Knowing Him Daily

09.June.2025

As I stepped onto a beach yesterday, I came across a Little Free Library~one of those charming community book exchanges where you can take a book or leave one. I sat down nearby, and not long after, I stumbled upon a quote that seemed to perfectly align with today’s blog. “A still pond reflects the sun perfectly. God is the sun. You are the lake. When your soul is still and clear you reflect the truth, beauty, and goodness of God to everyone you encounter. As the day goes on, the wind will pick up, the lake will be full of ripples, and you will barely be able to see the sun’s reflection in the water.” But, as believers, we have a choice as to how we will respond….

A couple of years ago, I walked through a season so heavy, it almost silenced me. It was a deeply personal storm, one that pierced my heart in ways I didn’t know were possible. What came against me wasn’t small. It felt like an attempt to take me out, spiritually, emotionally, and even generationally. I now know the enemy was after more than just my peace…he was after my purpose.

I could have chosen to allow the enemy use these circumstances to break me—but I didn’t. I chose to believe God could take even this and use it for His glory. I chose Him ~ His heart, His way, His Plan A. And the moment I did…He stepped in giving me His power, His peace, and with His purpose. He always does.

He gently took me back to His original plan for my life. Plan A. Some of the pain I experienced came from choices I made on my own. Others, I never asked for. Yet none of it caught Him by surprise. Even in my weakest moments, He was weaving redemption into every thread.

He picked me up when I couldn’t lift my head. He turned me around when I had lost all sense of direction. He placed my feet on solid ground, not just emotionally or situationally, but spiritually. There, on the Rock of His faithfulness, He began to heal what was broken.

He restored my soul.

He gave me a new name, not one marked by failure or loss, but by identity. I am His. I am His beloved. I am chosen by Him. I am not defined by the storm I walked through, but by the God who carried me through it.

I am forever grateful.

This journey has taught me that being led by the Holy Spirit doesn’t always look like open doors or green lights. Sometimes it looks like a firm “no,” a quiet closing, or a divine redirection. In Acts 16:6, Paul was kept by the Holy Spirit from going into Asia. That was a closed door, not because the mission was wrong, but because the timing was not God’s. That moment of divine interruption led to the opening of an even greater harvest.

I’m learning to trust Him even when the path shifts, especially then. Because when you belong to the Lord, a closed door is never a rejection, it’s a redirection. His Holy Spirit leads perfectly.

If you’re standing in front of a door that didn’t open the way you hoped, be encouraged. The Holy Spirit still leads. He still speaks. And He still knows exactly where to take you.

As Maverick City sings: “I thank God.”

I thank Him for never letting go of me.

I thank Him for leading me even through silence and sorrow.

I thank Him for the grace that holds, heals, and restores.

And I thank Him when a door closes, not because He closed it, but because I trust where He’s leading next.

If you have not committed your life to Jesus, or you have walked away from Him doing your own thing, I invite you to come back to Him today.

~ Dear Heavenly Father ~

Thank You for sending Jesus to die on the Cross just for me. I admit that I have sinned, and I repent. I ask You to forgive me. I believe that He died and rose again. Right now, I make Him the Lord of my life. Fill me with Your Holy Spirit. My sins are washed away, my past is forgiven, and my future is bright. Thank you for saving me. In Jesus’ Name Amen.

Make today count and see you tomorrow.