How many seasons of your life that you have felt ignored, unseen and or overlooked? I can tell you that it has been many for me. I would grab my phone open up Instagram or Facebook and see a lot of other women’s lives taking off. I’m talking about their careers, degrees, trips, buying new cars and houses.
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I was astonished. There I was fighting to remain strong to live my life. I questioned my worth. I questioned my timing. I even questioned if God heard me at all.
But there is a saying that goes. He may not come when you want him, but he’ll be there right on time. He did hear what I said and even thought. He just knew that I was not going to be ready for what I was asking for.
I prayed for a blossoming love life, but I wasn’t taking time to love on me out loud.
I prayed for a breakthrough with choosing the life of being a single mom but I still had a lot of trauma from not feeling adequate enough to carry the load of raising my son and daughter on so little income.
I prayed for recognition with my work, but I was still taking what people would say personal.
So, what God did exactly? He hid me.
He hid me while He worked on my heart and mind. I did the work to get myself mentally and better.
He hid me while He built my character, so I could get myself better emotionally.
He hid me, so I wouldn’t tarnish my glow that I thought I was ready for.
Let me push the envelope across the table to you while I say that it didn’t feel good. It felt isolating. It felt unfair. I questioned my gifts and my own approach to living life each day I was blessed with.
I wanted answers. I wanted to understand why I had to go through so much so young. However, I understand that the seasons in which you are hidden prepare you. The times when God pulls you close, teaches you in silence, and shapes you without distraction.
If you feel hidden right now, I want you to know you’re not forgotten. You're being prepared. You’re being preserved. Sometimes the rejection is redirection. Sometimes isolation is the insulation needed to strengthen your approach towards a better outlook on life.
God doesn’t hide what’s not valuable.
This is a reminder to not rush out of your quiet season. Do not force your way into rooms where your spirit has not been assigned yet. Do not undermine your calling for a better life. Understand that when it’s your time there is nothing and no one that can block it.
And when He finally let you see and understand why you were hidden.
You will have a leveled mind. There will be no denying your timeframe for your glow up era.
If you have not experienced your glow up era yet, just know that you are not being punished. You are being protected as you blossom into the remarkable woman that God has called you to be.
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