Before the blessing

 From Word of Encouragement

Right before the blessing hits, life somehow feels

impossibly heavy. Lord, sometimes it feels like too

much, like maybe I've missed it or I'm not strong

enough to keep standing in this place. But then

You remind me: this pressure isn't random, it's the

birth of something. You have set it in motion. That

ache? That stretching? That's You: ushering in

something new, something holy. You didn't say

we'd never face hard things, but You did say, "Be

strong and courageous...for the Lord your God is

with you." (Joshua 1:9). You're still here in the 

middle of my waiting, in the thin place just before

breakthrough. So, I'll push. I'll trust. I'll believe that

breakthrough is crowning. God, finish what You

started.