One day, you may thank God for the very things you once begged him not to take away. Some of his deepest protection won’t make sense while you’re grieving it. It will make sense when you finally meet the life it made possible.

New Voicemail From God — 1:14 AM

I need to tell you about what I saw that you couldn’t.

You saw the closed door. I saw what was waiting behind it.

I know it’s hard to trust what you can’t see

Jacqueline Whitney

You saw the relationship you wanted to save. I saw the ways it would’ve slowly asked you to become someone you were never meant to be.

You saw the opportunity that slipped away. I saw where it would’ve led.

You thought I was taking something from you, but I was protecting something for you. Your peace. Your heart. Your future. The life you’ve been praying for without even realizing it.

I know it’s hard to trust what you can’t see. I know some of my answers have felt like silence, and some of my protection has felt like loss.

But one day you’ll look back and realize I wasn’t standing between you and your blessing. I was standing between you and what would’ve kept you from it.

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