Don’t let one difficult chapter convince you it already knows how the story ends.

“T’m still writing this story.

I know you’ve been reading the current chapter like it’s the ending. I know the way things look right now has convinced you that this is how the story goes. That this is the version of your life you’re stuck with. That there aren’t any more turns coming.

I’ve never once written you a story with a bad ending

Jacqueline Whitney

I’m still writing.

What you’re reading right now is a middle chapter. It doesn’t end the way it looks. There are pages you haven’t gotten to. Twists you can’t see. Redemptions that are still on their way. Reunions and beginnings and answered prayers that you’ll one day read and cry over.

Don’t close the book yet. Don’t decide what this story is going to be based on the part you’re currently in. I’m not finished. Trust the author. I’ve never once written you a story with a bad ending.”

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