The Journey to Becoming Unstuck Begins with Healing

Are you feeling stuck and unsure of your path? You're not alone—many of us face moments where life feels purposeless.

Hello, my friend. Today, I want to talk to you about a common misconception that many of us have as we embark on our journey with the Lord. We often think that when we pray, the Lord is going to quickly answer our prayers by giving us what we want. But let me tell you, that is usually not the case. The Lord wants to heal our hearts and renew our minds before He releases the blessings we so desperately need. 

As I shared with you on my previous blog, “A Letter to My Readers”, I was stuck and idle for many years feeling purposeless. During this time I was fully aware that something was wrong with my life, but didn’t know how to come out of the stagnation I was in. Invaded by thoughts of hopelessness, failure and living in shame I couldn't see the meaning or point to my existence. 

The Turning Point: A Desperate Prayer

I was a Christian and somewhere deep down I knew there had to be more to my life than my current state. I was alive, but was not really living and I was completely blind to see a way out of that horrible reality I was in. One day, as I hit rock bottom, I started to pray like never before. I began to seek the Lord as my life depended on it, because it did. I was desperate and I knew it was time for me to get serious in my walk with Christ if I wanted my life to change. Only a touch from Jesus could transform my life.

As I began to pray, I thought that the Lord was going to answer me quickly by providing me with a job or introducing me to my future husband to get me out of the stuck state I was in. I also began to think that maybe I needed to start working on the business idea I had abandoned as the path the Lord was going to use to make me become unstuck. But boy was I wrong. Finding a job, getting married or having a successful business was the quick fix I wanted the Lord to do for me. I wanted to start feeling like I was doing something of value with my life and for people to stop criticizing me. All along I had been entirely unaware that the Lord wanted to do so much more for me than that. 

God’s True Work: Healing from Within

As I started to pray and seek the Lord everything around me remained the same. What happened was that the Lord began to do an intense work on my heart and soul. He wanted to heal me from the wounds of my past. He wanted me to forgive those who had hurt me, and to let go of the grudges, anger and offense I was holding on to. 

Have you ever expected God to change your circumstances, only to find that He’s working on changing you instead?

When we begin to pray for something, the Lord is not in a hurry to change our reality. He is more invested in renewing our minds and healing our hearts first before He gives us what we are asking for. The Lord wants to show us our true identity in Him and transform our lives from the inside out for us to be able to maintain the blessings He wants to bestow upon our lives. 

I was desperate to become unstuck and start living in the fulness of my God ordained calling and purpose in life. I thought that the Lord was going to quickly answer my cry by transforming my reality, but before the Lord could transform my reality, He had to transform me. The broken person I was needed to be healed and restored before the Lord could order my life into becoming the woman He had created me to be. The Lord needs to take us through a healing process and at the same time prepare us for what we are to receive. He does this because He wants us to be good stewards of the calling He has placed upon our lives. 

A Promise of God: He Delivers Us 

As I began to cry out to the Lord in prayer, the journey of healing, deliverance and restoration began. The Lord answered my cry by freeing me of my fears, renewing my mind and making me understand my true identity in Him. The way out of the stagnant state I was in was not the quick fix I was expecting. The Lord dealt with the root causes of my idleness by taking me on the journey I needed to set my life free from the bondages I was under to make my life unstuck. The Lord fulfilled His word to me by delivering me from my sense of purposelessness as I drew near to Him. As the Bible says in Psalms 34:17 “The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles.” 

The process of healing and restoration can be hard and frustrating at some points because we want to see change happen fast. But remember, before God transforms your reality, He often begins by transforming you from the inside out.

Take a moment to reflect—what might God be working on in your heart today?

I hope this word blessed you and encouraged you. Hope to see you again soon! 

Much Love,

Jackie