This season may not look the way you imagined it would. It may not contain everything you’ve been hoping for. But it is still your life. It is still worthy of your presence, your attention, your gratitude, and your participation. Don’t make the mistake of treating today like it’s just something to get through.
There is life here, too.
Your life started the day you were born. Don’t miss this chapter waiting for the next one.
– Jacqueline Whitney
“I keep waiting for my life to start.”
God: Your life has already started. You’ve just been waiting for it to look different before you let yourself live it.
You’ve been treating this season like a waiting room. Like real life is somewhere ahead of you, and where you are right now is just the in-between. Like once the relationship arrives, or the career aligns, or the circumstances shift, then you can start actually living.
But this is your life. Right now. This season counts.
I’m not asking you to pretend everything is perfect. I’m asking you to stop putting your life on hold while you wait for it to become what you imagined.
There are things in this season worth being present for. Moments that won’t come back. A version of yourself worth knowing right now, not just later.
Your life started the day you were born. Don’t miss this chapter waiting for the next one.
Jacqueline Whitney is the author Held: A 50 Day Devotional For Parents and All That You Deserve.
