Ya Girl Renae 🎤

I wanted to share something with you guys today that has really been sitting on my heart for a while. I know a lot of people ask why it feels like every time they pray, fast, or try to get closer to God, everything starts going wrong instead of right. It can honestly feel discouraging. You start thinking God is not listening because the opposite of what you prayed for seems to happen.

But through my own walk with Christ, I’ve learned something important. Sometimes God has to tear down things in our lives that were never good for us in the first place before He can build something better. A lot of us prayed for things while standing in situations, relationships, habits, or mindsets that God knew would destroy us later. So when we start truly seeking Him, He begins unraveling things we thought we needed. And yes, it hurts. Sometimes it feels like loss before blessing.

The enemy also wants you to believe that because things got harder, God abandoned you. That is one of the biggest lies people fall into. The closer you get to God, the more spiritual resistance you may feel because the enemy does not want you to realize your purpose or your future.

One thing I had to learn is that God is not a genie that exists only to give us things. He wants relationship, surrender, obedience, and trust. Even when life hurts. Even when we cry. Even when we don’t understand why certain prayers were answered differently than we expected.

And let me say this too: being a Christian does not mean your life is miserable. God has blessed me in many ways and carried me through some dark places. I still struggle sometimes. I still learn every day. But I know without a doubt that Jesus Christ saved my life and changed me from the inside out.

Sometimes surrender means telling yourself no. Sometimes it means walking away from things God said are not good for you. Sometimes it means trusting God enough to let Him fight battles you are too weak to fight yourself.

If you are praying right now and feeling ignored, please don’t give up. God sees you. He knows your heart. Stop focusing only on what has not happened yet and trust that God is still working, even behind the scenes. Faith is not only believing when things feel good. Faith is saying “Lord, I still trust You even now.”