"It’s okay not to have it all figured out, and to be still growing in wisdom and in grace at the same time."

Just in case no one has told you lately: it’s okay if you don’t have it all figured out. It’s okay if you are still learning how to breathe while making it through the wilderness of things.

I’m not sure what things you have been told lately or what pressure you have been made to feel, but above all of that, there is room for you to still find rest in knowing: it’s okay it’s if you’re not where you thought you would be right now. It’s okay if you’re still figuring things out when everyone else already seems to have their plans in place. The reason why this is okay is because no matter how far productivity takes you, it does not equal joy and fulfillment in life.

There’s nothing wrong with getting things done, but may it never become the way to measure your growth in life. Instead, take a look at your inner life. Take a look at the ways you have grown in patience. Notice the ways you have learned to be gentle and extend grace, even when it seemed impossible.

Remember the time you did something kind and didn’t take the credit?
Remember the season where you made a conscious decision to begin the journey of letting something go?

No matter what things you don’t have figured out, it’s those inner things that make all of the difference, no matter what lies ahead.

When the days turn into weeks, and the weeks turn into years, and you are wondering how long you will to have wait and “make the most of life” right here, know that even then, Light pours through, and shines in unexpected places, and after all this time, it still worth delighting in. For just as darkness has taught you so many things, Light will reveal all the more things to you. Light will show you that even in the most shadowy, ordinary rooms, there is still space to heal.

Even in your waiting, wait to see what Light reveals. Let your heart be filled with joy at the possibility of what could be. And not just big, far-off distance things, but the small and seemingly insignificant, a flicker of hope in the stillness, that even here, you are free to come alive. You are free to open your eyes to make room for whatever little places Light begins to pour through. And it is there you will be reminded of what is true: as sure as you learn to come alive on the mountain, in the desert, in the sea...you are free to come alive, right here in the in-betweens. When nothing seems to be changing. When everything feels the same. You are free to come alive in the most ordinary place, knowing that even here, you are still growing, and you will find the grace that reminds you not to think less of yourself when you have to be still and wait. It’s okay not to have it all figured out, and to be still growing in wisdom and in grace at the same time.

More tomorrow...
Sincerely,
Morgan Harper Nichols