You’re not on the outside of God’s plan looking in. You're not tolerated. You're chosen. And your story—what you've been through—is not sidelined. It’s part of the divine mystery being revealed. We can be reminded that we are not outsiders of God's plan by being in a church community.

Even when you feel like your calling has been canceled, remember the words, “But God.” We do not have to earn our calling. We do not have to be afraid of being “canceled” by God because He has called us. He is calling us everyday to live with Him

The Reconciliation Roadmap is a tool from my upcoming devotional, Healing through Belonging. Reconciliation is a characteristic that we can embody through the Holy Spirit. Believers are called to be “Ministers of Reconciliation” (2 Corin. 5:18-19). We are able to reconcile relationships because we have been reconciled back to God.

Healing can look like a number of things. I believe that we are always being invited into a deeper level of healing with the Holy Spirit. We are able to ask the Holy Spirit what lies we have been holding onto.

Losing your identity could look like a number of things. Maybe you feel like you have to say, “yes” to every request driven by other people’s ambitions. Maybe you think that you will never overcome your anxious thoughts. Maybe you feel unworthy because of a past mistake that has brought on continued consequences.

Our purpose on earth is to receive God’s grace, peace and love because Jesus has declared us as Holy. We are able to stand confidently before God because of Jesus paying the price for our sins.