginning of a life you would have never chosen for yourself, but one you’ll someday be deeply grateful for.

You don’t have to understand every loss today. Just don’t assume that because it broke your heart, it also broke God’s plan for your life.

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