You’ve been so focused on everything you haven’t figured out yet, every mistake you keep replaying, every prayer you’re not sure made it past the ceiling — that you’ve forgotten someone is keeping a completely different record. Not of your failures, but of your strength. Not of how far you’ve fallen, but of how many times you’ve gotten back up when no one was there to notice. What God sees when He looks at you is nothing like what you see in the mirror. And it’s time you heard it directly.

Get ready. What I’m about to do in her life is going to surprise even her.

– Jacqueline Whitney

“She’s been through more than most people know.”

“Watch how she still shows up even when she’s breaking.”

“She thinks she’s weak, but look at what she’s survived.”

“I see her trying when everyone else has stopped noticing.”

“She’s harder on herself than anyone else could ever be.”

“She apologizes for things I covered with grace years ago.”

“Watch her closely she’s about to step into something that requires everything she’s learned.”

“She doesn’t see it yet, but she’s ready.”

“She prays like she’s bothering me, but her prayers are some of my favorite conversations.”

“She thinks I’m disappointed, but I’ve never been more proud.”

“Get ready. What I’m about to do in her life is going to surprise even her.”

“She’s closer than she thinks.”

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