With Peace, You’re Becoming

You’re not behind. You’re being formed in surrender.

It’s easy to get caught in the loop of what hasn’t happened.

We see the timeline in our head. We remember the things we said we’d do. We watch others move forward, and something in us feels stuck. It feels like we missed something, or worse, like we failed.

I’ve been there more times than I can count.

I’ve sat in silence wondering why it didn’t work out the way I thought it would. I’ve replayed the conversations, the decisions, the detours. I’ve looked at my life and felt like I should be further along by now. And if I’m honest, I’ve carried a quiet ache for all the dreams I let go of because they didn’t seem to fit anymore.

There’s this question that sits heavy in moments like that.

What happened?

It can be so loud. So real. And if you’re not careful, it’ll start to define you. You begin to believe that where you are now is a reflection of what you lack, instead of the result of what God is gently, patiently shaping in you.

People have asked me before, “How did you find peace?”

And I wish I could tell them something wise or profound. But the truth is much simpler than that.

I threw my hands up and surrendered.

I let go of trying to figure it all out. I stopped clinging to the pressure to prove myself. I surrendered the weight of what could’ve been. And I handed it all back to God.

Because I can’t change the past.

I can’t control the future.

And all the worrying in the world won’t rewrite the story.

What I could do was trust Him.

So I stayed close to the words that kept grounding me, day after day.

Your kingdom come. Your will be done.

That sentence became my lifeline. Actually, the entire Lord’s Prayer has started my days right. It reminded me that this life was never about building my own version of success. It was always about learning how to live surrendered.

That’s where peace came in. Not when I got what I wanted, but when I released what I thought I needed.

I started to notice the shaping. The still, quiet way God was forming me from the inside out. Not for show. Not for applause. But for depth. For trust. For peace.

I thought I was behind, but I was just becoming.

So if you’re sitting in the middle of what feels like delay or disappointment, take heart.

You’re not late.

You’re not broken.

You’re not forgotten.

You are being formed.

Right now, right here, in the quiet places where no one sees. God is still working. Still writing. Still loving you into who you were always meant to be.

Let go again, if you need to.

Whisper the words again.

Your kingdom come. Your will be done.

And watch what happens in you.

You’re becoming.

And you don’t have to strive to get there.

Just rest in the hands that are already shaping you.

Love, Sarah xx.

This, then, is how you should pray:

“ ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. ’” - Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭9‬-‭13‬ ‭NIV‬‬

If these words met you where you are, I’m so glad.

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