Stop comparing your timeline to someone else’s highlight reel.
Pause the scrolling. Quiet the noise.
Close your eyes if you must and listen closely
You are not behind. You are in process.
And the process is holy ground.
Stop comparing your timeline to someone else’s highlight reel.
Pause the scrolling. Quiet the noise.
Close your eyes if you must and listen closely
You are not behind. You are in process.
And the process is holy ground.
Life can suddenly leave you breathless .
One minute, everything seems fine—and the next, the ground crumbles beneath your feet.
The phone call you weren’t expecting.
The opportunity that slipped through your fingers.
The betrayal that pierced deeper than words.
The dream that shattered despite your faith.
You find yourself lying flat, bruised, shaken, questioning if you’ll ever stand again.
But listen to this carefully.
Society often places the spotlight on grand and noisy events.
We exist in a world that celebrates luxury .
The big wins.
The shiny trophies.
The public applause.
The highlight reels.
The “I made it” posts.
And while there’s nothing wrong with celebrating success, here’s the truth no one talks about enough:
Success is loud, but growth?
Growth is painfully, powerfully silent.
Growth doesn’t happen on stage.
We all have moments when the weight of life makes us feel small.
Moments where everything we've dreamed of seems distant.
When the mountain ahead feels too high.
When every step forward feels like a battle.
When your heart is tired, your mind is clouded, and your strength feels like it’s slipping away.
In these moments, the whispers begin:
“It’s too late for you.”
“You’re not enough.”
“People like you don’t make it.”
“Just give up.”
The appeal of a good comeback story lies not in the lack of pain from the fall, but rather because of the significant increase. Why? Although they may seem like a letdown, failures are actually divine blueprints for something more extraordinary.
Our Rock is Christ and He remains with you at your lowest point. A breakthrough in progress is what God refers to as a breakdown.
It's the feeling of failure that we're all familiar with. The disappointment of an unfulfilled dream, a failed plan, and an undelivered goal. The feeling of being lost is heightened when we experience failure in everything from an exam to business to a personal battle. It's like the end of the world.
What if failure is not the ultimate outcome? How should we approach it? What if it's just feedback?