“Yay!” Cynthia squealed, her eyes lighting up as she read the email on her screen for the third time. She could hardly believe it. The subject line read, “Congratulations! You have been considered for our internship programme.” For a moment, she simply sat there, staring at the screen, a smile slowly spreading across her face. Then came the excitement, the gratitude, and, somewhere in between, that tiny, almost imperceptible fear of the unknown. What would this new chapter hold? Would she be able to rise to the occasion? But beneath all those feelings was one thing she knew for certain: God had brought her this far, and He would see her through. She took a deep breath, her heart swelling with gratitude. Suddenly, a Scripture came to mind: “And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work.” — 2 Corinthians 9:8 (KJV) Cynthia smiled to herself. How could she ever forget? The lat...
It was one of those nights.
The kind where you smuggle yourself into your comfiest blanket, get lost in your thoughts, and almost without thinking, reach for your phone.
I started scrolling through social media.
One post became another, and before I knew it, I was looking at the lives of different lifestyle influencers. Some of them were around my age. They seemed to be doing so much, starting new things, reaching new milestones, becoming the people they had always dreamed of becoming.
And then, almost quietly, the comparison crept in.
A wave of unfulfillment washed over me.
Why am I still stuck?
I couldn't help but wonder.
Everyone seems to be moving forward with their lives. Everyone is achieving something new. So why does it feel like I'm standing still?
The more I thought about it, the heavier it felt.
But then, something shifted.
In the middle of all those thoughts, a strange sense of peace began to settle over me. Not the kind of peace you can explain away. The kind that surpasses all understanding. The kind that can only come from God.
And then Jeremiah 29:11 came to mind:
“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.”
— Jeremiah 29:11 (NLT)
It felt like a gentle reminder from Abba Himself.
And suddenly, I remembered.
Abba’s got me covered.
Maybe I don't have everything figured out yet. Maybe my journey doesn't look like the journeys I'm constantly seeing online. Maybe I'm not where I thought I would be by now.
But that doesn't mean I'm behind.
It simply means my story is still being written.
And perhaps that's something we all need to remember sometimes.
Social media can be beautiful. It can inspire us, connect us, and introduce us to things we never knew existed. But sometimes, we need to step away from it.
Not because everyone else's life is bad.
But because sometimes, we need a little quiet to hear our own thoughts again.
A little space to declutter.
A little time to remember that our lives were never meant to be measured against someone else's timeline.
So, if you've found yourself asking, “Why am I still here?” lately, perhaps this is your gentle reminder:
You are not forgotten.
You are not behind.
You don't have to have it all figured out.
Your journey is still unfolding, and the One who holds your future isn't asking you to figure it all out at once.
Abba’s got you covered.