I slow down and let God show me how deeply I am already held,guided, and restored.
Today I choose to breathe, soften, and release the weight I’ve been carrying on my shoulders. I don’t have to fix everything or take on the burdens of everyone I meet. I can love people without losing myself. I can shine with love and light without running myself empty. Spirit is teaching me that focusing on my own healing does not make me selfish—it makes me aligned.
I give thanks for the steady grace that surrounds me every day, even in ways I don’t always notice. God has been blessing me long before I knew how to receive it. From every storm I survived, every trauma I walked through, and every moment I should not have made it out of—God was there, shaping me into who I am now: a woman who can go back into the dark not to live there, but to lead others out.
I honor the version of me who never quit, even when life tried to break her. She fought, endured, prayed, survived, and kept moving forward when quitting felt easier. And I honor the woman I am now—who still refuses to quit, who rises anyway, who walks forward even when the path feels unfamiliar. Today I rise with clarity, peace, and purpose because she refused to give up—and because I still refuse to give up now.
Grace has shown me that slowing down is not falling behind. Rest is also holy. God aligns, protects, and redirects me when I need to pause. Nothing is delayed; everything is unfolding in divine timing.
And today I rest in this truth from the Holy Spirit:
I am held. I am guided. God has already gone before me.
My entire life is proof—from my premature birth and miraculous strength, to surviving a dangerous childhood with many moments that could have ended differently, to living through twenty-two years of domestic violence, homelessness, and danger. Angels stayed by my side. God protected me through every moment I shouldn’t have survived. And now He has blessed me with a husband who loves me, protects me, and pours into me and these kids every single day. This is restoration. This is grace. This is God’s promise kept.
Power Affirmation:
I give thanks for every version of me—past, present, and rising—because God has carried me through them all.
Love and light to all… and so it is.
Rev. Angela July